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Checkpoint for Thursday 10 August 2017
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New documentary targets Canterbury's waterways
6:22 PM.Documentary makers' film about water quality challenges the Government to take the issue more seriously. Read more Video, Audio
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RSA home: 'This is something different...it's crazy'
6:18 PM.An Auckland couple who relocated to Taranaki to be closer to family say they plan to turn the Stratford RSA into their dream home. Video, Audio
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Mining company gets approval to dig for ironsands
6:11 PM.Trans Tasman Resources has won the right to dig 50 million tonnes of ironsands a year from the South Taranaki ocean floor and extract 5 million tonnes of iron ore from it. Audio
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Greens assess damage after co-leader resignation & poll plunge
6:08 PM.Green Party leader James Shaw is confident the party will do well at the election, even after a couple of poor polls which showed the party dropping to 8 percent support. Audio
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Veteran Labour MP Annette King bids farewell to Parliament
5:54 PM.Long serving Labour MP and former deputy Annette King is bidding farewell to Parliament after a political career spanning more than 30 years, 11 elections and nine leaders. Video, Audio
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Local darts champ to take on legendary Phil "the Power" Taylor
5:50 PM.The Flying Scotsman, Snakebite and The Machine are among some of the darts players who are in New Zealand for the third Auckland Darts Masters games. Joanna Mackenzie met some of the players. Video, Audio
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Two women appear in court over kidnapping
5:44 PM.Two women, one of whom was in New Zealand on holiday, appeared in court today after an 11-day-old child was kidnapped in Auckland yesterday. Reporter Tom Furley was in court. Video, Audio
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Giant chicken symbol of protest against Trump
5:42 PM.A giant inflatable chicken with a hair style resembling the US president has been placed on the White House lawn to protest against his "game of chicken" with North Korea. Collette Luke reports. Audio
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Evening business for 10 August 2017
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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PM staying quiet on 450 texts to Todd Barclay’s staff member
5:22 PM.Prime Minister Bill English will not join Checkpoint to discuss the 450 texts he sent to Glenys Dickson in the months leading up to her resignation. John Campbell investigates. Video, Audio
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Ardern talks politics in home town of Morrinsville
5:19 PM.Labour leader Jacinda Ardern headed to her hometown of Morrinsville in the Waikato today where she visited her old school and an old work place. Sarah Robson asked locals what they thought of her… Read more Video, Audio
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PM announces details around new Christchurch convention centre
5:16 PM.Bill English was in Christchurch today, where he opened a new building at the city's major polytech, met students and made announcements about the city's proposed $240 million Convention Centre. Audio
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Firm given permission to dig for ironsands off Taranaki
5:13 PM.Trans Tasman Resources is the first company allowed to mine in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone. But opponents vow to fight the Environmental Protection Authority's decision. Video, Audio
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Greens face prospect of rebranding, reprinting
5:08 PM.The Green Party has just over six weeks to turn around a disastrous run, which has culminated in a dive in two major political polls. Mei Heron reports. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 10 August, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full show here. Video