Checkpoint for Wednesday 7 March 2018
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 7th March 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
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EQC Chch scopes 'weren't 100% accurate'
5:09 PM.A former works manager for Fletcher EQR says assessors didn't check behind walls or under floors to examine the true extent of damage caused by the Christchurch earthquakes because there wasn't enough… Read more Video, Audio
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State Services Commission investigates Southern Response
5:18 PM.The State Services Commission has launched an investigation into insurer Southern Response hiring a security contractor. The company says it did so in response to threatening behaviour from customers… Read more Video, Audio
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Airport dog's death was avoidable - report
5:25 PM.The killing of Grizz, an aviation security dog at Auckland Airport last March, was entirely avoidable according to a report released today. Zac Fleming has the details. Video, Audio
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100 rural communities to get mobile coverage
5:27 PM.The government has announced Haast and 100 other rural communities will get mobile coverage by 2022. Audio
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Evening business for Weds 7 March
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint weather: March 7 2018
5:37 PM.The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
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PM Jacinda Ardern unveils $10m in aid for Tonga
5:38 PM.It's less than a month since Tonga was battered by the cyclone which destroyed hundreds of houses and its 125-year-old Parliament and damaged more than half of its schools. Video, Audio
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Otago marine reserves forum fails to get consensus
5:42 PM.The South-East Marine Protection Forum met for three years to identify areas to protect the coast between Timaru and Waipapa Point in Southland. It's handing in two competing plans. Video, Audio
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Amy Adams promoted to National's finance spokesperson
5:50 PM.The Selwyn MP will now be ranked third in the caucus, behind Simon Bridges and his deputy Paula Bennett. Video, Audio
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73-year-old can now visit dentist for the first time
5:56 PM.A 73-year-old says she'll now be able to see the dentist for the first time instead of pulling out her own teeth after Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei announced plans to provide free private health insurance for… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ needs to learn from EQC's mistakes, Megan Woods says
6:08 PM.EQC Minister Megan Woods talks to John Campbell about issues with EQC and how she is focussing on getting all homes repaired so people stuck in limbo can get on with their lives. Video, Audio
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Auckland scrap metal fire may burn through tomorrow
6:15 PM.It could take another day before the fire, burning on a 1600 tonne pile of scrap metal in Favona is put out. Fire and Emergency says James Fletcher Drive will be closed until at least midday tomorrow.
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Delays in getting relief to quake-affected PNG highlands
6:17 PM.It's been 10 days since a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck a remote province in Papua New Guinea, killing nearly 80 people. Affected communities are frustrated over delays in distributing relief… Read more Video, Audio
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Terminal cancer patients frustrated at lack of funded drugs
6:22 PM.In some cases, women are having to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars themselves for treatments like Abrazane and Kacyla - both which have been publically funded in Australia for years. Audio
