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Akld community appeals controversial retirement development
5:51 PM.Devonport residents are in a bitter battle trying to stop a 600-bed reitrement village being built in their community, describing it as looking like a prison. Video, Audio
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Akld community appeals controversial retirement development
5:51 PM.Devonport residents are in a bitter battle trying to stop a 600-bed reitrement village being built in their community, describing it as looking like a prison. Video, Audio
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Water inquiry told large numbers of elderly are still recovering
5:46 PM.Anecdotal evidence shows a large number of elderly who fell ill from the Havelock North water contamination have never recovered, health authorities say. Video, Audio
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Beneficiaries, low income earners hardest hit by inflation
5:43 PM.Costs for beneficiaries and low incomes earners rose more than twice as much as costs did for the highest spenders, Statistics New Zealand says. Audio
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MFAT sets up taskforce to monitor US policy developments
5:41 PM.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade admits it dropped the ball on finding out how Donald Trump's travel ban affects New Zealanders, so has setup a taskforce to keep on top of US policy. Audio
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Judge upset at Trump's judiciary comments
5:37 PM.Donald Trump's own Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch,says attacks on the judiciary are 'demoralising' and 'disheartening'. Audio
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Evening business for 9 February 2017
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Oil companies to face price margin investigation with MBIE stud
5:26 PM.Petrol prices are being investigated by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to determine whether unfair price gouging is going on. Audio
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Southern Response refuses to release legal fees
5:22 PM.Southern Response is refusing to say how much it has spent on its legal battle against policy holders who are taking class action against the insurer over their Christchurch quake claims. Video, Audio
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HNZ home infested with cockroaches
5:17 PM.An Auckland Housing New Zealand home is infested with hundreds of cockroaches, and despite calls from its tenant for HNZ to fumigate the property, nothing has been done. Read more Video, Audio
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Historical homosexual conviction announcement 'too late'
5:11 PM.The Government announced today that people with historical convictions for homosexual offences will be able to apply to have their convictions expunged. Video, Audio
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Historical homosexual convictions can be expunged - Govt
5:09 PM.The Government announced today that people with historical convictions for homosexual offences will be able to apply to have their convictions expunged. Audio
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Large fire blazing at church in Rotorua
6:26 PM.A large fire has ripped through a church in Rotorua. Eyewitness Ryan joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Power pylons' remove set to boost New Plymouth suburb house prices
6:23 PM.Homeowners in a New Plymouth suburb are hoping for a spike in property prices when power pylons, which once serviced a now defunct power station, are finally removed. Audio
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500 staff evacuated from damaged IRD building in Wellington
6:20 PM.Almost 500 workers have been evacuated from Inland Revenue's Hawkestone St building in central Wellington because of earthquake damage. Audio
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Father argued with accused murderer days before death
6:17 PM.Michael Waipouri has denied charges of kidnapping and murdering Lance Murphy by beating him to death with a baseball bat and a tree branch in November 2015. Audio
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State and federal lawyers debate Trump's travel ban
6:11 PM.Correspondent Harry Horton joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest developments on US President Donald Trumps' travel ban. Video, Audio
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Medicinal cannabis change doesn't go far enough - Green Party
6:07 PM.Medicinal cannabis will no longer need ministerial approval, but will still need the OK from the Ministry of Health. The Green Party's health spokesperson, Julie Anne Genter, says that isn't good… Read more Audio
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NASA flying lab in NZ to measure climage change, pollution
5:56 PM.Staff onboard NASA's DC-8 aircraft are flying across the globe on a 28-day-mission to better understand climate change and air pollution. The flying laboratory has touched down in Christchurch. Video, Audio
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Patricia Grace challenges Public Works Act
5:53 PM.Renowned author Patricia Grace had already won a legal battle against the government which was threatening to take her land for a Kapiti road - now she is challenging the Public Works Act itself. Audio
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Big Dry in Hawke's Bay renews concern over water bottling firms
5:47 PM.Hawke's Bay residents are worried record low water levels in the region will get even worse when bottling companies reach peak production. Video, Audio
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Lydia Ko names new coach amid raft of changes
5:44 PM.Lydia Ko has hired South African swing guru Gary Gilchrist as her coach, Gary Matthews as caddie, and switched from Callaway clubs to PXG. Audio
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Leaky pipes, leaky deficit for Capital Coast Health Board
5:40 PM.Up to five new leaks a week are being discovered throughout Wellington Regional Hospital's copper piping, further stretching the pockets of the already struggling Capital and Coast District Health… Read more Audio
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Tributes flow for NZ football legend Steve Sumner
5:37 PM.Former All Whites captain Steve Sumner has died aged 61 after being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer in late 2015. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 8 February 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio