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Checkpoint for Friday 7 July 2017
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NZ farmers pushed to their limits
6:24 PM.Dubbed the country's premier rural contest, the New Zealand Young Farmers Competition brings together seven winners from regional competitions to compete in a gruelling three day event in Palmerston… Read more Video, Audio
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'Time for the Government to act' on smoking in cars ban
6:18 PM.A letter published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today shows one in five children are exposed to second hand smoke each week. Video, Audio
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Heathcote family say EQC failed them
6:14 PM.A Christchurch family have found themselves stuck with a house that is too unsafe to live in after a fire revealed earthquake damage, which EQC admits it failed to identify. Read more Video, Audio
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Calls for long-term alternative following Manawatu Gorge closure
6:08 PM.Manawatu Gorge is a crucial route for many living and working in the area, and its indefinite closure will have a huge impact on the local economy, Linda Stewart says. Audio
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Three Jones, one John, and a pavlova
5:41 PM.Former All Black Ian Jones, BBC's rugby reporter Chris Jones, and Rugby World magazine editor Owain Jones join John Campbell ahead of tomorrow night's British and Lions test. Video, Audio
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Lions take on All Blacks this weekend in last NZ match
5:38 PM.Keiran Reid will celebrate his 100th test match tomorrow when the All Blacks play the British and Irish Lions. RNZ rugby reporter Joe Porter was at this afternoon's Captain's run. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 7 July 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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NASA aircraft in NZ on hunt for answers to world's biggest questions
5:28 PM.The world's largest airborne observatory has returned to New Zealand to gather data from stars, planets and galaxies that can only be observed in the Southern Hemisphere. Maja Burry took flight on the… Read more Video, Audio
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Small Taranaki town without GP
5:25 PM.The New Zealand Rural GP Network says it's been difficult to get people to work in Patea, and other small towns like it, and keep them there. Audio
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'Poor kids are not a priority for our Government'
5:14 PM.School principal Gordon Pepere is on the verge of tears while describing children arriving at school barefoot and with little food in their bags, which they use as raincoats to shelter from the rain.
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Manawatu Gorge closed indefinitely
5:08 PM.Every time Manawatu Gorge is about to reopen, something else happens that means it has to stay closed. Now it's becoming a real possibility it may never open again. John Campbell reports. Audio