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Checkpoint for Monday 27 August 2018
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Auckland churches slapped with rates rises up to 7000%
6:23 PM.Auckland Council's head of rates Debbie Acott explains how new rates for churches were calculated. Video, Audio
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Gareth Hutchens - Liberals will get ‘smashed’ at election
6:17 PM.Did Peter Dutton and his coup make things worse rather than better for the Liberals? John Campbell talks to The Guardian Australia's political correspondent Gareth Hutchens. Video, Audio
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Paremoremo prison guards’ trial starts in Auckland
6:12 PM.One Paremoremo guard is accused of kicking a prisoner repeatedly in the head, another's charged with breaking the prisoner's ankle and a third is accused of moving a camera to try and ruin any… Read more Video, Audio
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Mongrel Mob members converge in Whanganui for funeral
6:08 PM.Hundreds of gang members have farewelled Mongrel Mob member Kevin Ratana who was shot and killed in Whanganui last week. Video, Audio
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Young NZ techies urged to get a head-start in space careers
5:55 PM.High-achieving tertiary science students are now eligible for Nasa's international internships, under a new agreement between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the US space… Read more Video, Audio
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Maraenui - The Napier suburb drowning in synthetics
5:44 PM.Grandmas, kids, almost 'everyone' is consuming synthetics in Napier's poorest suburb, Maraenui. Anusha Bradley meets a cop who's trying to stamp it out, and a mum who's struggling to give up the drug.
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Marahau still on the mend six months after weather havoc
5:38 PM.It's been six months since Marahau, in the Tasman region, was hit by Cyclone Gita, which brought down an avalanche of forestry debris. Tracy Neal went to the town to find out how the clean-up is… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Mon 27 Aug
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Govt reveals changes to revamp 'out of date' tenancy laws
5:27 PM.The government is proposing a range of changes aimed at making it easier for tenants to rent properties - and stay in them, but landlords are hoping they'll also be considered before any changes go… Read more Audio
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Toxic foam results rising a year after testing began
5:22 PM.Manawatu was meant to be the test case for how well officials handled the toxic firefighting foam contamination countrywide, but instead it's been like David in gumboots versus Goliath. Read more Video, Audio
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Church’s rates bill rises from $218 to $11,500
5:17 PM.Churches in Auckland are begging their mayor and councillors to be their saviour or else they say their recent biblical rates rises could force them to close. Video, Audio
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Simon Bridges maintains leaker could be Parliamentary staffer
5:13 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has flatly rejected accusations from National that she had any influence over the Speaker's decision to halt an inquiry into the leak of Simon Bridges' expenses. Video, Audio
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Man opens fire during online gaming competition
5:09 PM.A man killed two people at a gaming competition in Florida, US, before taking his own life. Several other people were injured. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 27th August 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video