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Wednesday, 14 February 2018
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Fletcher shares crumble after losses worse than expected
Fletcher Building's share price crumbled by 14 percent today after it announced a $660m blowout, quadruple what it forecast last year. It also claimed the scalp of its chair Sir Ralph Norris. Audio
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Judith Collins' constituents comment on her leadership bid
14 Feb 2018Judith Collins was the first National MP to throw her hat in the ring to lead the party. Sophia Duckor-Jones went to Papakura this morning to speak to some of her constiutents about her prospects. Audio
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Game on for National Party leadership
14 Feb 2018Judith Collins, Simon Bridges and Amy Adams have all announced they want the top job, but other bids might follow. Meanwhile, Paula Bennett says she'd like to remain as deputy. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Wednesday, February 14
14 Feb 2018Watch Wednesday's full show here. Video
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
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Cyclone Gita cuts off eastern Fiji islands
13 Feb 2018Ono-I-Lau, a small, remote group of islands half way between Tonga and Fiji's mainland, is currently being hammered with wind gusts of around 200km/h. Audio
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Cyclone Gita: Entire village destroyed in Tonga
13 Feb 2018Graham Kenna from Tonga's National Emergency Management Office says many historic buildings have been badly damaged or destroyed. Audio
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Thousand remain in evacuation centres after Cyclone Gita
13 Feb 2018Tonga's most powerful tropical cyclone in 60 years has left at least one person dead and thousands of homes damaged and destroyed. Audio
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Bill English reflects on 28 years in Parliament
13 Feb 2018Bill English talks to John Campbell about why he is stepping down, and how he wishes he made more progress in the area of housing, saying if the government had moved faster there might have been less… Read more Video, Audio
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One year since fire tore through Port Hills
13 Feb 2018Helicopter pilot Steve Askin died fighting the Port Hills fires and nine homes were destroyed. New Zealanders are being warned to prepare for more fires like it. Video, Audio
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Family cries as man describes finding Renee Duckmanton's body
13 Feb 2018Friends and family of Renee Duckmanton walked out of court today in tears, as the man who discovered her burnt body described what he saw. Warning: Some people may find the details in this report… Read more Audio
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Lawyer argues accused's case is one of mistaken identity
13 Feb 2018Colin Jack Mitchell is accused of abducting and assaulting a woman at an Auckland quarry last year. He was described in court today as a generally law abiding citizen - but with a dark side. Audio
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Deceased woman's diary ready to High Court
13 Feb 2018Excerpts from Annemarie Treadwell's diary were read to the High Court in Wellington, where Susan Austen is on trial accused of helping Ms Treadwell kill herself in 2016. Ann Marie May reports. Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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