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State of emergency declared in central Italy after quake kills
5:20 PM.Havelock North businesses are still struggling to attract any customers in the wake of the gastroentistinal outbreak, restaurateur Francky Godinho says. Video, Audio
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Havelock North restaurant's business down 99%
5:16 PM.Havelock North businesses are still struggling to attract any customers in the wake of the gastroentistinal outbreak, restaurateur Francky Godinho says. Video, Audio
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Havelock firms to get $200k to cope with water crisis
5:13 PM.Havelock North businesses are to get a $200,000 injection to help them shake-off the downturn sparked by the water contamination crisis. Video, Audio
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Czech tourist speaks about being stuck on Routeburn Track
5:08 PM.Czech tourist Pavlina Pizova spent a month alone in a hut on the Routeburn Track after her companion fell to his death. She spoke today about her harrowing ordeal. Video, Audio
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Today In Parliament for 25 August 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.The Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill passes final reading by 62 votes to 59, following a personal vote. The bill will allow local authorities to make decisions about shop trading on Easter Sunday… Read more Audio
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Christchurch's design lab leads the way with hospital design
6:24 PM.Canterbury District Health Board's world-leading Design Lab has opened to the public. RNZ reporter Rachel Graham went along to find out what it's all about. Video, Audio
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Staff and students protest Otago University arts cuts
6:23 PM.About 250 Otago University staff and students protested today against staff cuts proposed for its arts departments. Video, Audio
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Govt urged to do more to oppose Aus detention camps
6:22 PM.Protestors gathered at Parliament today to call on the government to step up and put pressure on the Australian government on its use of offshore detention camps. Audio
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Small Central Otago town takes on big Aussie bank
6:18 PM.The people of Ranfurly are rallying together to oppose Westpac's plans to close the town's only bank. Central Otago Mayor Tony Lepper joins Checkpoint from Clyde. Audio
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Fonterra raises forecast payout but caution remains
6:16 PM.Debt-laden dairy farmers have been given some relief after Fonterra raised its forecast payout by 50 cents to $4.75 a kilogram of milk solids. Audio
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Woman survives a month on remote track after companion dies
6:08 PM.Department of Conservation's Wakatipu operations manager Geoff Owen has praised the actions of a woman stuck on the Routeburn Track for almost a month. RNZ reporter Ian Telfer joins us from… Read more Video, Audio
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Can the wounded Wallabies turn things around
5:56 PM.Wallabies will take on the All Blacks in Wellington this weekend, after losing five games in a row - four of those on home soil. Audio
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Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule on HBRC investigation
5:49 PM.Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule discusses the letter his council was sent by Hawke's Bay Regional Council about its investigation into the area's bores. Audio
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Chch Council told to remove sea level rise warnings
5:43 PM.Christchurch City Council has been slammed for not removing sea level rise warnings from property reports. It's been told to remove them immediately, but the council says it needs more time. Audio
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Helen Kelly receives cancer treatment in Cuba
5:38 PM.Former Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly is in Cuba having treatment for terminal lung cancer. She told Checkpoint it's a "last ditch" attempt, and hope it buys her some time. Audio
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Evening business for 25 August 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Bill passes allowing shops to trade on Easter Sunday
5:28 PM.Parliament has finally passed legislation that will make it legal for shops to trade on Easter Sunday, if their local councils agree. Audio
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HBRC warns Hastings Council of investigation into bores
5:23 PM.Hawke's Bay Regional Council's interim CEO Liz Lambert has informed Hastings District Council it is investigating the Brookvale bores, which she says 'may be in breach of consents and conditions'. Audio
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Italy's quake death toll continues to climb
5:19 PM.The death toll in Italy continues to climb after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake caused buildings to come down, trapping people under debris in the country's central region. Video, Audio
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Routeburn rescue perplexing for an area not too remote
5:16 PM.The area where a woman became lost on the Routeburn track is popular with tourists and it's surprising she didn't come across anyone else the month she was there, a guide says. Video, Audio
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DoC on how Czech woman was found
5:12 PM.DoC's Wakatipu operations manager Geoff Owen joins Checkpoint to discuss how a Czech woman was found in a DoC hut where she spent almost a month after her partner's death. Audio
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Czech woman spent month alone in DoC hut
5:10 PM.A young Czech woman has survived almost a month in a DoC hut on the Routeburn track, after her companion died. Otago Lakes central area commander inspector Olaf Jensen explains how she was found. Video, Audio
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Today In Parliament for 24 August 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.An early start for MPs on the Health Select Committee which meets at 8am for the first round of oral submissions on its inquiry into a petition calling on the House to investigate public attitudes to… Read more Audio
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Boy writes note appealing for help to find his red ball
6:28 PM.A note written by six-year-old Te Kahu Hall about his stolen red ball has gained wide attention after police shared it on social media. Video, Audio
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No timeframe for determining cause of water contamination
6:23 PM.Hawke's Bay Regional Council says it can't offer any timeframe for determining what is causing the water contamination. Audio
