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Checkpoint for Monday 20 June 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 20 June 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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NZ troops to remain in Iraq until 2018
5:09 PM.New Zealand troops are to stay in Iraq for an extra 18 months, despite the Prime Minister's previous insistence that he would not extend the mission. Audio
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Meeting B at Te Puea marae
5:15 PM.A sixteen-year-old girl suffering from cancer has made headlines after she and her family moved up to Auckland for her treatment and were forced to live at Te Puea marae. Video, Audio
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Former Middlemore chefs owed thousands in gratuity
5:22 PM.Women who spent decades working in the Middlemore Hospital kitchen before Compass group took over say the company owes them hundreds of thousands of dollars - and simply won't pay up. Video, Audio
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Minister responds to criticism of relocation grant
5:28 PM.A social housing trust has today urged Auckland families not to take up a government relocation handout because it's setting them up to fail. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 20 June 2016
5:39 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Commissioner calls for more CYF changes
5:45 PM.A second report has been released from office of the Children's Commissioner, calling for major changes to Child Youth and Family. Audio
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Health expert critical of bottled New Zealand air
5:50 PM.A scheme by a Canterbury business selling fresh-bottled air from the Southern Alps in smog-smothered countries has been labelled as nonsense. Audio
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Indian students fight visa fraud deportation
5:51 PM.A group of Indian students is fighting deportation from New Zealand in a case their lawyer says affects hundreds of foreigners studying here. Audio
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Govt says NZ troops to stay in Iraq for extra 18 months
6:08 PM.Greg Barton, a professor in global Islamic politics, talks about the announcement that NZ troops will stay in Iraq for an extra 18 months. Audio
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Teenager B's family to move into house
6:12 PM.A teenager with cancer, her four siblings and their father will move into a new home tomorrow thanks to the work of volunteers at Te Puea marae in Mangere. Audio
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Land dispute one step closer to resolution
6:16 PM.The New Plymouth district council has voted unanimously in favour of a local bill giving Waitara leaseholders the right to buy their properties, and allowing the return of some land to Te Atiawa. Audio
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Toxic sites a growing risk
6:20 PM.There are many sites throughout the country where toxins and pollutants have simply been left, buried and forgotten, with some now leeching into the environment. Audio
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Dunedin Council hosts flooding meeting
6:23 PM.A meeting is underway in Dunedin tonight to discuss the impact of last year's June floods and the work being undertaken by the Council to ensure South Dunedin doesn't flood again. Audio
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Vanuatu's capital grapples with kava shortage
6:27 PM.A public emergency of sorts has emerged in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila where its famous kava bars are running on empty, due to a critical shortage. Audio