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Checkpoint for Wednesday 30 August 2017
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Grandmother of 7 feeds Auckland's homeless three nights a week
6:22 PM.In the four years Debbie Munroe has been helping fill Manurewa's bellies, she says she's seen an explosion in the numbers of people sleeping rough. Audio
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Hawke's Bay Council pulls financial support for dam
6:16 PM.The council will no longer support the failed $900 million Ruataniwha Dam project after intense opposition and a Supreme Court setback. Audio
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Moko's mother makes emotional plea at death inquest
6:08 PM.Moko Rangitoheriri's mother, Nicola Dally-Paki, has pleaded for domestic violence victims to leave and never return. Audio
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A day on the road with Jacinda Ardern
5:55 PM.RNZ Deputy Political Editor, Chris Bramwell, pulls back the curtain on what a day on the road with Jacinda Ardern is really like. Video, Audio
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Gerry Brownlee heckled during Christchurch debate
5:49 PM.The former Christchurch Rebuild Minister fronted for what's believed to be his first and only political debate this campaign. Video, Audio
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Fonterra defends standing down drivers for being overweight
5:40 PM.Fonterra says the men, weighing around 180kg, may be at more of a risk in an accident. Fonterra's General Manager for Transport Logistics is Barry McColl joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Fonterra truck drivers stood down over weight 'humiliated'
5:36 PM.Two Fonterra truck drivers, who have collectively worked for the company for 20 years, have been stood down until they lose weight after Fonterra cited health and safety issues. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 30 August 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Trump visits Houston as death toll rises to 11
5:23 PM.US President Donald Trump has visited Texas to survey the damage from Tropical Storm Harvey, which has brought catastrophic flooding to Texas, killing at least 11 people and paralysing Houston. Video, Audio
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Moko's mother urges domestic violence victims to flee
5:21 PM.An inquest has begun into the brutal death of Moko Rangitoheriri, who died in 2015. His mother Nicola Dally-Paki has made a plea to domestic violence victims to leave and never return. Video, Audio
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DHBs struggling under pressure to make 'efficiency gains'
5:08 PM.District health boards are feeling increasingly under pressure to meet the government's financial targets without compromising patient care. Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 30 August 2017
5:00 PM.Watch the full episode of Checkpoint here. Video