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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
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Hydroelectric dam affecting Whanganui River - locals
5:45 PM.Locals say the Whanganui River would be in better shape if the Tongariro Power Scheme wasn't taking its headwaters. Video, Audio
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Cyclones bring reprieve for drought-plagued North Canterbury
5:41 PM.Recent rainfall has turned parched paddocks green in North Canterbury and caused one creek to flow for the first time in three years. Video, Audio
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Concern over facilities used to house vulnerable youth
5:38 PM.The Children's Commissioner says he has significant concerns that extremely vulnerable young people are being housed in motels instead of specialised care facilities. Audio
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Evening business for 21 April 2017
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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World Masters Games kicks off in Auckland
5:25 PM.The largest multi-sport event in the world has begun in Auckland. Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming met with some of the athletes who have travelled from all over the world to participate. Video, Audio
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Whakatane council buys campground to house flood-hit residents
5:22 PM.Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne tells Checkpoint his council has purchased a campground to provide temporary accomodation for Edgecumbe residents left homeless by flooding. Audio
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Stop executions - former US Death Row supervisor tells Checkpoint
5:12 PM.The Supreme Court has given the go ahead for Arkansas to carry out its first execution since 2005. Patrick Crain tells Checkpoint he believes executions should be done away with. Video, Audio
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ISIS claims responsibility for Paris attack
5:09 PM.French President Francois Hollande has described an attack on several policemen in Paris as an act of terrorism. Video, Audio
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Wellington looking at high-tech earthquake solutions
6:21 PM.The Wellington City Council wants to put accelerometers in commercial buildings to help it make quicker decisions about which areas are worst affected following an earthquake. Audio
