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Checkpoint for Thursday 12 July 2018
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Inside a Vietnam-based New Zealand merino factory
6:17 PM.New Zealand's merino industry is world leading and the third-biggest producer on the planet, but it's processed largely in Asia. To investigate, Zac Fleming visited a processing compound in Namh Dinh.
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Video of Thai boys in hospital released
6:15 PM.Newly released footage of the Thailand boys, rescued from Tham Luang cave, shows them in good health but in isolation in their hospital beds. It comes as Thailand's navy seals also released footage… Read more Video, Audio
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Safe staffing 'should be a given', but it's not, nurse says
6:13 PM.Neonatal intensive care nurse Julie Dick says nurses have been undervalued as a work force for decades, and health care funds need to be re-distributed in order for nurses to be paid better. Audio
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Protests across New Zealand as nurses strike
6:09 PM.Nurses rejected the latest pay offer from their District Health Board employers, and now 30,000 are on strike for 24 hours. Video, Audio
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Plans for $300-a-night accommodation in Fiordland opposed
5:54 PM.Plans to build a multi-million dollar accommodation complex in Fiordland National Park have put locals and environmentalists on edge. Audio
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US to reunite some young migrant children with parents
5:51 PM.All migrant children under the age of 5 who are eligible will be reunified with their parents by Thursday morning US time. However the Trump administration's promise is being met with scepticism from… Read more Video, Audio
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Minister and iwi opposed to mining exploration permit
5:48 PM.Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage isn't impressed a mining exploration permit was granted off the Taranaki coast and within a marine mammal reserve, but the government says its hands are tied. Audio
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Nelson woman found guilty after rubbing rat poison on MP
5:40 PM.Nelson woman Rose Renton was today found guilty of offensive behaviour and fined $400 for rubbing rat poison on Nelson MP Nick Smith at the city's Saturday market last year. Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 12 July
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Croatia makes history as it reaches FIFA final
5:26 PM.Croatian Kiwis celebrated today after their team romped into the World Cup final for the first time. Now they're hoping they'll make history again when the team plays against France in the final. Video, Audio
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First video of Thai boys outside of cave released
5:20 PM.The world has had its first look at the 12 Thai boys and their football coach since their dramatic rescue from the Tham Luang cave. And as Zac Fleming reports, they appear in good health and in good… Read more Video, Audio
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Emergency departments relatively quiet despite nurses’ strike
5:18 PM.While Hawke's Bay Hospital had to call on an emergency agreement to get four extra nurses on wards today, other DHBs said they were relatively quiet despite the strike. Video, Audio
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Thousands of nurses march during first strike in 30 years
5:09 PM.Nurses went on strike today, despite their union recommending they accept the DHBs' latest offer. Why did they strike? What do they hope to achieve? John Campbell asked them when he joined them on… Read more Video, Audio
- Checkpoint with John Campbell for 12 July, 2018