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Checkpoint for Tuesday 11 April 2017
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Christchurch dog Turbo to undergo NZ-first surgery
6:25 PM.A Christchurch family is planning on spending up to $13,000 to carry out New Zealand's first attempt to treat a dog with so-called lobster syndrome. Read more Video, Audio
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Council threatens to chop famous Waikanae hedge
6:23 PM.In the latest twist in the row over an 80-year-old Waikanae hedge, the local council is now threatening to cut it back themselves. Video, Audio
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'Don't panic': Police tell parents
6:21 PM.Police are telling parents not to panic amid increased reports of suspicious approaches towards children. Audio
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Edgecumbe pets rescued after owners fled
6:15 PM.As Edgecumbe residents evacuated last Thursday they grabbed what they could, pets included. But some were left behind while others have found a temporary home at the Whakatane SPCA. Video, Audio
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Edgecumbe residents return home to devastation
6:12 PM.Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming talks to an Edgecumbe family of six that returned to their home for the first time since the Bay of Plenty town flooded. Video, Audio
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State of emergency declared in Bay of Plenty
6:08 PM.Edgecumbe locals say they should have been warned earlier about the potential of the stopbank bursting. Meanwhile, a state of emergency has been declared. Video, Audio
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Kaikoura, Hurunui given $2.6m to manage waste
5:58 PM.The Government has made a $2.6m grant available to Kaikoura and Hurunui districts to manage earthquake waste, including hazardous material. Audio
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Timaru school pulls out of HPV vaccinations
5:55 PM.A Timaru school has withdrawn from a programme which vaccinates students against HPV citing concerns over student safety and parental choice. Audio
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David Cunliffe makes valedicatory speech in Parliament
5:52 PM.Former Labour party leader David Cunliffe is making his valedicatory speech in Parliament. The MP for New Lynn is leaving take up a job with a management consultancy firm. Read more Video, Audio
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Sam Neill on his 'brilliant' friend John Clarke
5:43 PM.Actor Sam Neill went to university with John Clarke, who died over the weekend. Here, he talks to John Campbell about the adventures, the laughs and the good times they shared over almost 50 years. Read more Video, Audio
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Dunedin judge issues warning to gun owners
5:39 PM.A Dunedin judge is warning licenced gun owners to keep their weapons safe after a man broke into the house of a gun club member and stole 28 handguns and semi-automatics, and 25,000 rounds of… Read more Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal finds Corrections failing Maori
5:39 PM.The Department of Corrections has failed Maori by not doing enough to reduce high reoffending rates, the Waitangi Tribunal has found. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 11 April 2017
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Rest home manager appalled at threat to deport worker
5:25 PM.A Far North resthome is fighting to keep a Filipino staff member who's been given just two days to get out of the country - despite being in the job for 10 years. Audio
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CERA officials used positions for financial gain
5:20 PM.Two former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority officials attempted to use their positions for their own financial gain and their actions will now be referred to the Serious Fraud Office. Video, Audio
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Mayor 'unaware' of stress on Edgecumbe stopbank
5:12 PM.Whakatane mayor Tony Bonne says he was unaware of the stress on the stopbank in Edgecumbe, despite locals saying there was a major problem two hours before it burst. Read more Video, Audio
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Edgecumbe locals say town should have been evacuated earlier
5:08 PM.Edgecumbe residents are angry at what they say was inaction on behalf of emergency services, who they say could have warned them earlier of the potential of the stopbank breaching. Video, Audio