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Checkpoint for Monday 6 March 2017
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Fight to keep Dunedin penguin hospital open
6:23 PM.A Dunedin "pop up" hospital for yellow-eyed penguins will close in less than a fortnight unless funding can be secured to keep it open. Audio
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Tramper's body may have been at Fox Glacier for 30 years
6:19 PM.Police have retrieved the body of a tramper discovered on Fox Glacier last week. The tramper may have been there for 30 years. Audio
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Maori and Mana parties call for seperate Maori pension age
6:16 PM.The Maori and Mana parties want the Superannuation age for Maori lowered because they die on average about seven years earlier than Pakeha. Audio
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Labour opposes Govt plan to increase NZ Super age to 67
6:08 PM.Labour leader Andrew Little responds to the government's announcement on raising the NZ Superannuation age. Video, Audio
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Ambitious Tongan ski team dreaming of Winter Olympics
5:57 PM.Two of the Royal Tonga Ski Federation's three athletes just got back from competing at the Nordic World Ski Championship, finishing 105th of 107 and 153rd of 156. Video, Audio
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Hundreds gathered at memorial for former Silver Fern Tania Dalton
5:52 PM.Former Silver Fern Tania Dalton's family is setting up a charitable foundation in her name in support of sports training and development for underprivileged children. Video, Audio
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Truckie films bad drivers after becoming increasingly annoyed
5:50 PM.A young truck driver became so frustrated with bad driving, she decided to place a camera on her dashcam. But when she sent the footage to police, they told her to go to a police station. Video, Audio
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Is Oamaru the town of the future
5:46 PM.RNZ reporter Lydia Anderson heads to Oamaru, to check out a provincial town on the rise. Video, Audio
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Auckland accommodation providers face 300% rates hike
5:42 PM.Some Auckland accommodation providers will face rate increases of almost 300 percent if a proposal to fund tourism promotion goes ahead. Video, Audio
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Victim describes being hit with hammer and waking 5 days later
5:38 PM.The victim in the Dome Valley trial has described being kicked, punched, tasered and sexually violated, and detailed the attempts to break her neck. RNZ Court Reporter Edward Gay reports. Audio
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Evening Business for 6 March 2017
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Kiwis share their thoughts on NZ Super changes
5:22 PM.Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming heads out to the streets of Auckland's CBD to find out what people think of the government's announcement on NZ Superannuation. Audio
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Opposition party leaders react to pension change
5:18 PM.NZ First's Winston Peters, United Future's Peter Dunne, and ACT's David Seymour give their thoughts on Prime Minister's Bill English superannuation age increase. Audio
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NZ Super eligibility age to rise to 67 by 2040
5:07 PM.The government has raised the eligiblity age for NZ Superannuation from 65 to 67 - by 2040. Prime Minister Bill English talks to John Campbell about the decision. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 6th March 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video