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Checkpoint for Thursday 18 August 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 18th August 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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Hawke's Bay water crisis escalates
5:09 PM.Thousands of people in the Hastings District are now under a boil water notice after an E coli 'indicator' was found in a water tanker that took water from the Hastings aquifer. Audio
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Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule on water crisis
5:13 PM.Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest on the region's drinking water crisis. Video, Audio
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Full investigation into water crisis needed - Health Minister
5:21 PM.Health Minister Jonathan Coleman, who has just returned from Rio, joins Checkpoint to discuss the Havelock North water contamination crisis and the government inquiry announced today. Video, Audio
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New Ministry for Vulnerable Children raises doubts
5:25 PM.There's no evidence the new Ministry for Vulnerable Children - Oranga Tamariki will do a better job than Child, Youth and Family, Labour says. Video, Audio
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PM dismisses concerns about KiwiSaver investments
5:29 PM.The government is dismissing concerns about some KiwiSaver funds being invested in companies making bombs and mines. Audio
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Evening business for 18 August 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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High hopes Walsh and Carrington will win medals overnight
5:38 PM.New Zealanders didn't win any medals at the Olympics in Rio today, but there are high hopes overnight for Tom Walsh in the shotput and Lisa Carrington on the water. Video, Audio
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Kapiti Coast council proposal on ashes 'bonkers'
5:44 PM.A proposed ban on scattering ashes in public places in Kapiti, north of Wellington, is being called "stupid" and "unworkable". Read more Video, Audio
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Music industry wants TPP copyright phase in to be dropped
5:47 PM.The music industry says the phase in period to extend copyright from 50 to 70 years under the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement is cumbersome and costly. Audio
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Music centre The Piano opens in Christchurch
5:52 PM.A world class centre for music and the arts has opened in Christchurch, after The Music Centre of Christchurch was damaged beyond repair in the 2011 earthquakes. Read more Video, Audio
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Dancing baby kiwi video goes viral
5:55 PM.The night-time habits of a dancing baby kiwi caught on camera at Dunedin's Orokonui Ecosanctuary is going viral. Video, Audio
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Te Mata Mushrooms owner open to investigations
6:09 PM.Te Mata Mushrooms is near the bores where Havelock North's water comes from and forms part of the council's investigation. Its owner Michael Whittaker joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Chch locals fed up with late night noise
6:18 PM.The agency in charge of fixing earthquake damaged pipes and roads in Christchurch was last night issued an excessive noise notice after keeping residents awake in the early hours. Video, Audio
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Think tank calls for interest on student loans
6:24 PM.Public policy think tank New Zealand Initiative is calling on the government to start charging interest on new student loans from 2018. Audio
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Today In Parliament Thursday 18 August 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.The Government announces an inquiry into the contamination of drinking water in Havelock North, but only after Labour's deputy leader and health spokeswoman, Annette King, raises the issue again in… Read more Audio