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Rescue operation underway at Harwoods Hole
5:07 PM.A caver has suffered serious injuries abseiling down the deepest vertical shaft in New Zealand. Video, Audio
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Wairarapa woman given access to expensive drug by rival company
6:24 PM.Allyson Lock travelled the equivalent of 12 times around the world to be on a drug trial, but when the trial was cancelled without notice last year she faced paying $500,000 a year until a rival… Read more Video, Audio
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World record for White Fern with four consecutive ODI centuries
6:20 PM.Amy Satterthwaite is the second person ever to score four consecutive ODI centuries, and the first woman to do so. She spoke to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Crown alleges "unimaginable" violence in Dome Valley trial
6:16 PM.The Crown alleges the woman found in Dome Valley was sexually violated, had her arms and legs bound before being driven to a remote road north of Auckland where there was an attempt to strangle her… Read more Audio
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Woman wakes to brutal attack with no memory of getting there
6:13 PM.The police are hunting a man over what they are calling a "disturbing, nasty attack" where a woman woke in a quarry in Riverhead, finding herself injured and a man standing over her with a bat. Audio
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NZ's John Gilbert wins Oscar for best editing
6:07 PM.Entertainment journalist Sandro Monetti was at the Oscars in Los Angeles. He spoke to John Campbell about two unexpected Kiwi winners. Audio
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Retiree will only sell home to first home buyer
5:53 PM.Barry Milne, 84, is selling his Auckland home and moving into a retirement home, but he doesn't care about how much he sells it for, he just wants the right buyer. Video, Audio
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Govt blows emergency housing budget out by millions
5:50 PM.The Government has used four times its annual budget for emergency housing in just three months. Mei Heron reports. Audio
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Govt inaction on car seats is killing children - Safekids
5:46 PM.Safekids says it's unacceptable children are dying because they're not wearing seatbelts after police find 13 people including unrestrained children, crammed into one people-mover. Audio
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Dairy owner angry at home detention sentence for robbers
5:42 PM.A Northland dairy owner who has been held up nine times in 13 years says it's not fair the people who robbed him were given home detention. Audio
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Evening business for Mon 27 Feb
5:39 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Kiwi Oscar winner John Gilbert
5:33 PM.New Zealander John Gilbert has won an Oscar for best editing on the film Hacksaw Ridge. He speaks to John Campbell from Los Angeles. Audio
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12-year-old becomes youngest to swim Cook Strait
5:27 PM.Caitlin O'Reilly swam between the North and South islands on Friday. She spoke to John Campbell exclusively about why she did it. Video, Audio
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PM Bill English says unemployed need to stop taking drugs
5:25 PM.The Prime Minister says he hears from employers two or three times a week that they are struggling to find enough New Zealanders to fill job vacancies, in many cases because they would not pass a drug… Read more Audio
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MFAT alone spent more than $4m negotiating TPP
5:17 PM.The total cost of negotiating the TPP may never be known, but documents obtained by Checkpoint reveal the travel costs for one Ministry alone were more than $4 million. ZAC FLEMING reports. Read more Video, Audio
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Two dead, several injured in crash on SH60 in Tasman
5:14 PM.Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries, two by helicopter and two by ambulance. RNZ's Tracey Neal was at the scene. Audio
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Another 16 teams take to the stage at national kapa haka festival
6:25 PM.It was a day of firsts and lasts at Te Matatini today with one Hawke's Bay iwi having their first team perform, and one performer putting on their last show. Read more Video, Audio
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A hot minute with the Mt Albert by-election candidates
6:20 PM.Mt Albert voters will go to the polls tomorrow to select a new MP. Checkpoint invited the three frontrunners to sum up their campaigns in just one minute. Video, Audio
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Indian students vow to continue fighting deportation
6:15 PM.A group of Indian students who are on the verge of being deported plan to push Indian police to press charges against their agents, while their lawyer continues their fight in New Zealand. Video, Audio
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Firefighters suck up Port Hills water supply
6:11 PM.Residents are being asked to conserve water because reservoirs in Christchurch's Port Hills are struggling with increased pressure from firefighters. Video, Audio
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Mother pleads for justice after son dies 15 months after attack
6:07 PM.The Minister of Justice Amy Adams says she'll review section 162 of the Crimes Act following an appeal from a family whose son died 15 months after a vicious assault. Video, Audio
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Quakes, fires, insurance claims - and then a parking ticket
5:50 PM.Christchurch woman Pam Sharpe has endured earthquakes, fires and dealing with insurance companies, but then she received a parking ticket. She tells Checkpoint what happened next. Video, Audio
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Auckland Islands a glimpse of NZ's predator free future
5:45 PM.Sea lions, royal albatrosses, a rare rata forest and yellow-eyed penguin chicks were just some of the animals RNZ's Ian Telfer saw on a trip to the largest of NZ's subantarctic islands. Video, Audio
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Taranaki polytech gets fail grade
5:42 PM.NZQA downgraded the Western Institute of Technology from a category one provider to category three, making it the lowest rated public tertiary education provider in the county. Audio
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Evening Business for 24 February 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
