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Checkpoint for Wednesday 5 April 2017
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Auckland bar moves to become R22
6:26 PM.Popular Ponsonby bar Longroom says it recommends people only 22 and older frequent its bar, as younger people change the atmosphere. Audio
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Second privacy breach at MSD in just one month
6:22 PM.The IT system for receiving private client information at the Ministry of Social Development has been shut down after a privacy breach, the second in the past month. Audio
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Westland mayor reassuring ratepayers as two executives under investigation
6:19 PM.Westland mayor Bruce Smith announced yesterday his council's chief executive Tanya Winter had been suspended. Audio
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Health Minister learned of typhoid outbreak from media
6:16 PM.Sixteen people are now confirmed to have contracted typhoid, but Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has admitted he wasn't notified, and instead learnt about the outbreak from media. Audio
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Hundreds of people evacuated in Whanganui
6:12 PM.About 200 households along the low-lying Anzac Parade and Putiki in Whanganui were told to leave by 4pm this afternoon. RNZ reporter Robin Martin joins us live from Whanganui. Video, Audio
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Auckland residents trapped after torrential rain
6:07 PM.People have been warned to stay away from places at risk of floods and slips, as another deluge hit the already sodden city this afternoon. Video, Audio
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Wellington tyre slasher sentenced to 22 months in jail
5:57 PM.David John says he was proud of slashing the tyres of cars parked in residential streets near Wellington Airport. He was jailed today for 22 months. Audio
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North Korea fires ballistic missile near Japan
5:53 PM.North Korea has fired a ballistic missile on the eve of the meeting between the presidents of China and the United States, where North Korea will be high on the talking agenda. Video, Audio
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Little defends alleged defamation of business couple
5:46 PM.Labour leader Andrew Little has apologised to the Hagamans in court but says he has an obligation to call the government to account. Audio
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Woman injured by tourist driver calls sentence a joke
5:41 PM.Journalist Karen Rutherford says the disqualified driving sentence given to a man who hit her while out riding her horse is redundant as he will soon return to China. Peng Wang was also ordered to pay… Read more Audio
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MPs asked to take over medicinal cannabis fight
5:37 PM.Alex Renton was the first person to get approval to use medicinal cannabis, now his mother Rose has delivered a 17,000 strong petition to Parliament calling for easier and cheaper access to the drug.
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Evening business for Weds 5 April
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Auckland health officials defend typhoid reaction
5:27 PM.The Auckland Regional Public Health Service has been accused of failing by not alerting relatives of a woman who died in hospital with typhoid. Audio
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Wild weather heads south
5:24 PM.Waikato, Auckland and north Whanganui are through the back end of a major weather event, while Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Great Barrier are about to get hammered, MetService says. Audio
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Auckland deluge floods graveyard, wrecks wedding venue, crumbles cliff
5:17 PM.Heavy flooding hit far and wide across Auckland today, leaving houses on a cliff in Brown's Bay at risk, an Orakei graveyard flooded, and a woman scrambling to rearrange her wedding. Video, Audio
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Six Titirangi homes cut off after massive landslip
5:14 PM.A large wall of mud, trees and debris fell down on a long, shared driveway in Titirangi overnight, trapping residents inside the building. Video, Audio
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Whanganui Mayor with an update on flooding situation
5:11 PM.The New Zealand Defence Force has sent extra staff to Whanganui to help with evacuations and flood preparation. Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Hundreds evacuated in Whanganui as high tide approaches
5:07 PM.About 200 homes in Whanganui have been evacuated as fears grow that flood waters will breach the Kowhai Park stopbanks. RNZ Robin Martin reports. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 5th April 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video