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UN challenge - no poverty or hunger, quality education, climate action
6:22 PM.In 2015 the UN signed up to 17 sustainable development goals and a meeting will be held in July on how to strengthen their implementation. Audio
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Megan Woods: 'We have a plan to fix it'
6:21 PM.EQC Minister Megan Woods says she her government has been left a mess, and she has known for some time the Crown guarantee to fund EQC would need to be triggered. Audio
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Megan Woods 'looks like possum in headlights' - Brownlee
6:12 PM.Former EQC Minister and Ilam MP Gerry Brownlee talks to Rowan Quinn about Southern Response claimant Peter Glasson, who is on his eighth day of a hunger strike, and whether EQC will run out of money.
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DoC insists it's not using Thompson + Clark for spying
6:08 PM.The Department of Conservation is refusing to release the intelligence it's received from Thompson and Clark - and of the communications it has with controversial security firm. Audio
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Avocado thief flees crime scene on mobility scooter
5:53 PM.Thieves, including one on a mobility scooter armed with a 12 foot pole, were caught stealing avocados in broad daylight from an Auckland backyard. The tree's owner Bret Glazier joins Checkpoint. Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch's newly-chlorinated water not to everyone's taste
5:42 PM.Christchurch residents say their drinking water tastes and smells like a swimming pool, and is giving them headaches and inflaming skin conditions since it was chlorinated last month. Video, Audio
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802 towbars approved by one engineer banned
5:38 PM.New Zealad Transport Agency has revoked the certifications of 802 towbars, all approved for use by a single Nelson engineer, Peter Wastney. Audio
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Naked Nashville Waffle House shooter still on the run
5:36 PM.Four people were killed and several others injured in a shooting at a Waffle House in Tennessee. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said the 29-year-old suspect, who was naked, remains on… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Mon 23 April
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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NI mayors left out of loop on air ambulance changes
5:25 PM.North Island mayors who were concerned their regions could lose their rescue helicopter services were not aware they could enter the tender to keep the service, Health Minister David Clark says. Video, Audio
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Woman told her benefit was cut over Tinder dates
5:22 PM.Ministry of Social Development has apologised to a woman who was told her benefit was stopped because she had been on two dates with a man she met on Tinder. Video, Audio
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Christchurch hunger striker determined 'to fight on'
5:15 PM.Peter Glasson says Southern Response's lawyers are holding up the process, as he waits to reach an agreement with the government insurer. In the meantime, he continues his hunger strike which has seen… Read more Video, Audio
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DOC using Thompson + Clark to monitor anti-1080 activists
5:09 PM.The Department of Conservation has used Thompson + Clark to monitor anti-1080 activists for nearly two years. DoC maintains it's not using the firm to spy, and has refused to release messages shared… Read more Audio
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Te Reo prison pilot helping stamp out gang rivalries
6:21 PM.A pilot programme at a South Auckland prison is being credited with helping Maori men reconnect with their culture, and is stamp out gang rivalries and jail tensions in the process. Read more Video, Audio
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Man escapes jail for street racing smash
6:15 PM.Dylan Cossey, 21, escaped jail time for his part in the deaths of four people killed when their car crashed while street racing his vehicle near Hamilton. Video, Audio
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Govt failed to do due diligence on waste energy contract
6:11 PM.Government officials failed to do any background checks on the directors of a company they were going to give $350,000 to. The head of the Provincial Development Unit Nigel Bickle tells RNZ political… Read more Audio
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'Catastrophic' car smash near Thames leaves three dead
6:08 PM.A married couple in their sixties from the small settlement of Turua and a 20-year-old man were killed in an horrific crash near Thames. Audio
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Boat passengers lucky to escape wreck with only minor injuries
5:56 PM.Two young children and four adults on a 30 foot catamaran had to be winched to safety after their boat hit rocks while on its way to the Great Barrier Island early this morning. Video, Audio
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Warriors set back by injury, but united ahead of game
5:53 PM.The Warriors will play the St George Illawarra Dragons in Auckland tonight. While the team hasn't provided many victories in recent seasons, their luck seems to be changing this year. Shannon Haunui… Read more Audio
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Bail law changes considered in response to growing prison population
5:50 PM.Justice Minister Andrew Little has signalled bail laws may be in for a shake-up with the prison population ballooning. Tracey Marceau says backtracking on previous changes will put people at risk. Audio
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Attack on nurse highlights need for car parks, NZNO says
5:48 PM.The Nurses Organisation says a serious assault in Hagley Park in Christchuch last night shows hospital staff are still at risk from a lack of secure parking. Audio
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Criminals waiting months to get alcohol & drug treatment
5:38 PM.Heavily addicted criminals are waiting up to five months for treatment in a court programme purposefully designed to treat addiction as a health issue and keep people out of prison. Zac Fleming… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 20 April 2018
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Indian woman refused NZ residency faces persecution back home
5:29 PM.The brother of Indian woman Tanvi Bhavsar, who was refused residency after her husband drowned, says she faces a life of persecution if she has to return to India as she has been blamed for his death.
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Mark Middleton allowed to stay in NZ
5:24 PM.Associate Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi has intervened and stopped the deportation of Mark Middleton, who was facing deportation after living in New Zealand for 56 years. Mark Middleton spoke to… Read more Video, Audio
