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Checkpoint is a drive-time news and current affairs programme on Radio New Zealand National. It broadcasts nationwide every weekday evening for two hours and covers the day’s major national and international stories, as well as business, sport and Māori news. This recording covers the first hour. The following rundown is supplied from the broadcaster’s website:
17:07
Jailed Swney says being underpaid led to fraud
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The sacked head of Auckland's downtown promotion agency, who was jailed today, says he committed more than four million dollars of fraud and tax evasion because he felt underpaid.
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Tags: Alex Swney, fraud, tax evasion
Duration: 5'27"
17:14
Bullying claim at Health Ministry
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MPs have heard there's a culture of bullying and intimidation at the Ministry of Health.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Ministry of Health, workplace bullying
Duration: 2'32"
17:16
Whanganui residents to find out when they will return home
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Hundreds of people in Whanganui who are not allowed back into their homes are being warned not to sneak through the Civil Defence cordon.
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Regions: Whanganui
Tags: floods
Duration: 4'25"
17:20
Teacher tapes 4-year-old boy's mouth
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An Auckland childcare teacher who put tape over a boy's face to stop him putting toys in his mouth has been censured by the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal.
Topics: education
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: early childhood
Duration: 3'05"
17:22
Sailors jump from burning yacht
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Two New Zealand sailors aged 67 and 70 along with their Mexican skipper had to leap for their lives from their burning yacht into the South Pacific Ocean last night.
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Tags: search and rescue, South Pacific Ocean
Duration: 2'22"
17:24
CYF feeling the heat over Kumar case
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The Minister of Social Development is once again stressing that Child Youth and Family needs a complete overhaul, in the way of the Kumar dairy killing case.
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Tags: Kumar trial, Child Youth and Family, CYF
Duration: 2'30"
17:37
Evening Business for 24 June 2015
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News from the business sector including a market report.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'04"
17:37
PM says Government didn't tell Saudi to sue NZ
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The Prime Minister says the Government did not tell a Saudi businessman to sue New Zealand, but says it may have told him to test his legal position in the courts.
Topics: politics
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Tags: live sheep export
Duration: 3'00"
17:40
No more Global Mode for New Zealanders
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More now on the end to a streaming service that let online TV viewers watch blocked overseas shows.
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Tags: Global Mode, streaming services
Duration: 4'08"
17:44
Govt want tough sanctions, at odds over corporate manslaughter
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Government ministers say they want to toughen sanctions against companies responsible for workplace deaths but appear at odds about whether that means introducing a corporate manslaughter offence.
Topics: politics, law
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Tags: workplace deaths, workplace health and safety
Duration: 2'39"
17:47
Astronomers flock to New Zealand to watch Pluto eclipse a star
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Astronomers from around the world are heading to the McKenzie Country to witness the moment when Pluto passes in front of a star.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: astronomy, Pluto
Duration: 3'18"
17:50
Iwi come to the rescue of flood victims
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Three iwi groups and a Māori health provider have come to the rescue of whānau who've lost their homes and possessions following the Whanganui floods.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions: Whanganui
Tags: Whanganui floods
Duration: 3'04"
17:54
French in emergency meeting over US spy claims
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The French President Francois Hollande has called an emergency meeting in response to WikiLeaks' claims that America spied on him and his predecessors for years.
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Tags: France, Francois Hollande
Duration: 4'32"
17:59
Hundreds of migrants in France have tried to take advantage of a ferry strike which has seen suspended services through the Channel Tunnel. They're climbing on lorries caught in slow-moving traffic.Drivers have been advised to make sure doors are padlocked and not to stop within about 100-kilometres of the port.About 3-thousand migrants are estimated to be living rough around Calais (cal-lay).The BBC's Lucy Williamson witnessed the chaos near the entrance to the tunnel.