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Checkpoint for Monday 13 March 2017
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Government lagging behind on its self-set target to reduce violent crime
6:27 PM.The government wanted to reduce violent crime by 20 per cent by June, but so far the reduction is only two per cent. Audio
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Festival organisers 'incredibly lucky' no lives lost
6:22 PM.People were unprepared and lives were put at risk by the decision not to cancel a three day music and arts festival in Waihi over the weekend, a festival vendor says. Read more Audio
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Auckland Mayor Phil Goff on flash flooding and infrastructure
6:13 PM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has been out in West Auckland surveying the damage caused by yesterday's flash floods. He joins Checkpoint live. Video, Audio
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How big of an issue is Auckland's stormwater infrastructure?
6:07 PM.Some of Auckland's stormwater systems can't drain rainfall fast enough, which is a major problem when there's a heavy deluge. John Campbell asks Infrastructure NZ's CEO how to fit it. Audio
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DHBs unhappy with junior doctor pay dispute deal
5:53 PM.District Health Boards say the deal they've reached with junior doctors isn't a good one and will only bring a year of peace. Audio
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Egg producers looking at stamping amid report caged eggs sold as free-range
5:50 PM.Countdown has removed Palace Poultry Eggs eggs from its shelves and the Serious Fraud office is investigating, after reports it's been selling caged eggs labelled as free-range. Audio
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Injured police officer recalls being shot in Kawerau house siege
5:46 PM.A man accused of shooting four police officers in Kawerau last year is on trial in the High Court in Hamilton. Waikato reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint live. Video, Audio
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Christchurch store robbed eight times in just seven months
5:43 PM.Christchurch store owner David Lee says he's spent $26,000 putting a safe room and a cigarette dispensing machine in his 'Night and Day' store to keep his staff safe. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 13 March 2017
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Voters will have clear choices on tax when they go to the polls in September
5:34 PM.Labour says it will not raise taxes if elected, whereas National is continuing to dangle the prospect of tax cuts, and the Greens are signalling carbon charges. Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
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Auckland Council COO on flooding and infrastructure
5:27 PM.Dean Kimpton is Auckland Council's Chief Operating Officer. He has been briefing councillors and local board chairpeople following severe flooding in the city. He joins Checkpoint live. Audio
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Auckland's wastewater plants stretched beyond capacity '20 times per year'
5:23 PM.Inflow levels at Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant, which serves more than one million people, are breached surprisingly often, wastewater biologist Gemma Tolich Allen says. Audio
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$15 billion to fix Auckland's water systems - Infrastructure NZ CEO
5:18 PM.In some places in Auckland, storm water infrastructure is old, dated and combined with wastewater. That needs fixing, says Infrastructure New Zealand's CEO, Stephen Selwood. Audio
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Couple who lost everything in floods not told of flood risk
5:14 PM.For the second time in five years, six ground floor units at 4116 Great North Road in Glendene flooded due to a stormwater drain failing to cope with torrential rain Video, Audio
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Hundreds join protest against rape culture
5:07 PM.Hundreds of students are protesting against rape culture outside Parliament. The protest follows comments Wellington College students made about taking advantage of drunk girls. Video, Audio
- Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday March 13, 2017