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Checkpoint for Monday 8 August 2016
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Armed Offenders Squad called out to New Plymouth house
6:26 PM.Police are attending an incident on Marama Crescent, New Plymouth after reports that shots were fired, Taranaki reporter Robin Martin is there. Audio
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Hurricanes win Super Rugby competition
6:23 PM.The Hurricanes' losing streak in the Super Rugby competition ended when they won on Saturday night, for the very first time. Audio
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Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta returns to Parliament with moko
6:19 PM.Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta will be the first woman to wear the moko in the House of Representatives when she returns to Parliament tomorrow. Audio
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Farmers need an incentive to switch from palm kernel
6:15 PM.Farmers say they're going to need an incentive from large companies like Fonterra if they're to follow in the footsteps of Landcorp and phase out the controversial use of palm kernel. Audio
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Farmers face another week without power
6:11 PM.Farmers between Taupo and Napier are struggling with power cuts and snow so heavy it's caused sheds and fences to cave in, trapped livestock and cut off access. Video, Audio
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Natalie Rooney ecstatic at silver medal win
6:08 PM.Olympian Natalie Rooney's silver medal should be enough to land her on the honours board at her local shooting club in Timaru, she says. Video, Audio
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Carmen Rupe's silhouette to light up Cuba St lights
5:53 PM.Carmen Rupe's silhouette has been used in four pedestrian crossing lights in what was the heart of Wellington's red light district. Video, Audio
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Olympic sailing siblings ready to race at Rio
5:50 PM.Olympic sailor Sam Meech stopped offering his younger sister Molly advice when she won a world championship title - now they're both aiming for gold at Rio. Audio
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Trust fund set up for Tongan crash victims' families
5:44 PM.Aongatete Coolstore has set up a trust fund for the families of five Tongan men who were killed in a crash last week. Video, Audio
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Failed finance company directors on trial
5:40 PM.Executives from Viaduct Capital and Mutual Finance have gone on trial in the High Court in Auckland, more than six years after the firms' collapse. Audio
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Trial into George Taiaroa's murder begins
5:36 PM.Quinton Winders is on trial charged with killing road worker George Taiaroa just over three years ago. RNZ reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint from Rotorua. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 8 August 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Calls made to ban fast food outlets near schools
5:29 PM.Locals from the Christchurch suburb of Linwood have joined Labour MP Ruth Dyson in calling for restrictions to the number of fast-food outlets near schools. Audio
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Auckland Council planners want parts of Unitary Plan overturned
5:25 PM.Auckland Council planners want to overturn some of the key features of the city's re-written Unitary Plan. Auckland Issues correspondent Todd Niall joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Pike River families want mine's CEO to face charges
5:18 PM.Families of two of the Pike River victims are back in court as they challenge a decision to drop charges against the mine's chief executive Peter Whittall. Read more Video, Audio
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Power cut to hundreds of homes
5:14 PM.Hundreds of homeowners in Taupo and Hawke's Bay remain without power after a wintry weekend of snow, wind and freezing temperatures. Rangataiki Tavern owner Duncan Klaus is one of them. Video, Audio
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Celebrations ahead for NZs first Olympic medalist
5:08 PM.Celebrations are already being planned for Olympian Natalie Rooney, who shot her way into the history books today after winning a silver medal. Video, Audio