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Checkpoint for Monday 5 February 2018
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What happens to our e-waste?
6:19 PM.It's estimated every New Zealander creates an average of 19 kilograms of electronic waste a year. The Ministry for the Environment expects this to rise to nearly 27 kilograms per person by 2030. So… Read more Video, Audio
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Search paused for boy missing at Sumner Beach
6:18 PM.Rachel Graham reports from Sumner Beach, where a young boy went missing in the water today. A helicopter and surf life-saving crews have been stood down from the search at this stage. Video, Audio
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Teen who died in flash flooding was a 'fantastic student'
6:14 PM.A funeral will be held on Saturday for Mitch Woolley, one of the teenagers who died in flash flooding in the Waitakere Ranges. Cherie Taylor-Patel is the principal of Flanshaw Road School which Mitch… Read more Audio
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Call for Jacinda Ardern to bury placenta at Waitangi
6:03 PM.Tamaki Makaurau MP Peeni Henare suggested the PM's baby's pito whenua, or placenta, should be buried at Waitangi - which would tie Jacinda Ardern, her whanau, and her baby to Ngapuhi forever. Video, Audio
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Stinky corpse flower blooms for first time in Dunedin
5:55 PM.The Dunedin Botanic Garden has extended its hours after the putrid-smelling corpse flower began to open on Saturday. Its bloom only lasts for a few days. Video, Audio
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Gene test claims to hold secrets to better diet, exercise, sleep
5:51 PM.An Auckland doctor has developed a test which claims to be able to tell you what sports you're best suited for and what you should eat for better health and disease prevention. Audio
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Train on wrong track at time of fatal collision
5:47 PM.Officials say an Amtrak train that collided with a parked freight train in South Carolina, killing the Amtrak engineer and conductor, was on the wrong track. Video, Audio
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West Coast counts the cost of storm
5:41 PM.Tens of thousands of plastic bags were left on Cobden Beach following ex tropical cyclone Fehi last week. West Coasters will mark Waitangi Day tomorrow with a working bee. Audio
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Cows blamed for closure of popular swimming holes
5:37 PM.Dairy cows have been blamed for the high E. coli levels which have forced the closure of popular Patea River swimming holes in Stratford for more than a month. Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint weather: 5 February 2018
5:35 PM.Let's go to the weather now with Metservice Meterologist John Law. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 5 February 2018
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Homeowners distraught over proposals for Otaki expressway
5:25 PM.The New Zealand Transport Agency today released a shortlist of nine options for an expressway linking Otaki to Levin, all of which would see hundreds of homes affected. Two of those options would go… Read more Video, Audio
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Workplace sexual misconduct to be tracked by govt
5:24 PM.Information about sexual misconduct in the workplace will be collected by the Government for the first time so that it can identify how widespread the issue is. Audio
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Teen killed in Waitakere flash flood died helping friend
5:19 PM.Mitch Woolley and Sosi Turagaiviu had been swimming with three others near Cascade Falls when they were caught in a sudden downpour on Saturday. Video, Audio
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Abuse hurled at doctor charged with teenage girl's murder
5:15 PM.The family of Amber-Rose Rush swore at the 30-year-old doctor in Dunedin District Court today as he was charged with the 16-year-old's murder. Otago-Southland reporter Ian Telfer was there and… Read more Video, Audio
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Jacinda Ardern makes history at Waitangi
5:09 PM.Jacinda Ardern today became the first female Prime Minister to speak during the formal proceedings at Waitangi. Her speech touched on her hopes for her child, and her hopes for the future of… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Monday 5th February 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video