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James Shaw: Climate change plan sets goal in legislation
8 May 2019Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the government's plan for combating climate change goes far enough, even though it only has a target of reducing methane emissions by 10 percent. He spoke with… Read more Video, Audio
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Russel Norman: Climate change targets 'just pieces of paper'
8 May 2019Former Green party co-leader Russel Norman says while the government’s new Zero Carbon Bill set some targets, they’re not enforceable and there’s no plan in place to reach them. He told Lisa Owen it’s… Read more Video, Audio
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High-tech cameras at mosque reassure worshippers, concern privacy experts
8 May 2019High-tech security cameras that can automatically detect any active shooters, are to be installed at the gates of the Al Noor mosque next month - following the Christchurch terror attacks. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for Wednesday 8th May
8 May 2019News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Northland schools encouraged to exclude unvaccinated kids
Northland's low immunisation rates have left health officials scrambling to ensure it doesn't spread - and principals are being encouraged to exclude students who haven't had their jabs. Reporter Nita… Read more Video, Audio
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Mortgage rates fall as OCR is slashed
Banks have begun cutting mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank reduced its key interest rate today for the first time in more than two years. It's good news for borrowers but those with savings in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Nick Smith: Speaker ‘way out of line’
8 May 2019Long-serving National MP Nick Smith was suspended from Parliament today after requesting leave for a bill on roadside drug testing. He joined Checkpoint live to discuss today's events with Lisa Owen.
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Nick Smith suspended from Parliament
8 May 2019Long-serving National MP Nick Smith has been named in Parliament for the third time in his career - one of the most severe punishments a Speaker can hand out. Video, Audio
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Rotuman language classes aim to bolster endangered tongue
8 May 2019It's one of the world's most endangered languages but the people from the Fijian dependency of Rotuma living here are trying hard to keep the language alive with classes and the second ever Rotuman… Read more Video, Audio
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Milk tanker rescheduled for one Waikato man
8 May 2019In the Hamilton suburb of Te Rapa - Fonterra tanker drivers know that every evening their biggest fan will be waiting for them on a dairy farm on Reid Road. Andrew Oliver is obsessed with tankers and… Read more Video, Audio
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Measles in Northland: Don't punish children for parents' choices - Clark
8 May 2019Schools in Northland are being urged to exclude children who have not been vaccinated for measles. The chief executive of the Northland District Health Board has made the plea because of the arrival… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint canvasses public opinion ahead of cannabis vote
How high is the cannabis referendum on the agenda of voters? We sent Checkpoint reporter Alex Perrottet out to West Auckland to run his own 'reeferendum' in two different electorates. Read more Video, Audio
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Andrew Little: Legalising cannabis ‘a decision for 2.9m voters’
Where does Labour sit on the cannabis question - yes or no? Lisa Owen interviews Justice Minister Andrew Little about the upcoming cannabis referendum. Video, Audio
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Tiger Woods awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
7 May 2019Tiger Woods, who stunned the sports world when he won his fifth Masters title last month, has received his country's highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Chris Dignam reports. Video, Audio
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Congratulations flood in from around the word for Baby Sussex
7 May 2019The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are celebrating after the much-anticipated birth of their first child. The baby boy, seventh in line to the throne, was born early this morning and weighed 3.2 kilos… Read more Video, Audio
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Mosque shooting victims need money ‘as soon as possible’
7 May 2019A plan for how to distribute the remainder of the money donated via Victim Support to mosque shooting victims will be announced this week. And as Logan Church reports, that money is desperately… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 7 May 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Cannabis referendum details revealed
The government has announced its plan to hold a yes/no vote on cannabis legislation, but New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says whether New Zealanders can smoke pot or not isn't his party's… Read more Video, Audio
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Fears NZ's 'people's beach' will be damaged by growing popularity
6 May 2019Massey University Professor Steve Trewick wants DOC to impose daily limits on the number of visitors to Awaroa Inlet - the so called "people's beach" bought through a crowd funding campaign. Video, Audio
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Milton family stuck with flood-prone house
6 May 2019When the Lambert family bought their cottage in 2006, it had been 15 years since the last big flood hit the small town of Milton. Since then, it's flooded every two to three years, inundating their… Read more Video, Audio
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Sri Lanka's tourism suffers following mass bombings
6 May 2019Travellers are cancelling their holidays en masse to Sri Lanka in the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks. And, as David Doyle reports, that's sent the country's $4.4 billion tourism industry reeling. Video, Audio
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Donors upset at slow pace of funds distribution
6 May 2019Pressure is mounting on Victim Support to hand out more of the millions of dollars it has collected for those affected by the Christchurch mosque attacks. Read more Video, Audio
