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Pahiatua water issues impacting local businesses
5:54 PM.Frustrated residents and business owners in Pahiatua are relieved a test of the town's water bore has come back negative for E Coli for the second day in a row. Audio
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Principal under-whelmed by targeted funding
5:50 PM.Schools found out today how much money they'll get next year from new funding targeted at children from welfare dependent families. Naenae College's principal says it's not much at all. Audio
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Donald Trump ahead in US election polls
5:46 PM.Donald Trump appears to have wiped out the lead enjoyed by his presidential rival Hillary Clinton according to the latest opinion polls. Audio
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Wannabe Auckland mayors discuss Maori seats
5:43 PM.Former Labour leader Phil Goff will push for dedicated Maori seats on the Auckland Council if he's elected, but other mayoral candidates don't agree. Video, Audio
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Democracy or more of the same in Canterbury
5:36 PM.Democracy may be returning to Canterbury's regional council elections this year but commentators say the system has already been rigged. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 7 Sept 2016
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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PM arrives in Laos for East Asia Summit
5:27 PM.Prime Minister John Key has just arrived in Laos for the 18-nation East Asia Summit. Our deputy political editor Chris Bramwell joins Checkpoint from Laos' capital Vientiane. Audio
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Dunedin motorcyclist's sister responds to driver's sentencing
5:21 PM.The tourist driver who killed Dunedin man Riley Baker last month was sentenced today. Baker's sister tells Checkpoint she wants testing and more help for tourist drivers. Video, Audio
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Colin Craig allegedly sent love poems to press secretary
5:16 PM.Letters and love poems were read out in the High Court today in the defamation trial against former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Labour hijacks urgent debate in Parliament
5:11 PM.Question Time in Parliament was cancelled for the first time in eight years today as Labour hijacked an urgent debate on special housing areas. Audio
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Chiefs players warned as stripper's allegations dismissed
5:08 PM.New Zealand Rugby won't be chargng any of the Chiefs players with misconduct, saying an alleged assault on a stripper at an end of season event "did not take place as reported". Video, Audio
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Chch library fights crime with annoying sound
6:26 PM.A Christchurch library is taking a novel approach to fighting crime - it's using a device that emits a sound which is annoying only to young people, generally anyone under 25. Video, Audio
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High demand for bottled water in Pahiatua
6:22 PM.New World Pahiatua is selling bottled water at cost as demand remains high since the town's water bore head tested positive for E Coli last Friday. Audio
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Christian Cullen speaks about former coach Gordon Tietjens
6:18 PM.Sir Gordon Tietjens has resigned after 22 years at the helm of the sevens. He rated Eric Rush, Christian Cullen and the late Jonah Lomu as the best players he coached. Christian Cullen spoke to… Read more Audio
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Auckland housing prices hit $1 million
6:15 PM.The government has driven housing affordability "into the ground", the Green Party told Parliament today as the average house price in Auckland reached $1 million. Audio
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Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett joins Checkpoint
6:09 PM.Minister for Social Housing Paula Bennett joins Checkpoint to discuss an extra $24 million for social housing, announced the same day Auckland's average house price reached $1m. Audio
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Morning Report to host live Auckland Mayoral debate
5:58 PM.Morning Report will host an hour-long Auckland Mayoral debate from AUT's television studio from 8am tomorrow morning. Host Guyon Espiner joins Checkpoint Video, Audio
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Rug depicting naked Labour leader leaves little to imagination
5:55 PM.Whanganui artist Mark Rayner has crafted a rug with an image of a naked and very muscular Labour leader Andrew Little. Checkpoint spoke with the artist and asked him why? Audio
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Health Minister says he didn't snort fake coke
5:53 PM.Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says he attended a primary school fundraiser where there was fake cocaine but he did not snort it. Audio
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MSD defends fruit picking work scheme
5:48 PM.The Ministry of Social Development is defending a work scheme which places locals in fruit picking jobs, despite the fact that only half of them complete their contract or remain in work. Audio
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Trump, Clinton kick off final two month stretch to White House
5:46 PM.The US presidential nominees are reaching out to voters in Ohio, as they prepare for the traditional kickoff to the last stretch of campaigning ahead of the November 8 election. Video, Audio
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Crown, defence summarise cases in George Taiaroa murder trial
5:43 PM.Defence for the man charged with murdering George Taiaroa in 2013 say he had no reason to kill the roadworker, despite the Crown arguing he is the killer. Carla Penman reports. Audio
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Evening Business for Tuesday 6 September 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Pahiatua residents told to boil water until given all-clear
5:28 PM.Pahiatua residents have to wait at least two more days before a precautionary notice to boil water can be lifted after it tested positive for E-Coli. Tararua District Council Mayor Roly Ellis joins… Read more Video, Audio
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Sir Gordon Tietjens resigns as sevens coach
5:24 PM.Sir Gordon Tietjens has resigned from the New Zealand Rugby Sevens after 22 years in charge of team. He told Checkpoint he was always going to resign regardless of how the team did at the Olympics. Video, Audio
