Checkpoint for Tuesday 28 August 2018
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Photos of UFO over Canterbury go viral
6:29 PM.Is it a meteor, is it space junk, is it ET....those are the questions North Canterbury stargazers are grappling with after a dramatic sighting last night. Read more Video, Audio
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Two firefighters given citation for saving life
6:24 PM.Hutt Valley firefighters Daniel Olliver and Scott Duganzich shielded Ally Maclachlan from falling debris on a cliff face, saving her life. Today, they were given a citation for their work. Video, Audio
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Food worth thousands stolen from Otago restaurant
6:22 PM.The owner of a popular Otago restaurant is considering installing new security systems after tens of thousands of dollars worth of produce was stolen from its freezers. Audio
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Prison officer caught on camera kicking prisoner in the head
6:15 PM.Footage captured by a prison officer's body camera shows his colleague kicking a prisoner in the head as he lay on the ground. Read more Video, Audio
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Air NZ CEO to head govt's business advisory council
6:08 PM.Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon will chair the prime minister's new business advisory council. He talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Life after being declared M. Bovis free
5:51 PM.A few weeks ago, after culling 1700 calves, Ben Walling and Sarah Flintoft's farm was declared Mycoplasma bovis free. Conan Young and Dan Cook returned to find out how they were getting on. Read more Video, Audio
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Revived Andromeda Theatre complex to be built in weeks
5:47 PM.Theatre producer Michael Bell has got permission to build a temporary theatre complex using shipping containers, a giant tent, and temporary staging, right in the heart of the partially completed… Read more Video, Audio
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Where NZ Rugby gets its money, and where it spends it
5:42 PM.With the All Blacks' ability to retain top players against tempting pay packets from overseas, we wondered where Rugby NZ spends its money. Rugby NZ COO Nicki Nichol explains. Audio
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Tax breaks for All Blacks mooted to keep players in NZ
5:37 PM.Rob Nichol from the players association says New Zealand should take a leaf out of Ireland's tax book where players who end their careers there can claim back 40 per cent of their tax back. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 August 2018
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Minister proposing harsher synthetic drug laws
5:25 PM.Police Minister Stuart Nash says the law that regulates synthetics is "inadequate", and the government is considering moving its regulation to result in harsher penalities. Video, Audio
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Advisory council set up to address low business confidence
5:17 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says business confidence is no longer the 'elephant in the room' but a massive, big, flashing neon sign. She made the comment when announcing a new advisory council. Video, Audio
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Pike River Mine to be treated as ‘crime scene’
5:09 PM.The government says Pike River Mine will be treated as a crime scene when re-entry finally occurs. Meanwhile, family members of the 29 men killed inside the mine, have entered the portal for the first… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Tuesday 28th August, 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
