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Irrigators blamed for drop in salmon numbers in Canterbury
6:23 PM.One Canterbury angler says he'd have more lucky winning lotto than catching a salmon, because fish screens that are supposed to prevent them from being sucked in to irrigation canals are not working. Audio
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Phillip John Smith wins court battle over right to wear toupee
6:21 PM.The convicted child sex offender and murderer who fled to South America has won the right to wear a toupee behind bars. Audio
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Auckland Mayor plans shake up of CCO services
6:15 PM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has just announced a review programme of Auckland Council and Council Controlled Organisation services to ensure ratepayers are getting value for money. Audio
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80% of 'free-range' hens may never go outside
6:08 PM.In New Zealand there is no way to explicitly state what constitutes a free-range egg and what doesn't. FRENZ CEO, Rob Darby, says 80 percent of free range hens may never see daylight. Video, Audio
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New home for freedom campers near Blenheim
5:54 PM.A freedom camping pod near Blenheim will offer campers a place to pull up, scan an app on their phone and stay the night. Read more Audio
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Stephen Jones rubbishes All Blacks vs England
5:43 PM.Will the All Blacks play England at Twickenham in November, and will England beat Ireland this weekend? John Campbell talks rugby with Sunday Times rugby writer Stephen Jones. Audio
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Dome Valley accused left record on camera deliberately, lawyer says
5:40 PM.The lawyer for one of the women charged with attempted murder in the Dome Valley kidnapping case says her client purposefully left a record of her involvement on a petrol station security camera. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 March 2017
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Lower milk production weighs on economic growth
5:29 PM.The gross domestic product grew 0.4 percent in the last quarter of last year - roughly half of what had been forecast. Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
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Government faces backlash over data-gathering plan
5:25 PM.A CYF privacy breach has been cited as proof the Government can't be trusted with private information. The government plans to require all agencies seeking funding to provide clients' details. Audio
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Thousands sign petition calling for end to hospital parking
5:23 PM.Almost 10,000 people have signed an Auckland man's petition calling for parking fees at hospitals to be scrapped. He has spent hundreds in parking fees to visit his premature son. Video, Audio
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Parents demand school postpones asbestos removal
5:18 PM.Parents with students at Hobsonville Primary in Auckland are concerned their children may be exposed to asbestos while a large amount is being removed from the school's backyard. Read more Video, Audio
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Judge stops Trump's revised travel ban
5:14 PM.US President Donald Trump's new, revised travel ban has been stopped in the same vein as his original, just hours before it was due to come into effect. Audio
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Countdown pledges to 'make things right'
5:10 PM.Countdown spokesperson James Walker says the company will "make things right" to customers who purchased Palace Poultry eggs believing they were free range. But what does that mean? Audio
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Customers could get refund over free range controversy - Consumer NZ
5:07 PM.Consumers who purchased eggs from Countdown believing they were free-range should be entitled to a refund since it has been proven they were actually caged eggs, Consumer NZ says. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday March 16, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full show here. Video
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Student couchsurfs to raise money for a scholarship
6:23 PM.A Dunedin university student is spending 16 weeks couch surfing in a bid to raise enough for a scholarship for someone less fortunate. Video, Audio
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Food fraud a growing issue
6:18 PM.Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Food Integrity says selling caged eggs as free range is akin to labelling meat as halal when it's not. Audio
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Tech experts among protesters outside Peter Thiel's home
6:12 PM.Protesters have gathered outside controversial NZ citizen Peter Thiel's US home to voice their disapproval of his role in facilitating Trump's plans for mass deportations of illegal immigrants. Audio
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Flooded Auckland tenants haven't heard from landlord
6:07 PM.Former Auckland Council stormwater engineer Peter Kovacevich says he told an Auckland landlord the property he bought was a flood-risk, but the landlord denies he knew it was an issue. Video, Audio
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Should DHBs make decisions on water fluoridation?
5:53 PM.MPs have listened to arguments today on why fluoride in water should or shouldn't be a decision left to the Ministry of Health. Health Correspondent Karen Brown reports. Audio
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Students disadvantaged by handling of maths error
5:50 PM.Students may have missed out on excellence grades due to a serious mistake in an NCEA maths exam last year, which was added to the paper too late to be checked. Audio
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Government bows to Maori pressure, will reword child protection legislation
5:47 PM.The Government has bowed to pressure from Maori and will go back to the drawing board and re-word controversial child protection legislation. Audio
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Rural Waikato town forced to go into lockdown afterhours
5:43 PM.The rural Waikato town of Cambridge has been forced to go into lockdown mode after hours, but locals are demanding a return to 24-7 policing. Video, Audio
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Whanganui river given same legal status as a person
5:40 PM.Whanganui river has been given the same legal status as a person - the first river in the world to have such a status. Audio
