Checkpoint for Thursday 22 February 2018
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins bronze at Winter Olympics
6:24 PM.Zoi Sadowski-Synnott broke New Zealand's Winter Olympic medal drought when she won bronze in the big air competition. She talks to John Campbell from PyeongChang, Korea. Video, Audio
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Christchurch couple reflects on quake's seventh anniversary
6:16 PM.Javier and Jackie Garcia Knight look back on the earthquake that changed Christchurch and New Zealand forever. Video, Audio
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Riwaka in recovery mode following ex-Cyclone Gita
6:14 PM.Many Riwaka residents only had time to grab their children and pets before fleeing to safety, out of the way of ex-Cyclone Gita. They're starting to return home to assess the extent of the damage. Video, Audio
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Sadowski-Synott makes history in Pyeongchang
6:10 PM.Two teenagers have today broken New Zealand's quarter-century Winter Olympic medal drought. Zoi-Sadowski Synnott won bronze in the big air competition and Nico Porteous won a bronze in the half pipe.
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'We've had enough of racism in NZ'
5:55 PM.Almost 60,000 people have now signed a petition calling for Sir Bob Jones' knighthood to be removed. The woman behind the petition - Renae Maihi - tells John Campbell why she's had enough. Video, Audio
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Spike in female offending partly due to social media - police commissioner
5:46 PM.Police Commissioner Mike Bush says young women are increasingly committing crimes and he thinks the attraction of social media notoriety could be fuelling that offending. Audio
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Chinese students stuck in limbo after Auckland college shut down
5:44 PM.Overseas students say they're stuck in limbo and need government help after their college, New Zealand National College in Auckland, was shut down by the Qualifications Authority. Audio
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National MP’s husband, son charged over animal cruelty
5:41 PM.National MP Barbara Kuriger's husband and son have been charged with animal cruelty offences. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint weather: Thursday 22 February
5:38 PM.The latest weather forecast from MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 22 February 2018
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Trump suggests arming teachers to prevent mass shootings
5:25 PM.As survivors and parents of those who have been killed in school shootings pleaded for stricted gun controls, US President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers as a solution. Video, Audio
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EQC settles with homeowner on quake's 7th anniversary
5:22 PM.A Canterbury woman has finally settled an insurance claim seven years to the day her family home was damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch quake victims remembered at memorial service
5:21 PM.The names of each individual killed by the Christchurch earthquake were read one after the other at a memorial service to commemorate the quake's seventh anniversary today. Video, Audio
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No power or water in Waitara in wake of ex-Cyclone Gita
5:16 PM.Many Waitara residents were still without power today - and now have no running water - as Taranaki continues to struggle with the aftermath of ex-Cyclone Gita. Video, Audio
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Barges deliver food supplies to Gita-damaged Golden Bay
5:13 PM.Barges arrived in Golden Bay today, bringing much needed supplies to residents and tourists who have been cut off by road following ex-Cyclone Gita. Video, Audio
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Kiwi Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins bronze at Winter Olympics
5:09 PM.16-year-old Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won New Zealand's first Winter Olympics medal in 26 years. Her dad Sean talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Thursday, February 22nd 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
