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Checkpoint for Wednesday 2 August 2017
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Is it OK for Jacinda Ardern to be asked about baby plans?
6:21 PM.Male politicians weigh on on whether new Labour leader Jacinda Ardern should be asked questions about her baby plans. Audio
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Southern DHB hasn't sent patients to Mercy Hospital since June 30
6:16 PM.Southern District Health Board's CEO Chris Fleming says the board has not sent patients to Mercy Hospital since June 30, and is delivering more work across the DHB than in previous years. Video, Audio
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Mercy Hospital CEO: 'there are certainly challenges' at Southern DHB
6:08 PM.Mercy Hospital's CEO says the Southern DHB has challenges and stresses on its system which, unaddressed, could reach crisis level. Audio
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Health Minister 'a coward', prostate cancer patient says
5:57 PM.Prostate cancer patient Paul Schofield says the Health Minister is a coward and calls on Southern District Health Board's CEO to resign over the DHB's urology department's inefficiencies. Video, Audio
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Greenpeace activists chain themselves to digger
5:51 PM.Seven Greenpeace activists tonight remain chained to pipes and machinery at the construction site for the Central Plains Water Scheme. Greenpeace activist Alex Green and Ayla Thomas explain why. Video, Audio
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Average house in Queenstown now worth $1.1m
5:47 PM.Queenstown house values have shot up 20 percent in the past year, and for the past quarter the resort town has outstripped the Auckland region for the highest average price nationwide. Audio
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Call to u-turn Auckland's $2bn traffic problem
5:45 PM.Traffic congestion in Auckland could be costing nearly $2 billion a year, and there are calls for politicians to get cracking on a solution. Audio
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Unemployment at lowest level since 2008
5:38 PM.Unemployment is at its lowest level in eight and a half years, largely because of people giving up looking for work. Audio
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Evening business for 2 August 2017
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Farmers in South Canterbury demand urgent answers on cow disease
5:28 PM.More than 100 South Canterbury farmers are demanding answers from biosecurity officials about the cow disease mycoplasma bovis. Video, Audio
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Female politicians: don't ask us about our pregnancy plans
5:24 PM.Female politicians who've had children while in Parliament say it's totally inappropriate to be asked about their pregnancy plans. Audio
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Labour ditches campaign slogans and billboards
5:21 PM.Labour has ditched its eleciton campaign slogan and the billboards have started coming down as the party moves quickly to reshape its plans under its new leader Jacinda Ardern. Audio
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Southern DHB CEO has 'significant concerns' about urology department
5:14 PM.Southern District Health Board's CEO Chris Fleming says a wait list for prostate surgery is unsatisfactory, and the urology department is not acting efficiently. Audio
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Cancer may have spread while patients wait for surgery
5:11 PM.Prostate cancer patients have been waiting unacceptable times for surgery under Southern District Health board, and it's possible their cancer may have spread while they wait, Prostate NZ CEO says. Audio
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10 people waiting for prostate cancer surgery at Southern DHB
5:08 PM.Paul Schofield has been waiting five months for prostate cancer surgery. He hasn't heard anything about when it might be scheduled, and he says he's not the only one waiting. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 2 August, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full show here. Video