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Checkpoint for Wednesday 7 December 2016
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Two National MPs want to be deputy PM, ideally under Bill English
5:08 PM.National MPs Paula Bennett and Simon Bridges have both put their names forward to replace Bill English as Deputy Prime Minister - and both want Mr English as leader. Audio
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Youth justice age to be raised to 18
5:11 PM.The Children's Commissioner is welcoming the decision to raise the youth justice age to 18, meaning 17 year olds will no longer be dealt with in the adult system. Audio
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Kindergartens asking govt to buy their land
5:20 PM.Two Wellington kindergartens are devastated the university which owns the land they're built on is selling up, saying they'll be forced to shut. Audio
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Solid Energy says plans for a re-entry to Pike River are reckless
5:22 PM.Solid Energy says it is wreckless for uninformed people to claim the Pike River Mine can be safely reopened. It made the comments in a paid advertisement in the New Zealand Herald. Audio
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Gerald Hope has met with man convicted of murdering daughter
5:26 PM.The father of Olivia Hope, who was murdered alongside her friend Ben Smart, has met with the man convicted of killing his daughter. Audio
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Demand increases at Auckland City Mission
5:28 PM.The queue outside of Auckland's City Mission is getting longer, with people needing help to bring Christmas to their families. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 December 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Former MFAT officials get compensation & apology
5:36 PM.Two former Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade staff have recieved compensation and an apology, for their treatment in an investigation by their State Services Commission. Audio
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11% of Wellington office space shut down after quake
5:40 PM.New figures show one in ten Wellington office buildings were shut down as a result of the earthquake. Audio
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Disappointment in international test results
5:44 PM.New Zealand has scored its lowest ever ranking in an international test of 15 year old's reading, maths and science skills. Audio
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Barack Obama defends record on national security
5:47 PM.The United States' president Barack Obama is defending his administration's record on national security. Audio
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Fears a parking vigilante operating in suburban Wellington
5:51 PM.A vigilante tyre slasher is targetting people parking in a Wellington street on the way to the airport. Audio
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Surfers worried quakes have killed Kaikoura breaks
5:53 PM.Surfers in Kaikoura are worried the earthquake has ruined one of the best local breaks - but others think it might have improved surfing in the town. Read more Video, Audio
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Possible Deputy PMs stake their claims
6:08 PM.National MPs Paula Bennett and Simon Bridges both want to be Bill English's deputy - and are talking up their relationship with the man favoured to be the new Prime Minister. Video, Audio
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Court told how actor kissed, touched, & performed sex acts on s
6:17 PM.A court has heard how an actor kissed, touched and performed sex acts on students during private acting classes. Eva Corlett was in court. Video, Audio
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Compensation to former diplomats kept secret
6:26 PM.The State Services Commission has apologised and paid compensation to two former diplomats - but will not say how much it gave them. Video, Audio