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Recent items from Checkpoint
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Cadbury owner says not economic to keep Dunedin factory open
5:46 PM.Mondelez International, Cadbury's owner, says the factory's distance from its Australia, low volume and complex product portfolio, make it expensive to run. Audio
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End of the line for New Zealand Cadbury production
5:44 PM.Up to 380 jobs may go at the Dunedin Cadbury factory after it was announced the city will stop producing the chocolate after 130 years. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 February 2017
5:42 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Port Hills fire location narrowed to "couple of metres square"
5:38 PM.Ken Legat of Fire Investigation Services spent the day on Early Valley Road says they're yet to determine whether the cause of the Port Hills fire is suspicious, but they have located its origin. Video, Audio
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Fire comes within metres of Port Hills house
5:35 PM.A Port Hills family that had to evacuate their home found their house was still standing after the fire came within metres of it. Video, Audio
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Man watches family home burn down in Port Hills fire
5:30 PM.Henry Reese watched his family home in Worsley Road in Governors Bay burn down. RNZ reporter Joelle Dally was with him. Video, Audio
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Port Hills family lose house and over 40 classic cars
5:27 PM.A Port Hills family had no idea their house and more than 40 classic cars had been lost until they returned home the next morning. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
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House singed, but everything else lost
5:20 PM.Ken and Denise McKenzie didn't lose their house. But they lost everything else. The Early Valley Road residents show John Campbell what is left. Video, Audio
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Mayors defend how they responded to Port Hills fire
5:10 PM.John Campbell talks to Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel, Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton, and Principal Rural Fire Officer Douglas Marshall. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 16 February 2017
5:00 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 16 February 2017. Video
Coming up
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Reporter Ian Telfer in Canterbury
6:55 PM.RNZ's Ian Telfer joins us from Canterbury Audio
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RNZ's Belinda McCammon in Christchurch
6:45 PM.Our Christchurch bureau chief Belinda McCammon is on the line now Audio
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Canterbury residents talk to Checkpoint
6:44 PM.Canterbury residents talk to Checkpoint about the on-going fires. Audio
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Reporter Maja Burry in Canterbury
6:40 PM.Our reporter Maja Burry is just outside of West Moreland. Audio
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Minister of Civil Defence Gerry Brownlee on Port Hills fire
6:37 PM.The Minister of Civil Defence Gerry Brownlee has described the footage he has seen of the fires is terrifying but has questioned whether emergency services were adequately prepared for it. Audio
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Bill English says a local civil emergency will be declared
6:35 PM.The Prime Minister Bill English says a local civil emergency will be officially declared sometime tonight. Audio
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Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel on Port Hills fire
6:28 PM.Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel on Port Hills fire Audio
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Taxing junk food, subsidising fresh food could save billions
6:18 PM.The package of food taxes and subsidies would save Australia $3.4 billion in healthcare costs without affecting household food bills. Audio
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Governor's Bay residents flee flames
6:09 PM.Thousands of people are being evacuated from areas on and around Christchurch's Port Hills. Ian Telfer reports. Video, Audio
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Mayor of Selwyn directs residents to evacuation centres
6:07 PM.Two evacuation centres have been set up to deal with residents being evacuated from their homes. Audio
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Jill Dougherty discusses the resigation of Trump aide Michael Flynn
5:50 PM.Veteran US correspondent and Russia expert Jill Dougherty says she's never seen anything like the furore over Michael Flynn's resignation over misleading the White House about Russia. Video, Audio
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Five year old back with family after night alone in car yard
5:48 PM.Glory Inoke was reported missing from her Fairfield home last night but was found this morning about six kilometres away in Frankton by two men going to work. Audio
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Indian students facing imminent deportation take haven in church
5:41 PM.Police have arrested one of the 12 Indian students facing deportation because their immigration agents submitted fraudulent financial statements. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 15 February 2017
5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio