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Checkpoint for Friday 18 August 2017
- Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 18 August, 2017
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'Everyone in Europe is prepared for a terror attack'
5:12 PM.Expressen TV reporter Matilda Nyberg talks to Checkpoint with John Campbell from Barcelona. Video, Audio
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Overdue Dunedin prostate cancer patients to get urgent surgery
5:16 PM.All of the Dunedin Hospital prostate cancer patients who've waited too long for their urgent surgery will now get their operation by the end of the month. Video, Audio
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Nelson locals on the Greens bid for their vote
5:19 PM.Nelson City Councillor Matt Lawrey is taking on long-time incumbent, National's Nick Smith, who's held the Nelson seat 1996. Audio
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Afghan villagers' lawyers go to High Court
5:23 PM.A trio of top New Zealand lawyers is trying to force the Government to investigate whether the SAS acted illegally in its 2010 raid on two villages in Afghanistan. Audio
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Fears Auckland's sewage system making people sick
5:26 PM.The number of people contracting nasty stomach bugs in Auckland is spiking after every storm. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 18 August 2017
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Volunteer rescuers criticise police efforts in Kaimanawa Forest
5:35 PM.Volunteers from the Mongrel Mob say police are hindering rescue efforts of two men lost in the Kaimanawa Forest, but police say they're doing all they can. Audio
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Poroti people tell Greens of water anguish
5:40 PM.Greens Leader James Shaw and MP Marama Davidson have visited Maungarongo marae at Poroti, where they heard of locals anguish over plans to sell water from Poroti Springs. Audio
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Wellingtonians hard hit by winter ills
5:44 PM.Experts say while the flu is definitely circulating this winter, there's significantly less than average for the time of year. Audio
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Christchurch Adventure Park promises to rise from the ashes
5:50 PM.Christchurch's Adventure Park was only open for eight weeks before the Port Hills fire swept through the area. Now, it's promising to rise again from the ashes and re-open this summer. Read more Video, Audio
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Donations flood in for high school's pop up ball op shop
5:53 PM.High school students are gearing up for ball season but one South Auckland school is trying to keep costs down. Read more Video, Audio
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'They can make excuses...but everything they stands for is hate'
6:11 PM.The terror in Europe, fuelled by Islamic extremist groups, is relatively recent. In America, the roots of race-hate can be traced back to the Civil War, and well before. John Campbell reports. Video, Audio
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Court win for Mangawhai rates rebels
6:20 PM.Mangawhai ratepayers battling the Kaipara District Council over dodgy rate demands are celebrating after a significant win in the High Court. Audio
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Call for funding boost to battle Kauri disease
6:24 PM.The Waitakere ranges local board has criticised suggestions to turn the ranges into a national park, saying it isn't the answer for fighting kauri dieback disease. Audio