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Checkpoint for Thursday 11 February 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, 11th February 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's Checkpoint with John Campbell. The show starts five minutes in. Video
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Driver chased at 150km/h with baby in back seat
5:08 PM.Police say a man who sped up to 150 kilometres an hour trying to evade them had five-month old baby in the back seat, was breaching bail and was banned from driving. Audio
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SPCA say they don't have enough money to prosecute
5:11 PM.The SPCA are suffering a near-crisis in their ability to prosecute animal welfare cases and say they simply don't have enough money. Video, Audio
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Shortage of maths and science teachers bites
5:19 PM.Children might be back at school around the country but there's a critical shortage of maths and science staff to teach them. Audio
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Back and forth on fluoride in Whakatane's water supply
5:23 PM.Just nine days after fluoride was removed from Whakatane's water supply, the council has voted to put it back in - and may be looking to add it to more areas. Audio
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SkyCity hits jackpot after extending gambling operations
5:26 PM.SkyCity's deal with the government to allow it to extend its gambling operations in return for a convention centre has paid off, with the company announcing a record profit today. Audio
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Black Caps Captain Brendon McCullum on 100th consecutive test
5:29 PM.Retiring Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum will play his 100th consecutive Test for New Zealand against Australia tomorrow - the first player in the history of the game to achieve the feat. Video, Audio
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Vet raises serious concerns about treatment of sheep
5:35 PM.A retired vet of 25 years has raised serious concerns about the treatment of sheep held at the Alliance Group's meatworks plant in Stoke, Nelson. Video, Audio
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Alliance Group says its sheep are treated appropriately
5:39 PM.Kerry Stevens is the General Manager of Processing for the Alliance Group. I asked him if the sheep in the yard had been treated appropriately. Video, Audio
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Business news with Jonathan Mitchell
5:45 PM.Jonathan Mitchell talks to John Campbell about insurers looking to cut costs and the ups and downs of the market. Audio
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Staff shortages likely to hamper ultra fast broadband rollout
5:48 PM.Staff shortages look likely to hamper the Government's flagship ultra fast broadband rollout. Audio
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A person seriously injured after digger caught fire
5:50 PM.A woman's been seriously injured after a digger caught fire on Wellington's south coast. Audio
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Trampers rumbled for booking for non-existent babies
5:52 PM.A group of trampers has been rumbled booking bunks for a dozen non-existent infants in an apparent attempt to keep an entire back country hut to themselves. Audio
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Winston Peters says he's barred from taking a school bus
6:07 PM.Winston Peters is seeing red over being barred from a school bus in his Northland electorate. Audio
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TPP Hearings underway in Parliament
6:11 PM.Hearings into the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement have got underway today. Audio
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Nine Christchurch pre-schools could have their budgets cut
6:16 PM.Nine Christchurch pre-schools could have their budgets cut dramatically following a city council decision today to remove guaranteed funding. Audio
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Iraqi troops in Taji without power or running water
6:19 PM.Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of New Zealand's troop-training effort in Iraq given the trainees are living without power or running water. Audio
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Australian churches offer sanctuary to Nauru refugees
6:22 PM.As many as 100 Australian churches have promised sanctuary to 267 refugees facing imminent transfer to Nauru after a recent High Court verdict. 37 of them are just babies. Audio
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First Maori women MPs memorialised in Parliament
6:27 PM.The first women to represent Maori in Parliament have been memorialised in the House. Audio
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Today In Parliament for 11 February 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.Debate on Prime Minister's statement resumes with golfing story from the attorney-general about his hole-in-one. New Zealand on Air chiefs reluctant to endorse commercials on Sunday morning radio and… Read more Audio