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Checkpoint for Wednesday 23 August 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 23rd August 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
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Joyce urges caution as Govt opens books
5:08 PM.National says another tax package could be on the cards after opening the books but not until 2020, while Labour rules out putting up the income tax rates. Video, Audio
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Chch convention centre to cost $475m
5:14 PM.The Government announced earlier this month that Christchurch's new convention centre will cost $240 million, but Checkpoint has learnt the true cost is double that. Video, Audio
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Chch convention centre to cost double what was announced
5:19 PM.Greater Regeneration Christchurch Minister Nicky Wagner says the total cost of the Christchurch convention centre is about $475,000, despite the Government only citing $240m in the past. Video, Audio
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NZ First candidate ridiculed for power company renationalisation
5:26 PM.Act Party leader David Seymour ridiculed NZ First candidate Richard Prosser after he outlined the party's plans to buy back the country's power companies, but got the policy wrong. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Weds 23 August
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Edgecumbe class action gains momentum
5:38 PM.Edgecumbe residents are meeting tonight to consider joining class action against the Bay of Plenty Regional Council over the devastating April floods. Video, Audio
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Three brothers rescued after 14 hours trapped in quake rubble
5:42 PM.Rescuers spent hours searching for three brothers, aged between 7 months and 11-years-old, who were trapped following a magnitude 4 earthquake on the island of Ischia, off the Italian coast. Video, Audio
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Christchurch stadium options revealed, but nobody wants to pay
5:44 PM.A Government report on a multi-use arena near the central city released today details four options, ranging in cost from $368 million to more than $500m. Video, Audio
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Inmate raped in prison suing Corrections for hundreds of thousands
5:48 PM.A man who says he was raped by William Katipa in prison is suing the Department of Corrections. RNZ court reporter Edward Gay was in court and joins Checkpoint live. Video, Audio
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Otago farm quarantined after deadly cow disease discovered
5:52 PM.The farm in North Otago is the first one outside of Canterbury to be infected with the disease mycoplasma bovis. Audio
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Black Ferns through to Rugby World Cup final
5:54 PM.The Black Ferns will play England in the final in Ireland on Sunday morning NZT, after thrashing France 20 - 3. The team's tireless lock, Eloise Blackwell, talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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National rules out family incomes package until 2020
6:09 PM.National's finance spokesperson Steven Joyce joins Checkpoint to discuss the government's finances and what his party will do with a $2b surplus. Video, Audio
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'We have different plans for the economy'
6:14 PM.Labour's finance spokesperson Grant Robertson joins Checkpoint to discuss the government's finances and what his party will do with a $2b surplus. Video, Audio
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New Zealanders becoming increasingly worried about fake news
6:20 PM.Fake news is trumping privacy and cyber bullying as the fastest growing worry for Kiwi web users, according to a survey by InternetNZ. Audio
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Murderer saved by governor hours before scheduled execution
6:23 PM.The Missouri Governor has issued a stay of execution for a convicted killer just hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection. Video, Audio