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Checkpoint for Thursday 28 July 2016
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 28 July 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full show here. Video
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Twelve sign up for govt relocation offer
5:09 PM.A total of 12 people have been paid out a government grant to move from Auckland to regional towns including Tawa and Invercargill. Video, Audio
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Tweets cause employment row
5:12 PM.The Meatworkers' Union and Talley's-owned meat processing company AFFCO are caught up in a stoush over the Union's tweets, which AFFCO says are untruthful, derogatory and breach the duty of good… Read more Audio
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Pharmac announces funding for chickenpox, HPV vaccines
5:15 PM.Chicken pox and HPV may become things of the past after New Zealand's drug buyer Pharmac announced further funding today for vaccines to prevent them. Audio
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Auckland councillors try to exclude Maori members
5:19 PM.As Auckland's councillors assess their response to the Unitary Plan, a group has failed in its bid to exclude Maori representatives from the final debate. Audio
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Home ownership out of sight for working poor
5:22 PM.The voices of young, poor people are often missing from debates on housing supply and demand, with no obvious lobby group to speak for them. John Campbell went to Manukau to investigate. Audio
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Evening business for 28 July 2016
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Man sentenced for mistreating bobby calves
5:39 PM.A Waikato man has been given ten months' home detention and 200 hours' community work for wilfully and recklessly mistreating bobby calves at a pet food plant in Te Kauwhata last August. Video, Audio
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Charity under pressure to provide hygiene kits
5:44 PM.Children's charity Kidscan says low-decile schools are increasingly asking them to provide hygiene packs for students whose parents are unable to afford deodorant, soap and toothbrushes. Video, Audio
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Hollande attends mass for murdered priest
5:49 PM.French President Francois Hollande joined hundreds at a mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral to honour the 85-year-old priest killed in a knife attack by terrorists earlier this week. Video, Audio
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Tongan PM promises action on passports
5:51 PM.Controversy over the sale of thousands of Tongan passports has dominated the first day of Tongan PM 'Akilisi Pohiva's visit to New Zealand. Audio
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National kapa haka festival in 16th year
5:54 PM.The national secondary schools' Kapa Haka festival is underway in Hawke's Bay this week, with hundreds of students taking part. Audio
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David Jones opens in Wellington
5:57 PM.Hoards of people queued for hours on Wellington's Lambton Quay this morning, desperate to get inside the new David Jones department store. Video, Audio
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Crackdown on freedom camping in Christchurch
6:09 PM.Christchurch councillors today voted to permanently ban freedom campers travelling without toilets on board. Video, Audio
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Blackadder signs with English club Bath
6:11 PM.Outgoing Crusaders rugby coach Todd Blackadder is heading to England having signed a three year deal with club side Bath. Audio
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Prisoner advocates unhappy with Parole Board slip-up
6:15 PM.After the Parole Board sent a prisoner's private information to the wrong victim, prison reform proponents have spoken out in support of prisoners' rights. Audio
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Will Rio be free of dopers?
6:18 PM.The New Zealand men's rowing four will not compete at the Rio Olympics after Russia confirmed it would put together a crew for the event. Audio
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NZ audiences still favour TV, radio
6:22 PM.This year's NZ on Air survey has shown TV and radio are still the nation's favourite form of media, despite the rapid rise in popularity of online platforms. Audio
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Mini-housing building boom in Niue
6:25 PM.An increase in tourism to the island of Niue has prompted the need for many new houses - though a broken supply ship has caused hiccups in the building process. Audio