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Checkpoint for Thursday 15 February 2018
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Eels die as Taranaki streams dry up
6:21 PM.A Kaitiaki at Parihaka says poor land management and the effects of climate change are to blame for the mass death of eels in a coastal Taranaki stream. Robin Martin reports. Read more Video, Audio
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Akld tour operators say council agencies are hurting business
6:15 PM.Small Auckland tour operators say they are being shut out of the lucrative cruise ship market thanks to a mish-mash created by a group of council agencies. Video, Audio
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Rapist one of the last people to see woman before abduction
6:11 PM.The rapist, who has name suppression, was one of the last to see the victim of the Riverhead quarry attack before she was taken off an inner-city Auckland street. Audio
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Ex student arrested after school shooting that leaves 17 dead
6:09 PM.Seventeen people were killed and 14 injured when a gunman opened fire at a high school in Florida. It is the deadliest school shooting since the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012.
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Lack of power, water hampering Tonga cyclone cleanup
5:54 PM.With more than 1000 homes and farms devastated, the Kingdom now faces months of recovery, as Laura Tupou reports. Video, Audio
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The cost of looking after a disabled adult child
5:41 PM.Diane Moody has cared 24/7 for her disabled son for 51 years, but had to take the government to court to be paid a 40-hour week for doing so. John Campbell spent a day with Diane and her son Shane. Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint weather: Thursday 15 February 2018
5:38 PM.Metservice Meterologist John Law with the latest weather forecast. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 15 February 2018
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Free tertiary education scheme 'compromised' now penalty reduced
5:26 PM.The penalty for students who try to rort the scheme has been significantly scaled back, to a fine of up to $5000 from an original penalty of up to three years in jail. Video, Audio
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Jacinda Ardern keeps promise, meets CTV families
5:24 PM.CTV families and victims expressed they were happy how the meeting with the Prime Minister went, and would be meeting soon to discuss their next move. Video, Audio
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Frustration mounts in Christchurch over 7 years battling EQC
5:21 PM.Nearly seven years on from the Christchurch earthquake, some quake damaged homeowners with unresolved insurance claims say they are being driven to the point of complete exhaustion. Video, Audio
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Law interns complain of sexual assault, harrassment
5:17 PM.Several Victoria University law students on internships at Russell McVeigh have complained of being sexually assaulted by lawyers two years ago. Audio
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More people caught up in bowel screening bungle
5:15 PM.Eight people developed cancer and three died after they missed out on bowel screening due to a computer glitch. It could be months before its known just how many of the 2500 people who missed out have… Read more Audio
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Florida school massacre kills 17
5:09 PM.Nikolas Cruz, a former student who was expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida last year, returned today with a cache of weapons. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Thursday, February 15
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video