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Checkpoint for Friday 10 August 2018
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Friday 10th August, 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
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Children killed in Saudi-led attack on school bus in Yemen
5:09 PM.Dozens of children, many younger than 15, have been killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike that hit a school bus in northern Yemen. Warning, this video includes disturbing footage. Lucy Fielder… Read more Video, Audio
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International community must help Yemen end war - Unicef
5:10 PM.Unicef's Bismarck Swangin is on the ground in Yemen. He tells John Campbell the bus bombing is just one example of a catastrophic war, that has killed many thousands of people, directly and… Read more Video, Audio
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Single-use plastic bags to be banned by July, 2019
5:17 PM.The Government has announced plans to rid the country of single-use plastic bags in a year's time, saying the hundreds of millions used here each year are polluting our coastlines and waterways. Video, Audio
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Community outraged over closure of Lumsden Maternity Centre
5:21 PM.The fight to save Lumsden Maternity Centre from closing has been lost, despite protests and a petition with more than 4000 signatures urging the government and DHB to keep its birthing services. Audio
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Taranaki post-mortems head out of region
5:22 PM.A Ministry of Justice decision to move Taranaki post-mortems to Palmerston North has shocked locals and raised concerns it will add to the stress bereaved families are already experiencing. Audio
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Mum and son combo hits the field in historic moment
5:27 PM.History will be made at Mount Smart stadium tonight when the first female NRL team takes the field in a curtain raiser against Auckland ahead of the Warriors match against the Newcastle Knights. Video, Audio
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Fonterra shareholders say twin hit to earnings 'unacceptable'
5:33 PM.Dairy giant Fonterra has been given a serious serve from its shareholders who say the double hit to their earnings this year is unacceptable. Video, Audio
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Fonterra makes moves to cut gas emissions by 30% by 2030
5:37 PM.Fonterra says it's making the move away from coal, transfering one of its sites to electricity and abandoning plans for a Waikato mine. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 August 2018
5:40 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Rescue of Aus man on Mt Aspiring cost more than $100,000
5:43 PM.Each year NZ spends millions on ensuring the provisions are there to help out those who find themselves in need of rescue, but the head of the Federated Mountain Clubs says a price should never be put… Read more Audio
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Rowing NZ High Performance boss resigns after cultural review
5:46 PM.New Zealand's high performance sport community has lost several high profile staff members this year - and another was added to that list today as Rowing New Zealand high performance boss Alan Cotter… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland teen breaks 123 weightlifting records
5:50 PM.Kanah Andrews-Nahu is still at high school, but she's already breaking weightlifting records. The 17-year-old has just been picked to represent New Zealand at the Youth Olympics. She spoke to John… Read more Video, Audio
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Maternity centre’s closure might drive midwives out of town
6:12 PM.A Lumsden midwife says she is considering returning to nursing or moving out of the area now the region's maternity centre will close, a move she says will drastically add to her workload. Video, Audio
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Lombok earthquake: NZ man and pregnant wife living in makeshift camp
6:18 PM.A New Zealander living in Indonesia has given a first hand account of the utter devastation in Lombok following last Sunday's 6.9 magnitude quake which killed 259 and has left tens of thousands of… Read more Video, Audio