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$43m forfeiture largest ever in NZ
5:39 PM.Controversial businessman William Yan and three others have been ordered to hand over nearly $43 million worth of property in a record settlement over alleged money laundering. Audio
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Evening business for 23 August 2016
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Rest home owners shocked at footage
5:31 PM.The owners of a rest home where a caregiver was filmed slapping an elderly man say they're shocked, while Waikato DHB says it's sorry his family isn't satisfied with its response. Audio
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Family of rest home victim relieved at caregiver's charge
5:25 PM.The family of Piri Hemi, an elderly man mistreated in his rest home, is relieved the caregiver in question has been charged. Audio
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Govt's plan for online schools criticised by education groups
5:22 PM.The government wants to let children enrol in online schools instead of going to regular schools, but education groups say that's a bad idea. Video, Audio
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E Coli forces Hawke's Bay school to close
5:20 PM.A Hawkes Bay school is deciding what to do next after it was forced to close this morning when E Coli was detected in its water. Audio
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Govt working on Havelock Nth assistance package, mayor says
5:14 PM.The government is working on a package to assist people who have been financially impacted by Havelock North's water contamination, Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule says. Video, Audio
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Havelock North businesses out of pocket due to gastro outbreak
5:08 PM.Havelock North businesses have lost tens of thousands of dollars due to a gastro bug outbreak, which caused more than 4000 people to fall ill. Video, Audio
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Sir Ngatata Love gives evidence in his own trial
6:25 PM.Sir Ngatata Love has given evidence in his own defence at the High Court in Wellington, where he is accused of selling his influence on a $1.5 million property deal. Audio
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Peter Dunne on medicinal cannabis
6:19 PM.Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne joins Checkpoint to discuss why medicial cannabis is so hard to obtain in New Zealand. Video, Audio
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Helen Kelly on why she uses medicinal cannabis
6:13 PM.For former Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly, access to medicinal cannabis is a personal issue. Read more Video, Audio
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Govt releases terms of reference for water inquiry
6:08 PM.An inquiry into Havelock North's water won't consider civil or criminal charges - that's for police or the council to decide, Prime Minister John Key says. Audio
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DoC accused of neglecting historic building
5:55 PM.Architects around the country are fighting to save the visitors centre at Te Urewera National Park, which they say has been wilfully neglected by the Department of Conservation. Read more Video, Audio
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Man accused of trafficking 16 Fijians to work in NZ
5:51 PM.A man accused of trafficking 16 Fijian nationals into New Zealand to work could face 20 years in prison or a $500,000 fine if convicted. RNZ reporter Sally Murphy joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Fiji welcomes home Olympic Sevens champions
5:44 PM.Tens of thousands of people in Fiji have welcomed home the country's champion Olympic Sevens team, which won the nation's first ever Olympic medal. Audio
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Sports funding under the gun again despite NZ's best medal haul
5:40 PM.As the Rio Olympic Games close, sports officials are promising a thorough review of high performance funding. Audio
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Cross-party homeless inquiry holds first public hearing
5:37 PM.Te Puea Marae spokesperson Hurimoana Dennis has told a homeless inquiry that bad decisions and bureaucracy are the main reasons people end up on the streets. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 22 August 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Sex offender moved out of Lower Hutt community
5:26 PM.Lower Hutt residents are delighted the Department of Corrections has moved a sex offender out of their neighbourhood following a community outcry. Video, Audio
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Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman on water contamination
5:18 PM.It is still not clear how faeces ended up contaminating Havelock North's water supply, Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson says. Video, Audio
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Fresh water results worst ecology professor has seen
5:10 PM.Samples taken from fresh water near Havelock North shocked Massey University professor Russell Death, who says he's never seen such low MCI levels. Read more Video, Audio
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Inquiry into Havelock North water deliberately broad - PM
5:08 PM.An inquiry into Havelock North's campylobacter outbreak will look into how the water was contaminated and how local and central government responded. Video, Audio
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Rob Hamill on NZ's Olympic success...and a lamb
6:23 PM.Ten of New Zealand's fifteen Olympic medals came from races on the water, including sailing, canoeing, rowing. The question is how and why? Video, Audio
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Wellington's cable car reopens
6:20 PM.Wellington's cable car reopened today, after a two-month-long, $5 million mechanical and aesthetic refurbishment. Checkpoint went along for a ride. Audio
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Christchurch mental health services struggle with demand
6:17 PM.The number of emergency psychiatric assessments in Christchurch has more than doubled since the earthquakes struck. Video, Audio
