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Checkpoint for Monday 13 February 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 13th February 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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State of Emergency declared in Hastings District
5:07 PM.A State of Emergency has been declared in Hastings after a fire destroyed two properties and threatens many more. Rural Fire Incident Controller John Sutton joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Driving along a flaming Hawke's Bay road
5:12 PM.John Wuts and his wife travelled along Waimarama Road today, where a fire was raging. He explains to John Campbell how they could smell smoke, but couldn't see flames, at first... Video, Audio
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Whales in danger of restranding
5:15 PM.Louisa Hawkes from Project Jonah joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest from Farewell Spit, where a pod of whales are in danger of restranding, again. Audio
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80 fires burn across New South Wales
5:23 PM.Mayor of Warrumbungle Shire, Peter Shinton, talks to Checkpoint about the extent of fire damage, and the fires that continue to burn, across New South Wales. Video, Audio
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Woman allegedly abducted in central Auckland
5:27 PM.Police say a woman was forced into a car by an unknown man while walking along an Auckland street today. Audio
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Huntly residents distance themselves as woman pleads guilty
5:28 PM.A 27-year-old woman charged over a racially-charged attack on Muslim woman Mehpara Khan in Huntly has pleaded guilty. Sarah Robson reports. Audio
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Evening business for Monday 13 February
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Abuse in state care led to a life of violence
5:39 PM.Albie Epere says he was stomped on and bashed the moment he arrived at a state-run boys home near Levin in 1981, which lead him into a life of violence. Video, Audio
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Police hunting man who abducted woman in central Auckland
5:46 PM.Police say an attempted abduction in central Auckland today was sexually motivated. RNZ reporter Sharon Brettkelly has the latest details. Video, Audio
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Game for unlimited leave and shared profits?
5:55 PM.The CEO of Dunedin video game studio Rocketwerkz gives his staff unlimited leave, limits his salary to a notch above the highest paid worker, and has thrown out middle management. Read more Video, Audio
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Local business owner describes one of the fires burning
6:07 PM.Van Howard, owner of Tom's Cottages - near one of the fires burning in the Hastings District - says strong winds and hot weather are fanning the blazes. Video, Audio
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Aus mayor describes devastating fires lashing NSW
6:09 PM.Almost 100 individual fires roared across New South Wales at once, with intense heat, strong winds, and dry pasture make the flames spread fast, and change direction in wind gusts. Video, Audio
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Large fire on Port Hills, Christchurch
6:14 PM.Smoke can be seen throughout Chch as a large fire burns on the Port Hills. We're talking to a resident who lives nearby. Video, Audio
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The grisly task of cleaning up hundreds of whale carcusses
6:16 PM.Holes have had to be poked in hundreds of whale carcusses on Farewell Spit to prevent the bodies from exploding as they decompose. Tracy Neal reports. Audio
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Angry passengers say Jetstar delay ruined their holiday
6:19 PM.A group from Turkey said their holiday was ruined after a Jetstar flight broke down at Dunedin Airport and was delayed for nearly 24 hours. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
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Police appeal for help to find woman's abductor
6:24 PM.Police believe the abduction of a woman in a central Auckland street was sexually motivated. Audio
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Israel Dagg sticks with New Zealand Rugby
6:26 PM.All Blacks utility back Israel Dagg has signed on until the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Audio