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Checkpoint for Monday 29 April 2019
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Neighbour remembers beautiful family killed in horror crash
6:21 PM.The neighbour of a family involved in a deadly car accident in Taupō at the weekend says they were a beautiful family with very well-behaved children. Ivan Myers spoke to reporter Andrew McRae. Video, Audio
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3000 across Chch and Banks Peninsula without power
6:16 PM.Thousands of households across Canterbury and Banks Peninsula are without power tonight. Orion spokesperson Linda McGregor says the power company may not be able to restore power to everyone tonight.
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DHBs under 'significant pressure' during doctors' strike, planner says
6:08 PM.It will take months to catch up on the thousands of surgeries and appointments cancelled due to a five day junior doctors' strike that started today. Lisa Owen interviews the district health boards'… Read more Video, Audio
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Company funds free lunches for secondary school students
5:48 PM.About 400 students at a Lower Hutt college are now receiving a free meal everyday, but the company running it is yet to secure funding. Read more Video, Audio
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Jane Patterson: There’s a sense Simon Bridges ‘is up against a brick wall’
5:41 PM.Simon Bridges' leadership will be in the spotlight tomorrow when National MPs return to Parliament from a two-week break. Our Political Editor Jane Patterson joins Checkpoint live to discuss the… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 29 April 2019
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Govt pumps money into addressing Stats NZ issues
5:25 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced $16 million will go towards fixing the issues with the census and preventing them happening again. Meanwhile, Stats NZ says it will begin to release details… Read more Video, Audio
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Tokoroa community mourns family killed in crash
5:16 PM.A Tokoroa man says the victims of a horror crash north of Taupō were a lovely family with young children, and the parents planned to marry next month. Video, Audio
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Striking doctors demand David Clark intervene
5:12 PM.Striking junior doctors are demanding that the Health Minister step in and sort out their deep employment row. Resident doctors began a five-day strike today, which district health boards say will… Read more Video, Audio
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40 percent of deportees from Australia re-offending once back in NZ
5:09 PM.Re-offending rates by New Zealanders being deported back here from Australia are on the rise. As Nita Blake-Persen reports, more than 40 percent of deportees have been charged with an offence since… Read more Video, Audio