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Checkpoint for Wednesday 22 March 2017
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Trains return to Christchurch's West Coast
6:25 PM.Passenger train services were shut down for six weeks after a fire at Waitangi weekend damaged tracks and signalling systems. Video, Audio
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Ashley Peacock's parents beg select committee for help
6:18 PM.The 39-year-old mental health patient's parents Marlene and David have made an emotional plea to the health select committee asking for it to monitor their son's transitition. Audio
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Accused puts his case in Kawerau siege trial
6:17 PM.A man accused of wounding four police officers during a house siege near Kawerau last year says he fired shots because he felt his life was being threatened. Audio
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PM doesn't rule out inquiry into Afghanistan attack
6:15 PM.RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson discusses reports former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has confirmed civilians were killed in an attack in Afghanistan. Audio
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'It's an untenable situation'
6:08 PM.Author of Hit & Run author Jon Stephenson says the government must hold an inquiry into SAS attacks in Afghanistan after former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp conceded civilians were killed. Audio
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Chaotic scenes as protesters delay NZ Petroluem conference
5:55 PM.There were chaotic scenes at the New Zealand Petroluem conference in New Plymouth today when the police forcibly moved protesters blocking entrances to the venue. Video, Audio
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Former PM John Key makes valedictory speech in Parliament
5:45 PM.Former Prime Minister John Key makes his valedictory speech after eight years as the country's leader, and 10 years as leader of the National Party. Video, Audio
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Carers give evidence in trial into 15-month-old's death
5:40 PM.Toddler Ihaka Stokes would scream for his mother when Troy Taylor tried to pick him up, just two days before his death, a jury has been told. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 22 March 2017
5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Fonterra lifts profit slightly, as it makes $418m in six months
5:33 PM.Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings sits down with RNZ business reporter Nona Pelletier and tells her it would be premature to assume the second half year will be weaker than the first. Video, Audio
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Brother posts video of drugged sister as a warning
5:26 PM.An Auckland man's video of his sister writhing and vomiting after apparently taking synthetic drugs has been viewed more than one million times on Facebook. Audio
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Ashley Peacock to be released after spending years in seclusion
5:17 PM.Long term mental health patient Ashley Peacock, who has spent much of the past decade in a 10 metre room inside a secure pyschiatric unit, will be released into the community by the end of this year.
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'It's possible' civilians were killed - former Chief of Army
5:11 PM.Former Chief of Army Rhys Jones says it is possible civilians were killed in an SAS attack in Afghanistan, as "there may have been things we weren't aware of". Audio
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PM Bill English resists calls for inquiry into SAS raid claims
5:08 PM.The Defence Force says an investigation into the SAS operation in Afghanistan concluded the allegations they killed civilians were unfounded and it stands by those findings. Audio