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Pig farming, like you've never seen before
5:51 PM.SAFE is calling for a national ban on farrowing crates, used in 70 percent of pig farming in New Zealand. Checkpoint has exclusive footage secretly filmed inside the crates. Jessie Chiang reports. Read more Video, Audio
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Manslaughter accused planned to throw gun in skip
5:46 PM.Gustav Otto Sanft says a sawn-off shotgun went off in his hands while he looked it over and tried to light a cigarette, killing his daughter Amokura Daniels-Sanft. Edward Gay has the latest on the… Read more Audio
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Nearly 60 flood-hit Christchurch households need to find temporary accommodation
5:43 PM.Nearly 60 flood-hit households in Christchurch are having to find somewhere else to live because their properties are potentially contaminated with raw sewerage. Conan Young visited some of those… Read more Video, Audio
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Councils vote in favour of getting more powers to control cats
5:39 PM.The country's councils are calling on the Government to give them extra powers to protect wildlife from cats including microchipping, de-sexing and registration. Audio
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Todd Barclay makes silent return to Parliament
5:36 PM.Embattled Clutha-Southland MP Todd Barclay has made a low key return to Parliament following allegations he secretly recorded one of his electorate staffers, but he is still refusing to speak to… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 25 July 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Boris Johnson says Britain looking outwards as it exits EU
5:27 PM.Boris Johnson says the UK wants to have control of its own borders, but loves Kiwis coming into the country. The British Foreign Secretary met with the Government today and toured Zealandia. Video, Audio
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Not enough ICU beds at Southern DHB, CEO says
5:21 PM.Southern District Health Board's CEO Chris Fleming says the DHB does not have enough ICU beds and patient care is being delayed as a result. Video, Audio
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Chronic bed shortage forces surgery delays in Dunedin
5:08 PM.Several Southern DHB patients have had surgeries delayed multiple times because of a bed shortage in the intensive care unit, with one man passing away while he waited. Read more Video, Audio
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Future of Ngapuhi mandate up in the air
6:27 PM.The Ngāpuhi treaty settlement process has stalled once again, as Sonny Tau rejects a challenge for Tuhoronuku's leadership to stand down in order to help progress the claim. Audio
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MPs battle over election billboard spot in Christchurch
6:21 PM.National list MP Nuk Korako's team put a campaign poster over Labour MP Ruth Dyson's poster at the weekend, believing they were the only ones to have permission from the home owner. Video, Audio
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Kaikoura welcomes Boris Johnson visit as it attempts to rebuild
6:18 PM.Kaikoura locals were delighted to see Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in their town today. Video, Audio
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Drilling confirms freshwater presence under Wellington harbour
6:14 PM.Initial tests on an aquifer in Wellington's harbour are showing promising signs of it being able to supply water to parts of the capital that could be without water for prolonged periods after a major… Read more Video, Audio
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Councils want government to help pay for flood protection
6:11 PM.Local councils reeling from the effects of devastating storms want the government to step in and help pay for flood protection. Audio
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Christchurch civil defence with latest on flooding
6:08 PM.Christchurch Civil Defence Controller Mary Richardson joins Checkpoint with the latest on the region's State of Emergency. Audio
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Officials don't know how many private rentals need insulation
5:54 PM.Officials have no idea how many private rental properties still need insulation installed, two years before it becomes compulsory. Audio
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Young teachers planning to leave Auckland
5:45 PM.Some Auckland schools have given up trying to fill vacancies as young teachers leave the city because they can't afford to buy a house. Audio
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Govt does u-turn on immigration changes
5:41 PM.Industries reliant on migrant workers are please the Government is backing off changes to skilled migrant visas, and say they'd like to see a system that's more responsive to regional demands. Audio
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Te Puea Marae chairman describes action plan
5:36 PM.Te Puea Marae opened to the homeless last week and is already full. Its chariman Hurimoana Dennis tells John Campbell the marae's approach this winter is a more targeted one. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 24 July 2017
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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'It's absolutely shattering': Girl found dead in bath
5:27 PM.The father of Tamsyn Whiteman, 9, who was found dead in a bath at her Auckland home yesterday morning, tells John Campbell the family has no idea what happened to her. Video, Audio
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Boris Johnson cancels media conference
5:24 PM.Boris Johnson has cancelled a media conference this evening. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson has the latest. Video, Audio
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Boris Johnson thanks people of Kaikoura during brief NZ visit
5:21 PM.On his first official visit to New Zealand, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson thanked the people of Kaikoura for helping Britons trapped there after last year's earthquake. Audio
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Doctor fears immigration red-tape may force him out of NZ
5:17 PM.American doctor Mitch Feller fears immigration red-tape may force him to be kicked out of the country despite the desperate need for GPs in rural New Zealand. Audio
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Henley locals clean up after deluge flooded homes
5:14 PM.The little settlement of Henley bore the worst of the weekend's rain, with 35 households evacuated. Some residents spent the day cleaning up, while others are still waiting for floodwaters to subside.
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