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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 19th April 2018
19 Apr 2018Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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Crunchy tarantula-topped burger part of 'exotic meat month'
18 Apr 2018Bugs have been on restaurant menus for some time, but now a North Carolina restaurant is offering crunchy tarantula-topped burgers. Ashraf Fahim reports. Video, Audio
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Family counts losses after Fiji cyclones
18 Apr 2018The Shamim family has almost nothing left after a small creek swelled into a raging torrent during this month's back-to-back cyclones and heavy rain.
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Tree companies kept busy clearing up after Auckland storm
18 Apr 2018Tree felling crews have been taking on the dangerous and physically exhausing job of clearing up thousands of trees brought down in storms across Auckland last week. Audio
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Waiheke beer angers Hone Heke descendant
18 Apr 2018'Heke Beer' was launched last year in an attempt to showcase a lager from the waters of Waiheke Island, but a descendant of the Ngāpuhi chief Hone Heke, David Rankin, wants the name removed. Video, Audio
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GCSB checking whether Russian hackers hit NZ
18 Apr 2018United States, Britain and Australia have said hackers backed by the Russian government infected computer routers around the world. The GCSB is checking if they have hit New Zealand. Audio
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More delays for people missed by bowel screening programme
18 Apr 2018Around 15,000 people who have had to wait up to seven years to take part in a bowel screening programme will have to wait several more months to be checked for cancer. Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 18 April
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Ashes tribute criticised for being inconsiderate, disrespectful
18 Apr 2018Headless Chickens members tipped the ashes of their bass player Grant Fell on the stage at the Taite Music Awards as a tribute to their band member, but it caught the crowd by surprise and upset other… Read more Video, Audio
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Homeowners in Tauranga subdivision won't be allowed back
18 Apr 2018Tauranga City Council has told the owners of 21 properties in the troubled Bella Vista that it's too dangerous to go back. Video, Audio
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Red carpet for Ardern before 'wonderful' meeting with Merkel
18 Apr 2018Syria and Russia, free trade, regional security and coalition arrangements were the key topics discussed when Jacinda Ardern met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Video, Audio
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Engine issue forces Air NZ to delay, cancel flights
18 Apr 2018Air New Zealand has had to delay and cancel flights, affecting 6500 passengers, because of urgent maintenance it needs to do on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet. Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas… Read more Video, Audio
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