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Checkpoint for Friday 27 April 2018
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Nats: petrol car levy will hurt the poor
6:15 PM.Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the Government is weighing up the levy, saying it could be used to help offset the cost of electric vehicles and mitigate New Zealand's emissions. Video, Audio
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House that prisoners built now over the wire
5:53 PM.A three bedroom house built by eight prison inmates as part of a trade training scheme was lifted over the prison walls in Rimutaka. Read more Video, Audio
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Over 114,000 sign petition to cancel water consents.
5:48 PM.A petition presented to Canterbury Regional Council calls for unused consents for two water bottling plants to be revoked.( Video, Audio
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Cambridge crash driver sentenced to 6 and a half years
5:42 PM.Cameron Thomas has returned to prison after being sentenced for the manslaughter of a friend killed in a high speed car crash in Cambridge. Read more Video, Audio
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Focus needed on community based mental health services
5:42 PM.The six member inquiry heard from Police, DHBs, judges, mental health patients and community groups at its launch in Palmerston North. Read more Video, Audio
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Chch Metro Sports and stadium "on track" - government
5:36 PM.A scaled down, less expensive plan for the project has been presented which Minister Megan Woods says will open by 2021. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 28 April 2018
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Wild weekend weather could mean more power cuts for Auckland
5:25 PM.Vector is warning Aucklanders more power cuts could be coming tonight and over the weekend with a weather watch in place for the city until at least tomorrow night. Audio
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Father storms out of court as kidnapper discharged
5:16 PM.A father stormed out of the High Court in Auckland in anger this morning as one of the women who kidnapped his baby was discharged without conviction. Read more Video, Audio
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Unlikely alliance pans possible levy on petrol vehicles
5:12 PM.A proposal to put a levy on fossil fuel vehicles to encourage the uptake of electric cars is being panned by what may be an alliance of petrol car importers and social agencies. Audio