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Coroner recommends school should develop CPR training program
6:15 PM.The coroner has recommended the school that Stephen Dudley attended should develop a CPR training program and officials should should form guidelines on the use of defilibrators. Audio
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Price rises make cigarettes 'worth gold'
6:08 PM.Counties Manakau Detective Inspector Fa'amanuia Va'aelua let his anger at the recent increase in aggravated robberies loose today, partly blaming it on cigarettes. Video, Audio
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Christchurch couple stung with $31,000 in roaming charges
5:55 PM.Emma and Stephen Cliff were shocked to be billed $31,000 for roaming charges while on holiday in Rarotonga. Spark says the couple was repeatedly warned, but they deny this. Video, Audio
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Grant Dalton on Team NZ collision ahead of America's Cup
5:45 PM.Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton says there is great pressure ahead of the America's Cup, and the team wants as much practice time on the water as possible. Video, Audio
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Crusaders' call for large covered Christchurch stadium rebuffed
5:42 PM.The head of the Canterbury Crusaders is calling for a stadium to be built in the middle of Christchurch as a matter of urgency, but an economics lecturer says the business case doesn't stack up. Audio
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Migrants points system in the firing line
5:38 PM.Labour leader Andrew Little says if elected, the party would review immigration policy which encourages immigrants to settle in the regions, as they often head to Auckland as soon as they can. Audio
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Southland eye report author surprised at findings
5:35 PM.Eye specialist James Stewart says he was surprised more people weren't affected waiting for follow-up eye appointments after 14 patients suffered major or moderate loss of vision due to delays. Audio
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Evening business for Thurs 18 May
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Farmers struggling as dairy workers move to Australia
5:27 PM.Foreign dairy workers have been leaving New Zealand for Australia and Canada, and the dairy industry says attemped fixes are too late. Audio
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Accidental discovery could turn around West Coast economy
5:22 PM.Scientists have accidentally discovered a geothermal resource on the South Island's West Coast which could completely rejuvenate the area's economy. Video, Audio
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Japan surprises NZ govt by throwing weight behind troubled TPP
5:19 PM.Japan has surprised the New Zealand Government by throwing its weight behind the Trans-Pacific Partnership, beathing new-life into the trade deal. Chris Bramwell reports from Japan. Video, Audio
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Dairy robbery victim... 'NZ is totally unsafe'
5:08 PM.Vikas Singh was beaten and choked by what police have labelled uneducated, gutless, stupid, violent cowardly imbeciles who should be ashamed of themselves. Video, Audio
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NZ's most isolated farm completes first big Autumn muster since quake
6:25 PM.New Zealand's most isolated mainland farm has just finished its annual calf-weaning muster despite the challenges thrown up by the Kaikoura earthquake. Video, Audio
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Myrtle Rust speads to Taranaki
6:21 PM.Myrtle Rust has spead to Taranaki, with the fungus discovered at a plant nursery near Waitara. Audio
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16 year-old was 'perfectly happy' before caffeine overdose
6:19 PM.A US father is warning of the dangers of energy drinks after his teenage son suffered heart failure and died after drinking too much caffeine. Video, Audio
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Chch hospo told to consider sickness beneficiaries
6:15 PM.Christchurch restaurants and shops have been told they need to consider hiring sickness beneficiaries if they want to cope with a looming shortage of workers. Video, Audio
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Team NZ on the blocks for a day or so after collison in Bermuda
6:13 PM.A rear ending on the water in Bermuda has come at the worst time for Team New Zealand. NBC's host for the 35th America's Cup, Todd Harris, joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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All Blacks to play Japan ahead of 2019 World Cup
6:10 PM.The All Blacks are set to head to Japan next year for the first match between the two nations in five years. The game is intended to help Japan promote the Rugby World Cup, which it is hosting in… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Mayor Phill Goff discusses Ports of Auckland rumours
5:55 PM.John Campbell talks to Auckland mayor Phil Goff about the rumours, speculation and closed doors discussions taking place about the future of the council owned Ports of Auckland business. Video, Audio
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Low income families describe being burdened by debt
5:52 PM.Debt was one of the key talking points at a hui about poverty at Auckland's Te Puea Marae today. Audio
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Colin Craig toe-to-toe in court with Cameron Slater
5:48 PM.The former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig went toe-to-toe with blogger Cameron Slater at the High Court today. Audio
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Dairy owners considering hunger strike out of frustration
5:45 PM.A dairy worker was put in hospital last night after four masked men with machetes stormed into the store in Mangere. Auckland dairy owners say such attacks are now happening daily. Video, Audio
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Businesses and workers 'over' Manawatu Gorge closures
5:42 PM.Ashurst resident Phil Stevens says the economic impacts of the Manawatu Gorge closure are real. Audio
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Another slip on Manawatu Gorge, another closure
5:39 PM.Slips on the Manawatu Gorge are becoming expensive, problematic and frustrating. Acting Chief Executive of CEDA Linda Stewart says the government needs to think about long-term solutions. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 17 May 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
