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Checkpoint for Friday 6 April 2018
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Kapiti Coast locals at war with ants
6:26 PM.Frustrated residents on the Kapiti Coast are waging a war against Argentine ants, which they are finding in their gardens, homes, hair, and constantly crawling up their bodies. Warmer weather has… Read more Video, Audio
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Three years imprisonment for serial Piha arsonist
6:22 PM.Cory Marson-Wood, 20, lit more than 30 fires in Piha last year. He told police he got an adrenalin rush when he saw emergency services arriving to fight them. Rowan Quinn has the details. Video, Audio
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Immigration programme goes beyond privacy law - Justice Minister
6:19 PM.Immigration NZ has been running a pilot data modelling programme in the last 18 months, targetting overstayers by using age, gender, and ethnicity to identify troublemakers. Audio
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Government picks Taranaki as tourism hotspot
6:15 PM.The Government wants to turn Taranaki into a global tourism hotspot, announcing a $20 million growth package for the struggling region today. Audio
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Fact checking Gerry Brownlee's EQC claims
6:08 PM.Conan Young put, among other things, the former EQC Minister's claim that Christchurch re-repairs are high due to aftershocks, to experts. Audio
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Cyclists vie for more Commonwealth Games medals
5:51 PM.New Zealand cyclists will be chasing more medals tonight at the Commonwealth Games velodrome, after a gold and two silvers last night. Video, Audio
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Edgecumbe flood victims - where are they now?
5:43 PM.It's been one year to the day since the stopbank broke and hundreds of homes were flooded in Edgecumbe. Locals describe what they've endured, and where they are now. Video, Audio
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Wahine disaster hero: What happened to boy I saved?
5:37 PM.Chris Wilson, a soldier who had been travelling home to Christchurch from Waiouru the morning of the disaster, has spent the past 50 years wondering what became of the little boy he rescued. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 6 April 2018
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sole student wants to stay: ‘They can’t do this to Māori’
5:27 PM.Stephanie Pomare, the only student left at catholic co-ed school Hato Petera, says she feels pressured to leave but wants to stay in a stand against the church, which she says isn’t being fair to… Read more Video, Audio
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Drone disrupts flights in Auckland
5:20 PM.A drone around Auckland airport has caused disruptions to seven flights. Police are searching the area for the drone operator. Audio
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American visitor, 21, denies causing fatal crash
5:20 PM.American tourist Reiss Berger has been allowed to leave the country with orders to return, despite police opposition to bail. Lois Williams has the latest. Video, Audio
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$270m on Chch quake re-repairs 'awful, bad, inefficient'
5:18 PM.Christchurch locals tell RNZ reporter Katy Gosset how they feel about the $270m spent on re-repairs on quake-damaged Christchurch homes. Audio
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Chch quake re-repairs blamed on 'poor scoping standard’
5:09 PM.So many re-repairs are needed on Christchurch quake-damaged homes because the initial scoping was wrong, quantity surveying business owner Lester Bryant tells John Campbell. Video, Audio
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