Checkpoint for Thursday 13 April 2017
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Palmerston North cop brings road safety message to the world
6:54 PM.Meet the singing cop whose road safety message has gone viral. Read more Video
Coming up
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Lyttelton Port plans to expand
6:51 PM.Lyttelton Port Company unveils big expansion plans but wants to keep the local community on board. Audio
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World's top trade unionist calls on NZ to protect migrant workers
6:44 PM.The world's top Trade Unionist, Sharan Burrow, is calling on New Zealand to protect migrant workers as if they were our own. Video, Audio
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Whakatane mayor Tony Bonne warns locals to prepare
6:41 PM.Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne joins Checkpoint live. Audio
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Seattle comes up with temporary solution to house homeless
6:35 PM.Seattle is struggling with its own growing homeless population. Working from a position that anything is better than sleeping rough, they have come up with a temporary solution. Video, Audio
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Govt accused of failing on its promise to provide more emergency housing
6:33 PM.The Labour Party warns more families could be living in cars and garages this winter because the Government is failing on its promise of providing more emergency housing. Audio
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Video of kids playing in the rain viewed 9m times in 24 hours
6:27 PM.A video of children on a slide in the rain at a Ngatea day care has had almost 10 million views in just 24 hours. Pukekos Educare owner Miffy Welsh joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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BoP, Coromandel lashed by cyclone
6:25 PM.Principal Scientist for NIWA Chris Brandolino says Cyclone Cook is just off the coast of Whakatane, as Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel are struck by heavy rain. Audio
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Adriana Weber live from Whakatane
6:25 PM.Our reporter Adriana Weber joins us from Whakatane Audio
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NZTA talks to Checkpoint
6:22 PM.Nic Johannsson is the Bay of Plenty/Waikato Highways Manager for the New Zealand Transport Agency. Audio
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Cyclone Cook reaches Tauranga with force
6:19 PM.Tauranga Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout describes what is happening in Tauranga now the cyclone has made landfall. Audio
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RNZ reporter Sarah Robson live in Whangamata 2
6:15 PM.RNZ reporter Sarah Robson is in the Coromandel town of Whangamata and joins us now via live u. Audio
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Sharon Brettkelly live from Ohope
6:12 PM.RNZ reporter Sharon Brettkelly joins us live from Ohope. Audio
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Cyclone heading for Bay of Plenty
6:09 PM.Civil Defence Bay of Plenty Group Controller Warwick Murray joins Checkpoint as Cyclone Cook moves towards the region. Audio
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Worst of Cyclone Cook yet to come
6:07 PM.Civil Defence and Emergency Management national director Sarah Stuart says people in low-lying coastal areas should be on alert as Cyclone Cook hits. Audio
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Canterbury pub can't serve booze for first time in 140 years
5:53 PM.A Canterbury pub has been caught up in an administrative bungle which has left it without a liquor license for the first time in 140 years. Video, Audio
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NZ Rugby says mistake for Sonny Bill Williams to cover logo
5:44 PM.Sonny Bill Williams will replace the BNZ logo on his Blues jersey with Plunket's. Audio
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MetService with the latest on Cyclone Cook
5:39 PM.Metservice Metereologist Lisa Murray joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Evening business for 13 April 2017
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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State of Emergency declared in Coromandel
5:33 PM.Gary Towler, the Thames Valley Civil Defence Controller, joins Checkpoint live. Audio
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Female teachers resign after student sexual harassment
5:26 PM.Two female teachers have resigned from their posts at an Upper Hutt boys school after some students filmed them inappropriately and posted the images on social media. Audio
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Whakatane mayor Tony Bonne warns locals to prepare
5:23 PM.Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne joins Checkpoint live. Audio
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'We might end up in a lot of trouble'
5:18 PM.Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming talks to people in the Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel as they prepare for Cyclone Cook. Video, Audio
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RNZ reporter Sarah Robson live in Whangamata
5:14 PM.RNZ reporter Sarah Robson is in the Coromandel town of Whangamata and joins us now via live u. Audio
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Sharon Brettkelly live from Ohope
5:11 PM.RNZ reporter Sharon Brettkelly joins us live from Ohope. Audio
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Ohope locals evacuate ahead of cyclone
5:10 PM.Ohope motel owner Kevin is among those who have chosen to evacuate. Audio
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Ohope locals stay put despite cyclone
5:08 PM.Ohope residents Peter and Coral Worral are staying put despite others in the area evacuating ahead of the cyclone. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday April 13, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full show here. Video
