Checkpoint for Tuesday 28 March 2017
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US prosthetics doctor using expertise to save animals
6:27 PM.A miniature pony might not be alive today if it weren't for Derrick Campana, who swapped from making prosthetics for people, to making them for animals Video, Audio
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Cyclone Debbie 'the worst we've ever seen'
6:24 PM.Airlie Beach resident Lyn Boal tells Checkpoint Cyclone Debbie is the worst she has ever experienced. Audio
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Kaumatua stake hapu claim to Motiti Island
6:20 PM.Elderly claimants from the Bay of Plenty have been granted an urgent hearing before the Waitangi Tribunal, arguing that Motiti Island's hapu are tangata whenua, and they should get their own treaty… Read more Audio
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Shared interests & special menu at lunch for Chinese Premier
6:14 PM.On the last day of his visit, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Prime Minister Bill English and about 600 other guests that New Zealand and China's relationship will scale new heights. Audio
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NZ equestrian wins $140k world championship with dislocated shoulder
5:54 PM.Vicki Wilson, from 'Keeping up with the Kaimanawas' fame, has won Road to the Horse in Kentucky. The event gives competitors just three hours to break in a wild horse, before completing an obstacle… Read more Video, Audio
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High-powered delegation urges Auckland Council to pick new port site
5:47 PM.A delegation including business leader Sir Stephen Tindall has urged Auckland Council to make a decision on the future of Auckland's port, and the best alternative for a new site. Video, Audio
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Illegal US man deported after wife votes for Trump
5:41 PM.Roberto Beristain entered the US illegally in 1998. He's now been deported after his wife voted for Donald Trump. John Campbell talks to the family's advocate Adam Ansari. Video, Audio
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Piha cliffs focus of search for missing woman Kim Bambus
5:38 PM.Kim Bambus drove out to Piha beach on Friday morning, telling friends she was going for a run, but the 21-year-old hasn't been seen since. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 28 March 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Euthanasia drug checking app being trialled in New Zealand
5:24 PM.Exit International, a voluntary euthanasia advocacy group, has commissioned an app that can check whether the drugs people receive are the ones they've ordered, and will end their lives. Video, Audio
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Baby murder accused admits he gave false statement to police
5:20 PM.Troy Taylor says he lied to police to protect Ihaka Stoke's mother, who he says was to blame for the 15-month-old's death. Audio
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Destructive cyclone smashes through northern Queensland
5:17 PM.Cyclone Debbie has made landfall in northern Queensland today. Channel 9 reporter Tessa Hardy joins Checkpoint with the latest developments. Video, Audio
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Cyclone Debbie hits Queensland with force
5:08 PM.Tourists and locals in northern Queensland have sought refuge inside as Cyclone Debbie struck the mainland and Whitsundays islands with speeds of more than 200km an hour today. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday March 28, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full show here. Video
