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Mental health top priority for Pacific youth
6:20 PM.Pacific youth have identified mental health as an area that urgently needs to be tackled by the Government. Audio
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Nicky Wagner on funding and support for autism
6:07 PM.Disabilities Issues Minister Nicky Wagner discusses how IHC pulled out of a contract for autistic support programmes, and how "all disability services want more money." Audio
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Two kidnappers jailed for brutal Dome Valley assault
5:52 PM.Michelle Blom and Cameron Hakeke have been sentenced to more than two years in prison for their role in the sexual assault and beating of a 19-year-old woman. Audio
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Climate change likely made Cyclones Cook and Debbie worse
5:47 PM.Climate experts say the earth warming makes large storms more intense. It comes as NIWA says New Zealand is headed for its hottest April on record in parts. Audio
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Top restaurants fear government immigration changes will starve them of staff
5:43 PM.Restauranteurs are concerned immigration rule changes will leave them struggling to find experienced, qualified staff. Read more Video, Audio
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Anger after plaques stolen from war veterans' graves
5:40 PM.Sixteen plaques were stolen from a Hamilton cemetery in the weeks leading up to Anzac Day, and this week a grave in Ngatea was desecrated. Audio
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Evening business for 28 April 2017
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Netball team playing in Tania Dalton's memory wins gold
5:30 PM.The "T-Bags" was a team made up of former Silver Fern Tania Dalton's friends and former team-mates, set up after her death. John Campbell talks to former SIlver Ferns captain Anna Stanley. Read more Video, Audio
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Hospitals at risk of infectious antibiotic-resistant superbug
5:27 PM.There were 46 cases of the C-P-E superbug last year, and scientists are warning New Zealand is near a tipping point for its spread. Audio
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Kaikoura businesses worried they'll be refused assistance
5:22 PM.Kaikoura business owners are concerned they'll be left out of the $1 million grant programme announced today by The Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges. Audio
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Christchurch cleanup producing potentially toxic dust
5:18 PM.Medium-density fibreboard has been sitting at an old rubbish put in Wigram since the earthquakes and residents are worried it's harming their health. Video, Audio
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Autism families underfunded and undersupported - advocates
5:07 PM.Rhys and Lara Hogg have had to move to Marton so they can afford to be the full-time carers of their autistic son Hunter. They say it's a tough slog and they need more support from the government. Read more Audio
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Lynval Golding of The Specials on racism, rights and music
6:22 PM.Lynval Golding of The Specials talks to Checkpoint about racism, basic rights, equality and his music. Video, Audio
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Bail conditions behind sharp rise in prison population - report
6:18 PM.Just Speak, an organisation committed to evidence-based justice reform, says prison numbers have radically increased since the Bail Amendment Act of 2013. Video, Audio
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Finance Minister dismisses infrastructure spending criticisms
6:07 PM.Steven Joyce has denied accusations the $11 billion spending announcement is dressing up necessity as benevolence Video, Audio
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Restoratrion project launched for NZ's oldest stone church
5:55 PM.New Zealand's oldest stone church - St Mary's in New Plymouth - is considered one good shake away from becoming a pile of rubble. Video, Audio
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Sharapova returns from doping ban triumphant
5:53 PM.The former world number one tennis star Maria Sharapova, 30, has won her first tour match back after serving a 15-month doping ban. Video, Audio
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IDEA disability workers strike around the country
5:47 PM.IDEA, which is part of IHC, says pay talks have been held up by the Government's pay equity settlement with the aged care sector, but workers' union says that doesn't stack up. Audio
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Calls for halt on euthanising animals used for research
5:44 PM.A 15,000-strong petition was handed to Parliament today, urging lawmakers to save animals who have been subject to testing, from being killed. Video, Audio
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Edgecumbe locals start own street patrols amid looting fears
5:41 PM.A group of women decided last night to keep an eye on the empty streets and homes in the flood-striken town, saying they couldn't wait for officials. Audio
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Court threatened over funeral business run from residential home
5:36 PM.The Christchurch City Council is considering court action against funeral operator Bell, Lamb and Trotter, and residents are upset at the prospect of funerals happening on their street. Audio
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Evening business for 27 April 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Take a tour of New Zealand's largest video game studio
5:26 PM.Grinding Gear Games, which makes Path of Exile, employs more than 100 full time staff, and soon PoE will go multi-platform and be playable on Xbox. Video, Audio
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Uber driver upset at backlash to long-haul trip between cities
5:23 PM.An Uber driver who has come under fire for driving a desperate American couple from Auckland to Wellington says he's upset he might be punished when he was only trying to help. Read more Audio
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Action urgently needed on polluted waterways - Secretary for the Environment
5:18 PM.A landmark report has found the country's waterways are under increasing threat from intensive farming and growing towns and cities. Audio
