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Checkpoint for Monday 26 June 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 26th June 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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Team NZ on brink of America's Cup victory in Bermuda
5:08 PM.Team New Zealand lead Oracle six races to one in the seven race contest. It's been 14 years since Team NZ last held the cup, and they're confident they can do it again. Video, Audio
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NZ fans optimistic about Team NZ's chances of securing victory
5:13 PM.Hundreds gathered at yacht clubs around Auckland this morning to watch Team New Zealand storm to a 6 - 1 lead. Video, Audio
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Even if Team NZ loses, it's a win for New Zealand
5:15 PM.At one level, the America's Cup is already New Zealand's Cup, because most of the boats are built here. Tim Smyth from Core Builders Composites talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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'We all thought we were going to die'
5:21 PM.Wellington coffee pioneer Geoff Marsland was on board a 61 foot yacht when it struck a reef 400 kilometres south east of Suva. He tells John Campbell he feared for his life. Read more Video, Audio
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Passengers told to pray as AirAsia plane's engine fails
5:26 PM.A Kuala Lumpur-bound flight from Perth was forced to turn back 90 minutes in after a major fault with an engine left the plane shuddering like a "washing machine". Video, Audio
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Evening business for Mon 26 June
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Bill English frustrated by Barclay questions
5:35 PM.While police decide whether to reopen the Todd Barclay investigation, Prime Minister Bill English insists he has nothing more to add. Audio
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Salvation Army cannot meet demand for food, housing
5:37 PM.Demand for the Salvation Army's food banks, emergency accommodation, and financial support has retuened to levels only previously seen during the global financial crisis. Audio
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Immediate collective action needed on climate change, Court hears
5:47 PM.The Wellington High Court has been told in a first of its kind case that New Zealand needs to be bold on climate change, rather than slowly shuffling along with the crowd. Audio
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Brighter Future - Demand for mental health services at record high
5:50 PM.More than 168,000 people were seen by mental health and addiction services last year - nearly 50,000 more than eight years ago. Mei Heron spoke to one woman about her experience in the system. Video, Audio
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Regions applaud Winston Peters, but Govt says no way
5:55 PM.The New Zealand First leader wants the GST paid by tourists to be returned to the region in which they spent the money, and for regions to get 25 percent share of water, oil, and mineral royalties. Video, Audio
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One race to go - Team NZ prepare for victory
6:08 PM.Team New Zealand is sitting on matchpoint in Bermuda after trouncing the defender Oracle TeamUSA in two America's Cup races this morning. Video, Audio
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Sir Michael Fay - Oracle's odds very, very low
6:10 PM.Thirty years ago, Sir Michael Fay financed New Zealand's first America's cup campaign in 1987. He was inducted into America's Cup Hall of Fame 15 years later. He talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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New Zealander feared for his life in Fiji yacht crash
6:12 PM.Wellington coffee pioneer Geoff Marsland was heading from Picton to Tonga when the 61 foot yacht he was on struck a reef. Video, Audio
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Lions to bring $30 million to Wellington
6:26 PM.The Lions tour is rolling into Wellington, where it's expected to bring an economic windfall to the capital. They're playing the Hurricanes tomorrow night and the All Blacks on Saturday. Video, Audio