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Checkpoint for Wednesday 20 September 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 20th September 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
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Refining NZ CEO defends testing of ruptured pipeline
5:08 PM.Refining New Zealand CEO Sjoerd Post says the last time the pipeline carrying fuel to Auckland was tested was in 2014. The pipe ruptured last week, affecting thousands of airline passengers. Audio
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Complaints over Paula Bennett campaign text
5:15 PM.The Electoral Commission is investigating a message sent to 40 Upper Harbour voters in which their mobile numbers were visible to all recipients. Video, Audio
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Destructive 7.1 quake kills at least 149 in Mexico
5:19 PM.The quake toppled buildings and left hundreds of office workers trapped after striking just hours after a nationwide earthquake drill to mark the anniversary of the 1985 Mexico quake which killed… Read more Video, Audio
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Gloves 'were never an option' - SaveMart employees
5:24 PM.More than 50 current and former SaveMart workers throughout New Zealand describe working without gloves and sometimes without hot water to wash their hands after sorting dirty clothes. Read more Video, Audio
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SaveMart owner avoids John Campbell
5:32 PM.Workers at SaveMart say they were forced to sort donated clothing with their bare hands, in amongst faeces, blood, used syringes, sex toys and broken glass. So what does the owner have to say? Video, Audio
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Evening business for Weds 20 Sept
5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Bill English challenged by Vodafone worker during campaign visit
5:41 PM.National Party Leader Bill English was questioned about poverty and then went to a bank, while Labour leader Jacinda Ardern went to a foodbank and a union meeting. Video, Audio
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Sneak peek at RNZ's election night studio
5:45 PM.RNZ presenter Guyon Espiner will be at a state of the art television studio set-up at Auckland University, where he'll be unpicking the election results with a panel of experts on Saturday night. Video, Audio
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Counselling offered to students after Westlake Girls car crash
5:49 PM.A young woman is in a critical condition at Auckland Hospital and three other students are recovering from their injuries after a car ploughed into them outside their North Shore school. Video, Audio
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Uncertain future for volunteer-run community cafe
5:53 PM.The lease at the Marfell Community Cafe in New Plymouth expires next month and volunteers are worried it might close down if it's sold to someone who does not support their cause. Video, Audio
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It could be weeks before the damaged fuel pipeline is fixed
6:08 PM.It could be weeks before the damaged fuel pipeline between Marsden Point and Auckland is at full capacity - and its still not known whether jet fuel will be trucked into Auckland. Audio
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Two families evacuated as work continues on pipeline
6:12 PM.More than 100 people are now working around the clock at a soggy Ruakaka farm site to fix the broken fuel pipe that's affected thousands of airline passengers flying in and out of Auckland. Audio
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Airlines not obligated to compensate passengers over pipeline
6:15 PM.Air New Zealand and Jetstar have both been rescheduled passengers but unless they booked their travel insurance before last Sunday, they won't be covered for any extra costs. Audio
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National surges ahead in 1 News Colmar Brunton poll
6:18 PM.Political scientist and commentator Bryce Edwards comments on the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll, which has put National on 46 percent and Labour on 37 percent. Audio