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Checkpoint for Wednesday 4 October 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 4th October, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
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Sinister picture of Las Vegas gunman emerges
5:08 PM.Accountant and high-stakes gambler Stephen Paddock meticulously planned the attack, installing his own security cameras inside and outside his hotel room, from where he fatally shot 59 people and… Read more Video, Audio
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What if the Las Vegas terrorist was Muslim?
5:14 PM.Richard Wolffe, a US columnist for The Guardian talks to John Campbell about his column comparing the restraint of the response compared to similar attacks by non-white men. Video, Audio
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Leaders' final preparations before coalition talks begin
5:21 PM.The first talks between National, New Zealand First and Labour will be held at Parliament tomorrow. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Countdown to bin plastic bags by the end of 2018
5:24 PM.The supermarket chain has vowed to get rid of single use plastic bags, and says the ban will result in 350 million fewer plastic bags ending up in rubbish tips. Audio
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Boutique Kaikoura hotel finally reopens 11 months on
5:27 PM.The Kaikoura Boutique Hotel had to turn away guests and cancel hundreds of bookings after the November 14 quake left the 130-year-old building badly battered. There'll be more on Kaikoura's recovery… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Weds 4 Oct
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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More evidence of stalled Auckland housing market
5:38 PM.The latest QV House Price Index shows Auckland house prices edged down 0.6 percent in the third quarter of this year, and were for the year overall up just 0.8 percent. Audio
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Puerto Rico's 'thrown our budget out of whack' - US President
5:40 PM.Donald Trump has visited Puerto Rico, telling officials they should be proud that hundreds of people didn't die after Hurricane Maria as they did 'in a real catastrophe' like Hurricane Katrina. Video, Audio
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New exhibition depicts the horrors of Battle of Passchendaele
5:48 PM.843 New Zealanders lost their lives on October 12, 1917 in Passchendaele in Belgium - the deadliest day in New Zealand's militiary history. Audio
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Refugee's garden destroyed in targeted attack
5:51 PM.Vandals have destroyed most of a Syrian refugee's market garden in the Hutt Valley in what a local charity says appears to be a deliberate, targeted act. Read more Video, Audio
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Slow decision making could cause Chch Eden Project collapse
6:16 PM.The project would see a $100 million tourist attraction built in the city's red zone, but organisers say the Government is taking too long to approve it. Audio
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Man admits attack, but denies murder charge
6:21 PM.Peter John Carroll has described to a jury how he struck Marcus Tucker at least six times with a car steering wheel lock, but his lawyer says there's no evidence he expected him to die. Audio
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Graduation Day behind the bars of Rimutaka Prison
6:22 PM.Around a dozen inmates celebrated their graduation from a literary programme & correspondence courses today at Rimutaka prison. Video, Audio
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Chch Red Zone cycling project to open
6:25 PM.The first project designed to repopulate Christchurch's residential red zone is about to open in the form of a cycle and walking trail. Video, Audio