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Checkpoint for Tuesday 8 August 2017
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Water contamination inquiry continues in Hawke's Bay
6:24 PM.New Zealand's non-compliance with drinking water safety standards and its training of assessors have come under fire at the Havelock North water inquiry. Audio
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Shaw says exiting MPs won't join TOP Party
6:17 PM.Greens co-leader says exiting MPs Kennedy Graham and David Clendon will not join The Opportunities Party. Video, Audio
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Dunedin hospital woes boost campaign to keep hospital in CBD
6:15 PM.The debate around problems at Dunedin hospital has given a big boost to a council campaign to keep the hospital in the central city. Video, Audio
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Opponents twist knife as Greens try to paper over caucus cracks
6:08 PM.Opponents of the Greens are using the party's disarray in the last 24 hours to twist the knife. Video, Audio
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What ate Sam's legs?
5:54 PM.Sam Kanizay went for a swim at Melbourne's Brighton beach on Saturday but when he got out of the water, his legs and feet were seeping with blood. Video, Audio
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Hundreds cheer Crusaders on their return to Christchurch
5:51 PM.Huge crowds turned out to welcome the Crusaders back to Christchurch after their Super Rugby final win. Video, Audio
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Auckland pamper party murder trial nears an end
5:46 PM.RNZ reporter Sarah Robson reports on the trail of a woman accused of murdering her friend at an alcohol-fueled pamper party in Auckland. Video, Audio
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Indian students paying as much as $40,000 for jobs in NZ
5:43 PM.Indian students are paying as much as $40,000 for jobs that will help them get residence in New Zealand and they are being under-paid and exploited along the way. Audio
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Sugary drinks tax petition signed by 10,000 given to MPs
5:39 PM.Public health advocates and researchers have backed up their call for a sugary drinks tax with a petition signed by nearly 10,000 people. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 8 August 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Dunedin Hospital patient waited 26 hours to be admitted
5:27 PM.An elderly man spent 26 hours waiting in Dunedin hospital's emergency department to be admitted, his daughter says, before a bed became available in a ward last week. Video, Audio
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Dunedin Hospital surgeons operate only twice a month, surgeon says
5:19 PM.Dunedin clinical leader of general surgery says despite what Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says, general surgeons at Dunedin Hospital only operate two days a month. Read more Video, Audio
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Manurewa voters have their say on Turei's benefit fraud
5:13 PM.Manurewa residents talk to RNZ's Mihingarangi Forbes about Metiria Turei's decision as a single mother to commit benefit fraud. Video, Audio
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Turei to stay on as Greens co-leader
5:08 PM.Metiria Turei will stay on as party co-leader, with the backing of the rest of her caucus and says she has no more skeletons in her closet. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 8th August 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video