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Checkpoint for Thursday 7 September 2017
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Advocates scoff at new medicinal cannabis laws
6:26 PM.Doctors are now able to prescribe medicinal cannabis without approval from the Ministry of Health, but advocates say it won't make a difference to people in pain. Audio
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NZRU panel recommends changes to impove rugby culture
6:23 PM.New Zealand Rugby has investigated 36 cases of misconduct in the past four years including inappropriate sexual behaviour, violence and drug and alcohol offences. Audio
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Florida residents prepare ahead of Hurricane Irma
6:19 PM.People living in Florida, and especially the Florida Keys, a dotted archipelago connected by a single, low road, are fleeing the state ahead of Hurrican Irma. Steve Mort has more. Video, Audio
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Hurricane Irma leaves Barbuda 'barely habitable'
6:15 PM.Hurricane territory may be expanding as sea temperatures rise. Eric Fisher, Chief Metereologist for CBS, based in Boston, says Irma certainly is unusual. Video, Audio
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Labour on 43%, National on 39% in latest poll
6:08 PM.One News/Colmar Brunton poll has Labour on 43 percent and National on 39 percent. Jacinda Ardern is preferred PM on 35 percent. Chris Trotter joins us live. Audio
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Latest, bizarre Guiness World Records announced
5:56 PM.The Guiness World Records 2018 book has been released today and the 63rd edition is packed with record-breaking bizarre accomplishments from animals and individuals from around the globe. Video, Audio
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New Christchurch shops, bars and restaurants give locals more choice
5:52 PM.Several major stores in The Crossing, a mutli-million-dollar shopping complex, will open this week, as will several new bars and restaurants alongside the Avon River. Audio
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Family has no trust in HNZ register: 'This is not right'
5:48 PM.The government has tried to get a family back on the social housing register after RNZ reported how they had been living in a South Auckland lodge for seven years. Video, Audio
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25 trucks stranded by snow on Lewis Pass
5:44 PM.Twenty five truck drivers are preparing to spend the night in their trucks as they're stranded on Lewis Pass due to snow. Audio
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Prisoner on preventative detention when he raped cellmates
5:41 PM.William Katipa raped three of his cellmates while serving a sentence of preventive detention for two prior rapes. RNZ court reporter Edward Gay has the details. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 7 September 2017
5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Greens want gender on payroll reporting
5:34 PM.The Green Party wants businesses to be forced to include genders on their payroll reports to try and eliminate the gender pay gap. Video, Audio
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Maori Party denies candidate offered money to entice supporters
5:27 PM.The Maori Party is blaming a volunteer for sending messages offering virtual money to potential supporters, but is adament its candidate is not at fault. Audio
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Court declines TOP's application for judicial review
5:25 PM.TOP's application for a judicial review has been declined. The party will not be at TVNZ's multi-party debate tomorrow evening. Laura Tupou is at court. Audio
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Four years jail for man who shot and killed daughter
5:22 PM.Gustav Otto Sanft was sentenced to four years and four months in prison today for manslaughter after he fatally shot his young daughter. Audio
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NZRU CEO: 'There's work to be done'
5:15 PM.New Zealand Rugby says it's determined to address the specifics, and the broader flaws in the culture of our national sport. Its CEO Steve Tew talks to John Campbell. Audio
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The latest on Hurricane Irma
5:13 PM.CNN's George Howell joins Checkpoint live from Puerto Rico with the latest on Hurricane Irma. Audio
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Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc in Caribbean
5:08 PM.At least seven people are now confirmed dead as Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean, leaving immense destruction in its path. Barbuda's Prime Minister says the island is barely habitable. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 7 September, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full show here. Video