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Monday, 27 March 2017
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Residents forced to don masks due to health risks from quarry dust
27 Mar 2017Dust around a gravel quarry on the edge of Christchurch contains levels of crystalline silica 20 times higher than the safe limit. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 27 March 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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China and NZ set date for FTA upgrade talks
27 Mar 2017After years of lobbying China has finally agreed to allow New Zealand's chilled meat products into the country, while also agreeing to start talks on an upgrade to the free trade agreement with NZ. Audio
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Government spending emergency housing grant budget twice as fast as expected
27 Mar 2017Associate Minister for Social Housing, Alfred Ngaro, says the government is working on solutions to emergency accommodation, including purchasing motels. But only one motel has been purchased so far.
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Motels paid more than $100,000 a month in emergency housing grants
27 Mar 2017In the last three months of last year, five motels in South Auckland were paid more than $1 million to house the country's homeless. Video, Audio
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Hit & Run author adamant civilians, not insurgents killed
27 Mar 2017Hit & Run authors say six civilians were killed in Afghanistan on the same night the Defence Force says nine insurgents were killed. Could it be possible two raids occurred simultaneously? Video, Audio
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Defence Force concedes civilians may have been killed in NZ lead raid
27 Mar 2017The New Zealand Defence Force now admits some civilians may have been killed in a New Zealand led SAS raid in Afghanistan, but insist Hit & Run authors have key details wrong. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday March 27, 2017
27 Mar 2017Watch Monday's full show here. Video
Friday, 24 March 2017
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Kaikoura earthquake moved South Island 6 metres closer to North
24 Mar 2017New research shows the earthquake pushed parts of the South Island six metres closer to the North, and raised Waipapa Bay by up to eight metres. Video, Audio
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Rental car crossed centre line, bus driver says
24 Mar 2017The owner of the tour bus company which was involved in a fatal crash on the road to Milford Sound says it appears the rental car had crossed the centre line. Video, Audio
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Family Court judges beg for more social workers in Masterton
Family Court judges wrote this month to the Deputy Director of the Social Development Ministry and the Children's Commissioner to ask for more social workers. Audio
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Eight arrested over Westminster terror attack
The police have named 52-year old British-born Khalid Masood as the man behind the terror attack that killed five people and injured more than 40. Video, 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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