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Vegetable shortage could continue for months
5:24 PM.A nationwide shortage of vegetables may last for several months after crops were destroyed in recent flooding. Video, Audio
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Man kills baby then himself live on Facebook
5:20 PM.Facebook is under scrutiny once again, after a second murder was posted on the social media site in less than a fortnight. Video, Audio
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NZ First backing chief-of-staff after ANZAC Day dispute
5:15 PM.NZ First is backing its chief-of-staff David Broome, whose 12-year-old son reprimanded a peace activist as a TV camera rolled during yesterday's ANZAC service. Video, Audio
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Immigration numbers 'flattening out' - Prime Minister
5:07 PM.Prime Minister Bill English says he is not concerned about record immigration numbers, and says there are signs they're easing. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 26 April 2017
5:00 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 26 April 2017. Video
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Some Florida residents allowed home to survey wildfire destruct
6:28 PM.More than 1000 wildfires are raging in the US state of Florida, but residents in central and southwestern parts of the state have been allowed to return home. Video, Audio
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US tourist driver speaks out after causing fatal crash
6:13 PM.Cardio-thoracic surgeon Kenneth Wolnak has been ordered to pay $165,000 reperation after he caused a fatal crash that killed two men. He speaks exclusively to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Announcement of new Christchurch rebuild Minister polarising
6:10 PM.Some see the removal of Gerry Brownlee after six years as a positive step for Christchurch, but others are concerned that replacement Nicky Wagner won't have a seat at the Cabinet table. Audio
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Gerry Brownlee, Nikki Kaye winners in cabinet reshuffle
6:07 PM.Nikki Kaye has been appointed Education Minister, and Gerry Brownlee will take over Foreign Affairs following the retirement of Hekia Parata and Murray McCully. Video, Audio
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Kiwi workers create four-day weekend
5:57 PM.With the ANZAC Day public holiday falling on a Tuesday this year, many people decided to take today off and enjoy a four-day weekend. Audio
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Unions concerned over spate of workplace deaths
5:50 PM.Seven people have been killed in workplace accidents in the last fortnight which brings this year's workplace death toll to at least 17. Audio
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Midges cause mayhem for residents in east Christchurch
5:47 PM.Residents living near the sewage ponds in eastern Christchurch feel like prisoners in their own homes after a decade of coping with swarms of midges. Video, Audio
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Seven men get long jail terms for involvement in drug ring
5:36 PM.The men have been given hefty jail terms for their involvement in a sophisticated drug ring that made and supplied methamphetamine. Audio
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Evening business for Mon 24 April
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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NZ looks at boosting security checks on Middle East flights
5:26 PM.New Zealand is considering whether to bolster security checks for passengers flying from Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East. Audio
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101-year-old claims sprinting gold at Masters Games
5:24 PM.Man Kaur - the only athlete in her 100+ age group category - won gold by simply turning up to her sprinters' event at Waitakere's Trusts Arena. Read more Video, Audio
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New Ministers announced today
5:20 PM.Gerry Brownlee and Nikki Kaye are the winners in a cabinet reshuffle announced by the Prime Minister Bill English today. Audio
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Widow reacts to sentencing over fatal Nelson crash
5:18 PM.Kevin Whitburn's widow Janet says she's glad Kenneth Wolnak didn't get a prison sentence for causing the car crash which killed her husband. Video, Audio
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US tourist sentenced for causing fatal car crash
5:07 PM.Kenneth Wolnak talks to Checkpoint about causing a car crash near Nelson which killed two people. Video, Audio
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Govt trialling new hybrid cars for Crown fleet
6:26 PM.Govenrment chaffeurs are trialling new BMW electric hybrids to see whether its up to the job of transporting politicians and VIPs around the country. Audio
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Living in the world's largest refugee settlement
6:19 PM.Bidi Bidi Camp in Uganda is home to 270,000 refugees who have fled South Sudan, a country in famine.( Video, Audio
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Too many people in prisons says former National Minister, current MP
6:14 PM.Chester Borrows, Whanganui's outgoing MP, is a former police officer, lawyer, Associate Minister for Justice, and Minister for Courts. He says New Zealand needs to get smarter on crime. Video, Audio
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Policeman killed in Paris terror attack
6:10 PM.Journalist Peter Allen joins Checkpoint live from Paris. Audio
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Warren Gatland explains the magic of the British and Irish Lions
5:52 PM.The Lions only visit every 12 years, but scarcity alone doesn't explain the kind of romance of the Lions jersey. Their coach, New Zealander Warren Gatland, explains what it is. Audio
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Reports suggest US preparing charges against Assange
5:49 PM.WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may face serious criminal charges as US officials move to seek his arrest. Washington Correspondent Simon Marks joins Checkpoint with the latest. Audio