Checkpoint for Wednesday 31 October 2018
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Trick or treat: Is this the scariest house in Auckland?
6:26 PM.Princesses, superheroes, villains and monsters are stalking streets around the country tonight on the scariest evening of the year. About 100 of them are at a real estate agency-turned haunted house… Read more Video, Audio
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Making steamed pudding with Meghan Markle
6:24 PM.Meghan Markle had a quick lesson in the art of making steamed pudding when she visited Te Papaioru Marae in Rotorua. Audio
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Second inquest into Zachary Gravatt's death closes
6:22 PM.A chief medical officer has told an inquest into Zachary Gravatt's sudden death that medical staff in the hospital had the experience to him, as he was dying in Auckland Hospital from meningococcal… Read more Audio
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Beyond the Beehive: Homelessness
6:16 PM.Ken has slept on Auckland's streets for the majority of his life and he struggles to see that ever changing. In the final episode of our video series Beyond the Beehive, reporter Max Towle and… Read more Video, Audio
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DOC: Jo Morgan did all the right things
6:09 PM.Department of Conservation head Lou Sanson was at Mount Cook when the alert sounded for the fatal avalanche on Mount Hicks. He told Lisa Owen how he spent the morning comforting sole survivor Jo… Read more Video, Audio
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Young waka crew follow stars back to New Zealand
5:50 PM.A New Zealand ocean voyaging group is relieved to have its canoe - the Haunui - back home, after a mammoth sail to Norfolk Island that was delayed for weeks due to bad weather. Alex Perrottet and our… Read more Video, Audio
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Who should pay for Ruapehu's eruption warning system?
5:46 PM.The company operating the Ruapehu ski fields is in a battle with Department of Conservation over who should pay for a warning system to alert people of eruptions and possibly devastating lahars. Audio
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Evening business for 31 October 2018
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Emotional powhiri welcomes Royal couple to Rotorua
5:28 PM.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received a powerful powhiri at Te Papaiouru Marae, before bestowing new names on two kiwi chicks at the National hatchery at Rainbow Springs. Video, Audio
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Why the culture needs to change at EQC
5:23 PM.EQC's legal costs are continuing to rise year on year, but deputy chief executive Renee Walker says that's because claimants haven't been able to speak to someone directly in the past, and EQC is now… Read more Video, Audio
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Immigration Minister to revisit Karel Sroubek’s residency case
5:20 PM.Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway says he will need to have another look at Czech criminal Karel Sroubek's residency case after National revealed he had returned to the Czech republic since… Read more Audio
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Jo Morgan: How I survived being buried in an avalanche
5:09 PM.Buried in an avalanche, not knowing what way was up, Jo Morgan says she didn't panic. With calculated precision, she activated her locator beacon and dug herself out. Then the phone rang. She… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Wednesday, 31st October 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
