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Checkpoint for Friday 29 January 2016
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Health Ministry reveals 9 NZers treated for Zika in 2016
5:08 PM.Nine people have been treated for the Zika virus in New Zealand in the past month. Chief Medical officer, Dr Don Mackie, talks about the condition of one of the patients in hospital in Hamilton. Audio
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Barbara Kendall says female athletes have a tough choice
5:16 PM.Growing concerns over the zika virus has caused the New Zealand Olympic Committee to advise all athletes who are pregnant, or are hoping to get pregnant in the near future, not to travel to the Rio… Read more Audio
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First Syrian refugees since NZ quota increase welcomed
5:18 PM.The first Syrian refugees to arrive in New Zealand under the newly increased quota were welcomed with a powhiri in Auckland today. Our reporter Alex Ashton spoke to some of the refugees at the… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu's tourism industry hit by flight cancellations
5:22 PM.Virgin Australia has joined Air New Zealand and Qantas in suspending all services into Vanuatu. Owen Drew owns the Tranquility Island Resort in Port Vila and also runs day cruises taking people out… Read more Video, Audio
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Abel Tasman fundraiser tops $500k
5:27 PM.Support is flooding in for a Christchurch's man plan to buy a private beach for sale in the Abel Tasman National Park. Duane Major and Adam Gardner hatched a plan on Christmas Day to publicly… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 28 January 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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People trafficking trial comes to an end
5:36 PM.A sentencing in the High Court in Nelson today has provided an end to the country's first ever people trafficking trial. RNZ reporter Tracy Neal tell us about this unprecedented case. Audio
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The end in NZ of My Little Pony game-maker
5:41 PM.Gameloft has suddenly shut it's Auckland studio and axed 150 jobs despite receiving millions of dollars in government grants. Phil Pennington reports. Audio
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Exporters worried about lack of certainty with TPP
5:45 PM.The Labour Party says it cannot support the Trans-Pacific Partnership in its current form, although one of its MPs will cross the floor to vote with the Government. Deputy political editor Chris… Read more Audio
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NZer charged with insulting Buddhist faith arrives home
5:49 PM.A New Zealand man jailed in Myanmar for insulting the Buddhist faith has just arrived home in Wellington. Audio
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Former Council of Trade Unions President on assisted dying
5:50 PM.Helen Kelly was the President of the Council of Trade Unions when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She is now focused on cannabis law reform and the issue of assisted dying. Video, Audio
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NZ Olympic chef de mission on Zika advice to athletes
6:08 PM.The New Zealand Olympic Committee is advising all athletes who are pregnant or hoping to get pregnant in the near future not to travel to the Rio games in August. Rob Waddell is the New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Auckland airport 50th anniversary
6:14 PM.Today marks the 50th anniversary of Auckland airport; Auckland Airport CEO Adrian Littlewood joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, 29th January 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme. It starts 7 minutes, 45 seconds in. Video
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Focus on politics for 29 January 2016
6:43 PM.The political year's begun in earnest with party leaders including the Prime Minister delivering speeches this past week positioning themselves for the year ahead. It's already been a turbulent start… Read more Audio