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Checkpoint for Thursday 25 August 2016
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Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule on HBRC investigation
5:49 PM.Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule discusses the letter his council was sent by Hawke's Bay Regional Council about its investigation into the area's bores. Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell Thursday 25th August 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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Czech woman spent month alone in DoC hut
5:10 PM.A young Czech woman has survived almost a month in a DoC hut on the Routeburn track, after her companion died. Otago Lakes central area commander inspector Olaf Jensen explains how she was found. Video, Audio
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DoC on how Czech woman was found
5:12 PM.DoC's Wakatipu operations manager Geoff Owen joins Checkpoint to discuss how a Czech woman was found in a DoC hut where she spent almost a month after her partner's death. Audio
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Routeburn rescue perplexing for an area not too remote
5:16 PM.The area where a woman became lost on the Routeburn track is popular with tourists and it's surprising she didn't come across anyone else the month she was there, a guide says. Video, Audio
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Italy's quake death toll continues to climb
5:19 PM.The death toll in Italy continues to climb after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake caused buildings to come down, trapping people under debris in the country's central region. Video, Audio
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HBRC warns Hastings Council of investigation into bores
5:23 PM.Hawke's Bay Regional Council's interim CEO Liz Lambert has informed Hastings District Council it is investigating the Brookvale bores, which she says 'may be in breach of consents and conditions'. Audio
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Bill passes allowing shops to trade on Easter Sunday
5:28 PM.Parliament has finally passed legislation that will make it legal for shops to trade on Easter Sunday, if their local councils agree. Audio
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Evening business for 25 August 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Helen Kelly receives cancer treatment in Cuba
5:38 PM.Former Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly is in Cuba having treatment for terminal lung cancer. She told Checkpoint it's a "last ditch" attempt, and hope it buys her some time. Audio
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Chch Council told to remove sea level rise warnings
5:43 PM.Christchurch City Council has been slammed for not removing sea level rise warnings from property reports. It's been told to remove them immediately, but the council says it needs more time. Audio
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Can the wounded Wallabies turn things around
5:56 PM.Wallabies will take on the All Blacks in Wellington this weekend, after losing five games in a row - four of those on home soil. Audio
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Woman survives a month on remote track after companion dies
6:08 PM.Department of Conservation's Wakatipu operations manager Geoff Owen has praised the actions of a woman stuck on the Routeburn Track for almost a month. RNZ reporter Ian Telfer joins us from… Read more Video, Audio
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Fonterra raises forecast payout but caution remains
6:16 PM.Debt-laden dairy farmers have been given some relief after Fonterra raised its forecast payout by 50 cents to $4.75 a kilogram of milk solids. Audio
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Small Central Otago town takes on big Aussie bank
6:18 PM.The people of Ranfurly are rallying together to oppose Westpac's plans to close the town's only bank. Central Otago Mayor Tony Lepper joins Checkpoint from Clyde. Audio
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Govt urged to do more to oppose Aus detention camps
6:22 PM.Protestors gathered at Parliament today to call on the government to step up and put pressure on the Australian government on its use of offshore detention camps. Audio
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Christchurch's design lab leads the way with hospital design
6:24 PM.Canterbury District Health Board's world-leading Design Lab has opened to the public. RNZ reporter Rachel Graham went along to find out what it's all about. Video, Audio
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Today In Parliament for 25 August 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.The Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill passes final reading by 62 votes to 59, following a personal vote. The bill will allow local authorities to make decisions about shop trading on Easter Sunday… Read more Audio