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Checkpoint for Friday 25 August 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 25th August 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
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Labour, National make campaign promises in the South
5:08 PM.Labour is promising Dunedin will get a new $1.4 billion central city hospital in its first term of government - entirely funded by taxpayers. While Labour was focused on healthcare, National was also… Read more Video, Audio
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Son's violent dairy robbery a 'stupid mistake', mother says
5:10 PM.A mother has told a court her son made the biggest mistake of his life when he took part in a violent robbery of a south Auckland supermarket. Three men, aged between 17 and 20, were sentenced in… Read more Video, Audio
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Mike Hosking gets it wrong, again - Māori Party
5:15 PM.Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox says Mike Hosking has got it wrong again. The Seven Sharp presenter went to air last night to clarify a blunder over his earlier comments that people needed to be on… Read more Audio
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Northland will 'pay the price' for $29m DHB funding loss
5:17 PM.A senior GP says poor and vulnerable people will pay the price of a loss of 29 million dollars in funding by Northland District Health Board. Read more Audio
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Northland DHB boss refuses to comment on its future
5:22 PM.Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says he would consider speaking with Northland DHB's chairperson Sally Macauley about the pressure on the health board. Audio
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'Shoe-box' health centre won't help Buller, locals say
5:26 PM.Some Buller residents on the South Island's West Coast are fighting the development of a new health centre, which they say is not fit for purpose. Audio
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US woman wins $758m powerball, quits 32-year job
5:30 PM.A Massachussetts woman has quit her 32-year-long hospital job after winning more than NZ$1 billion in a Powerball draw. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Fri 25 August
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Hundreds of teachers unaware of $10k allowance
5:39 PM.Hundreds of school teachers may have missed out on thousands of dollars from a special allowance because hardly anyone knew about it. The allowance initially aimed to keep teachers in low decile… Read more Audio
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Porirua Council puzzled by collapsing street
5:46 PM.The Porirua City Council say it's at a loss as to what is causing parts of a Whitby street to subside. The northern end of Albatross Close has had trouble for the past four years and has dropped 90… Read more Video, Audio
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World rugby supremacy within NZ's grasp
5:49 PM.New Zealand rugby is on the verge of world domination in both the men's and women's game, as the Black Ferns aim to topple defending champions England in the Women's Rugby World Cup final in Belfast… Read more Audio
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Nelson scores first All Black test
5:53 PM.Nelson has won its first-ever All Blacks test match after spending more than $1 million convincing the Rugby Union it was serious about hosting the fixture. Video, Audio
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Auckland Transport called to korero
5:57 PM.Auckland Transport is being challenged to use Te Reo Māori signage across its transport network. Independent Māori Statutory board chairman David Taipari says the organisation needs to prioritise the… Read more Audio
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Labour pledges $1.4b new public hospital in Dunedin
6:08 PM.Hundreds of people greeted Jacinda Ardern in Dunedin today as she pledged a new $1.4 billion hospital for the city in the first term of a Labour government. Video, Audio
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Silver Ferns comtemplate unorthodox Proteas in Quad opener
6:17 PM.The Silver Ferns will be expecting the unexpected when they take to the court against South Africa in Brisbane tomorrow night for the first round of Netball's Quad series. Video, Audio