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DHBs unhappy with junior doctor pay dispute deal
5:53 PM.District Health Boards say the deal they've reached with junior doctors isn't a good one and will only bring a year of peace. Audio
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Egg producers looking at stamping amid report caged eggs sold as free-range
5:50 PM.Countdown has removed Palace Poultry Eggs eggs from its shelves and the Serious Fraud office is investigating, after reports it's been selling caged eggs labelled as free-range. Audio
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Injured police officer recalls being shot in Kawerau house siege
5:46 PM.A man accused of shooting four police officers in Kawerau last year is on trial in the High Court in Hamilton. Waikato reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint live. Video, Audio
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Christchurch store robbed eight times in just seven months
5:43 PM.Christchurch store owner David Lee says he's spent $26,000 putting a safe room and a cigarette dispensing machine in his 'Night and Day' store to keep his staff safe. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 13 March 2017
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Voters will have clear choices on tax when they go to the polls in September
5:34 PM.Labour says it will not raise taxes if elected, whereas National is continuing to dangle the prospect of tax cuts, and the Greens are signalling carbon charges. Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
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Auckland Council COO on flooding and infrastructure
5:27 PM.Dean Kimpton is Auckland Council's Chief Operating Officer. He has been briefing councillors and local board chairpeople following severe flooding in the city. He joins Checkpoint live. Audio
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Auckland's wastewater plants stretched beyond capacity '20 times per year'
5:23 PM.Inflow levels at Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant, which serves more than one million people, are breached surprisingly often, wastewater biologist Gemma Tolich Allen says. Audio
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$15 billion to fix Auckland's water systems - Infrastructure NZ CEO
5:18 PM.In some places in Auckland, storm water infrastructure is old, dated and combined with wastewater. That needs fixing, says Infrastructure New Zealand's CEO, Stephen Selwood. Audio
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Couple who lost everything in floods not told of flood risk
5:14 PM.For the second time in five years, six ground floor units at 4116 Great North Road in Glendene flooded due to a stormwater drain failing to cope with torrential rain Video, Audio
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Hundreds join protest against rape culture
5:07 PM.Hundreds of students are protesting against rape culture outside Parliament. The protest follows comments Wellington College students made about taking advantage of drunk girls. Video, Audio
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Four environment group pulls out of government forum
6:19 PM.A fourth environmental group has pulled out of the government's Land and Water Forum, saying the Government's new freshwater standards were the final straw. Audio
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Thames-Coromandel MP urges locals to be cautious
6:16 PM.Scott Simpson is the Thames-Coromandel MP. He has the latest on the weather in the region, and what locals can expect over the weekend. Video, Audio
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Coroglen Valley residents amazed no one died in wild weather
6:11 PM.Coroglen Valley residents describe how cows were swept away several kilometres by the floodwaters earlier this week, and how a bridge was damaged after a river swelled by 10 metres. Video, Audio
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Watercare says Akld is still a way off worst case scenario
6:08 PM.Watercare says Auckland is still a way off the worst case scenario as the city faces its biggest water crisis in more than 20 years. Video, Audio
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Leaderbrand recalls salads over listeria finding
5:56 PM.Pre-packaged salads sold at a number of supermarkets have been recalled after listeria was found in them. Video, Audio
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Rural games 'represent a rural way of life'
5:53 PM.The rural games have gotten underway in Manawatu, with cow pat throwing and speed milking among the events. Video, Audio
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Wanaka retailers celebrate Easter Sunday trading victory
5:50 PM.Wanaka retailers are celebrating the news that they can finally open for business on Easter Sunday after years of having to shut their doors - unlike shops in neighbouring Queentown. Video, Audio
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Rest home worker convicted for assaulting elderly man wants to be a nurse
5:39 PM.A former Hamilton rest home worker, convicted for assaulting an elderly dementia patient, wants to become a trained nurse - news that has come as an unpleasant surprise to the victim's family. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 10 March 2017
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Kaikōura locals fear SH1 deadline will slip
5:30 PM.Part of the road north of Kaikoura has opened to traffic, but locals aren't holding their breath for SH1 to be cleared by Christmas. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Chch councillor Raf Manji to take on Gerry Brownlee in Ilam
5:24 PM.Christchurch councillor Raf Manji announces plans to stand against Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee in Ilam at the general election. He tells John Campbell why he is standing as an independent. Audio
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Heavy rain, thunder on way for upper North Island
5:20 PM.Metservice meteorologist Georgina Griffiths tells Checkpoint what people in the upper North Island should expect over the next couple of days. Audio
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Couple left clinging to tree after being swept away in floodwaters
5:12 PM.A couple was left clinging to a tree for two hours after they were swept away by floodwaters in the Coromandel. Video, Audio
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Auckland facing worst water crisis in 20 years
5:07 PM.Aucklanders have been told to conserve water as the city faces its worst water crisis in more than 20 years. Watercare spokesman Mark Bourne joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
