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Checkpoint for Thursday 9 March 2017
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Beuden Barrett looks ahead to Hurricaines first real test on Friday
6:23 PM.Super Rugby defending champion Hurricanes are about to face their first real test of the season. Joe Porter caught up with All Black and Hurricanes first-five Beauden Barrett. Video, Audio
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Minister still unapologetic about social agencies data collection
6:19 PM.Social Development Minister Anne Tolley remains unapologetic about requiring private data from social agencies to ensure their ongoing funding. Audio
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Māori King endorses Rahui Papa
6:17 PM.The Māori King, Kingi Tuheitia, has endorsed tribal leader Rahui Papa as the Maori Party candidate for the Hauraki-Waikato electorate in the upcoming election. Audio
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Wellington College taking proactive approach to dealing with students comments
6:13 PM.Four students from St Patricks College have been suspended for sexual harrassment in the wake of Wellington College students' lewd Facebook posts. Kate Gudsell reports. Audio
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More heavy rain on way for upper North Island
6:07 PM.Whangamata residents are in limbo tonight, waiting to see if it's going to rain again. Meanwhile, heavy rain is forecast for Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel through to Saturday morning. Video, Audio
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Trident could miss out on roll out of cameras on fishing boats
5:54 PM.There are now doubts about whether a cameras on fishing boats trial involving Trident Systems will be part of a wider rollout of cameras across the entire fishing fleet. Conan Young reports. Video, Audio
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Northland retirees tell MPs they want to grow pot in their back yards
5:44 PM.A group of Northland retirees who want to grow marijuana plants in their backyards take their case to parliament. Audio
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Māori King snubs Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta, endorses Rahui Papa
5:40 PM.The Māori King, Tuheitia Paki has delivered a humiliating insult to his cousin and Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta, endorsing tribal leader, Rahui Papa to contest the Waikato/Hauraki seat. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 March 2017
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Raising Boys author Steve Biddulph on rape culture
5:28 PM.The author of Raising Boys, Steve Biddulph, tells Checkpoint why so many boys, and men, act in a way that some students from Wellington College have come under fire for. Video, Audio
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Rape culture 'stems higher than youth'
5:21 PM.A protest is being planned for outside Wellington College, to call on the school and New Zealand to address rape culture. A Wellington high school student tells Checkpoint why she plans to attend. Video, Audio
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Former MoT boss gave fraudster benefit of doubt on 8 occasions
5:17 PM.The Ministry of Transport's former boss gave the fraudster Joanne Harrison the benefit of the doubt on eight occasions while she was in the process of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Audio
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Thames Valley Civil Defence update on the flooding situation
5:13 PM.Thames Valley Civil Defence Controller Garry Towler joins Checkpoint with the latest developments on the weather anfd damage in the Coromandel. Audio
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Dad and daughter kayak out of flooded property
5:07 PM.Neil Lamb woke in the middle of the night to find water was already knee-deep. He showed Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming around his property today. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday March 9, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full show here. Video