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Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 March 2017
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 1st March 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
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Andrew Little and Jacinda Ardern on her sudden deputy nomination
5:12 PM.Annette King will retire at the election and has backed Mt Albert MP Jacinda Ardern as her replacement, as has Labour leader Andrew Little. Video, Audio
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Former Silver Ferns coach pays tribute to Tania Dalton
5:22 PM.The sporting community, and all who follow sport in this country, are mourning the loss of the former Silver Fern Tania Dalton, who died this morning from a brain aneurisym after collapsing last week… Read more Video, Audio
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Woman showered in petrol given coffee and muffin as apology
5:27 PM.Z Energy has opened an investigation into why staff at its Kapiti station didn't call the fire service after a pump split, and instead sent a woman home with a free coffee and muffin. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 1 March 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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US President Donald Trump makes first speech to Congress
5:36 PM.US Correspondent Simon Marks joins Checkpoint to talk about Donald Trump's first speech to Congress. Video, Audio
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Mayor to lead Cromwell affordable housing scheme amid crisis
5:43 PM.The housing crisis has expanded to Central Otago with average house prices in Cromwell now at $500,000 and rising. Video, Audio
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Turner whānau band together to buy house - for 19 people
5:46 PM.The Turner whānau from Ngaruawahia have banded together to buy a house that all 19 of them can live in. Video, Audio
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Prisoners subjected to cruel, inhumane, degrading treatment
5:50 PM.An inmate at risk of hurting himself was tied down for 16 hours a day for 37 nights in a row at Auckland Prison last year. The Chief Ombudsman has identified four other cases of similar treatment. Audio
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Locals say Indian only water safety programme 'discriminatory'
5:53 PM.Aktive, funded by Auckland Council and Sport New Zealand, has set up free water safety programmes for those of Indian ethnicity to address "low participation rates in sport and recreation". Video, Audio
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Fixing unreinforced masonry likely to be $9 million
5:56 PM.The Government has released a list of 38 streets around the country with unreinforced masonry on buildings which must be fixed in the next 12 months. Audio
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Seven helicopters fight North Canterbury blaze
6:07 PM.Cordons are still in place around Hanmer Springs due to a large scrub fire. Video, Audio
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Aussie firefighter stuck in fire cordon queue
6:11 PM.Daryl Judge was on his way from Christchurch to Hanmer as the scrub fires broke out (road/fire footage: Jeremy Thomas). Video, Audio
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Labour MPs to elect a new deputy leader next week
6:15 PM.Labour MPs will elect a new deputy next week after Annette King announced she would quit at the election, with Jacinda Ardern in pole position to replace her. Jane Patterson reports. Video, Audio
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Netball mourns the loss of Tania Dalton
6:19 PM.RNZ's sports editor Stephen Hewson takes a look back on former Silver Fern Tania Dalton's career, and speaks to some of her former teammates. Video, Audio
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Union meets to decide Cadbury response
6:22 PM.The union representing workers at the Cadbury factory in Dunedin has launched a public petition opposing its planned closure. Audio
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Warriors hope to break eight year first season game drought
6:23 PM.The Warriors haven't won their first game of the season in eight years. They're hoping to fix that this weekend against the Newcastle Knights. Video, Audio
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Aussie firefighter breaks through cordon
6:26 PM.The Australian firefighter is here with around 80 others for a wedding and was about 20 minutes north of Culverdon when he was stopped at a cordon. Video, Audio