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Beuden Barrett looks ahead to Hurricaines first real test on Friday
6:23 PM.Super Rugby defending champion Hurricanes are about to face their first real test of the season. Joe Porter caught up with All Black and Hurricanes first-five Beauden Barrett. Video, Audio
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Minister still unapologetic about social agencies data collection
6:19 PM.Social Development Minister Anne Tolley remains unapologetic about requiring private data from social agencies to ensure their ongoing funding. Audio
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Māori King endorses Rahui Papa
6:17 PM.The Māori King, Kingi Tuheitia, has endorsed tribal leader Rahui Papa as the Maori Party candidate for the Hauraki-Waikato electorate in the upcoming election. Audio
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Wellington College taking proactive approach to dealing with students comments
6:13 PM.Four students from St Patricks College have been suspended for sexual harrassment in the wake of Wellington College students' lewd Facebook posts. Kate Gudsell reports. Audio
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More heavy rain on way for upper North Island
6:07 PM.Whangamata residents are in limbo tonight, waiting to see if it's going to rain again. Meanwhile, heavy rain is forecast for Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel through to Saturday morning. Video, Audio
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Trident could miss out on roll out of cameras on fishing boats
5:54 PM.There are now doubts about whether a cameras on fishing boats trial involving Trident Systems will be part of a wider rollout of cameras across the entire fishing fleet. Conan Young reports. Video, Audio
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Northland retirees tell MPs they want to grow pot in their back yards
5:44 PM.A group of Northland retirees who want to grow marijuana plants in their backyards take their case to parliament. Audio
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Māori King snubs Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta, endorses Rahui Papa
5:40 PM.The Māori King, Tuheitia Paki has delivered a humiliating insult to his cousin and Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta, endorsing tribal leader, Rahui Papa to contest the Waikato/Hauraki seat. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 March 2017
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Raising Boys author Steve Biddulph on rape culture
5:28 PM.The author of Raising Boys, Steve Biddulph, tells Checkpoint why so many boys, and men, act in a way that some students from Wellington College have come under fire for. Video, Audio
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Rape culture 'stems higher than youth'
5:21 PM.A protest is being planned for outside Wellington College, to call on the school and New Zealand to address rape culture. A Wellington high school student tells Checkpoint why she plans to attend. Video, Audio
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Former MoT boss gave fraudster benefit of doubt on 8 occasions
5:17 PM.The Ministry of Transport's former boss gave the fraudster Joanne Harrison the benefit of the doubt on eight occasions while she was in the process of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Audio
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Thames Valley Civil Defence update on the flooding situation
5:13 PM.Thames Valley Civil Defence Controller Garry Towler joins Checkpoint with the latest developments on the weather anfd damage in the Coromandel. Audio
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Dad and daughter kayak out of flooded property
5:07 PM.Neil Lamb woke in the middle of the night to find water was already knee-deep. He showed Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming around his property today. Video, Audio
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Onion, ute, two handsaws - how a Pauanui pair escaped the floods
6:25 PM.In Pauanui, Simon Avery had to catch a flight to Vietnam, and Richard Judd urgently needed to be in Auckland. So they got their MacGyver going. Video, Audio
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Joseph Parker fight confirmed for May 6
6:20 PM.Joseph Parker's fight against British heavyweight Hughie Fury has finally been confirmed for May 6 at Auckland's Vector Arena. RNZ sports reporter Matt Chatterton has the details. Video, Audio
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Fears for Whanganui boy missing for four days
6:15 PM.Keanu Ranginui has been missing since around 9pm on Saturday and none of his friends or family know where he is. Audio
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'Just a joke' - friends of Wellington College rape jokers
6:10 PM.A special assembly was held at Wellington College today to send a message that the school regarded the comments as deplorable and appalling. But some students still think it was 'just a joke'. Audio
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Flooding closes roads, cuts power to thousands
6:09 PM.The upper North Island is bracing for more rain after widespread flooding cut off communities, prompted evacuations, and caused damage to properties. Laura Tupou reports. Video, Audio
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Intl Women's Day cause for anger due to rape comments, pay gap
5:56 PM.Women's rights campaigners say it's sad that International Women's Day coincides with revelations around high school students boasting about having sex with unconscious girls. Audio
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Hawke's Bay Council puts green Lake Tutira down to algal bloom
5:53 PM.Hawke's Bay Regional Council Water Quality Scientist, Dr Andy Hicks, says the lake appears dirty and green because of an algal bloom, and nobody should drink its water. Video, Audio
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Facebook video on green lake goes viral
5:47 PM.Hirini Reedy thought he smelt a pig farm sk=o was shocked to find the smell was coming from Lake Tutira - so shocked he posted a video to Facebook detailing it. John Campbell asked Hirini why. Video, Audio
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Cyber security expert on CIA hacking tools leak
5:42 PM.Cyber Statecraft Initiative Deputy Director Beau Woods says the Wikileaks leak of CIA's hacking tools shows the magnitude of hacking methods and techniques available - and the endless possibilities. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 8 March 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Chch mental health patients moved on due to shortage of beds
5:30 PM.At least 25 mental health patients a month are being moved out of hospital overnight in Christchurch because of a shortage of beds. Audio