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Checkpoint for Wednesday 23 March 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 23rd March 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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World reacts to Belgium terror attacks
5:09 PM.We begin tonight with the terror attacks in Brussels that killed at least 30 and sent shockwaves around the world. Read more Video, Audio
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What's the Matter with Belgium?
5:16 PM.What's the Matter with Belgium? That was the headline on article in The Atlantic, in last November. Its author, David A. Graham, now staff writer for The Atlantic, formerly of Newsweek and The Wall… Read more Audio
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Anxious wait for Belgians in New Zealand
5:20 PM.New Zealanders in Brussels who live just minutes from the blasts say emotions are running high. And for Belgians here on the other side of the world, there's an anxious hour-by-hour wait for more… Read more Audio
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Fonterra CEO defends massive profit
5:27 PM.Normally, a doubling of profit by the country's largest company would be a cause for unqualified celebration, particularly when 97% of the dividend is paid to New Zealanders. But Fonterra is not such… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 23 March 2016
5:45 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Kerr receives 8 years for 1080 infant formula threats
5:48 PM.The man who threatened to put 1080 poison in infant formula has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. Edward Gay reports. Audio
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Woman in critical condition after car plunges off building
5:52 PM.A woman is in a critical condition after the car she was in plunges to the ground from the fifth storey of an Auckland parking building. Carla Penman reports from the scene of the crash. Audio
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Black Caps 3 wins from 3 in World T20
5:55 PM.Black Caps win third World T20 match in a row. Sports reporter Barry Guy has more. Audio
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Belgium reeling from terror attacks as manhunt continues
6:09 PM.World leaders have condemned the twin terror attacks in Belgium which killed at least 30 and injured hundreds more during morning rush hour. Alex Ashton reports on Belgium's day of terror. Brussels is… Read more Audio
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Fonterra and its bumper profit
6:18 PM.Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, made a half year profit of 409 million dollars, an increase of more than 120 percent. Audio
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Almost half of jobs to be automated within 20 years
6:22 PM.A new study suggests nearly half of this country's jobs are under threat of being replaced by technology within the next 20 years. Audio
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Hamilton cat has been stealing neighbours underpants
6:26 PM.A Hamilton cat has been making a name for itself for stealing the neighbours underpants. The cat's owner, Sarah Nathan, talks about her mission to reunite the undergarments with their rightful owners.
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