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Wednesday, 22 February 2017
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Paediatricians save premature hippo with 24hr care
22 Feb 2017Doctors have now joined the team of vets caring for a baby hippo at Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio after she was born six-weeks premature. Video, Audio
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Key player in Ruataniwha dam project resigns
22 Feb 2017The future of the $900 million Ruataniwha water storage project in Hawkes Bay looks increasingly doubtful following the resignation of another key player in the dam's development. Video, Audio
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Father jailed for 4 years for two-year-old daughter's killing
A Hawera man has been sentenced to more than four years in jail for killing his two year old daughter - who experienced what's been described as "true horror" in the last minutes of her life. Audio
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Pilot under investigation at time of Melbourne plane crash
22 Feb 2017It's been revealed that the pilot killed in yesterday's plane crash in Melbourne was being investigated in relation to an incident 18 months ago. Video, Audio
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Union walks out on meeting with Cadbury owner
The union representing Cadbury workers walked out of a forum today on the likely closure of the company's factory. Dunedin North MP David Clark joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Five years prison for corrupt Auckland Transport executives
22 Feb 2017A senior council roading manager was able to receive over $1.1 million in payments from a council contractor for over seven and-a-half years without his bosses knowing. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 February 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Nona Pelletier has the latest on the Sky TV and Vodafone merger. Audio
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Chch 'looking good' 6 years after quake
22 Feb 2017Raf Manji is a Christchurch City Councillor and chair of the Strategy and Finance committee. He joins John Campbell in Christchurch. Video, Audio
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Brother of CTV language director speaks about sister's death
22 Feb 2017Francisco Torres' sister Elsa de Frood, died alongside 115 other people in the CTV building. Mr Torres speaks to John Campbell about her life. Video, Audio
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Quake victim's family travels from US for memorial
22 Feb 2017Rachel Conley's family has flown to Christchurch for the first time for the unveiling of the memorial wall. They are staying with a NZ family, whose son died along with Rachel in the earthquake. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Firefighter returns to CTV site for first time since quake
22 Feb 2017Terry Gyde returned to the site of the CTV building for the first time today, six years after he rescued people from the torn, crumbled structure which collapsed in the earthquake. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 22 February 2017
22 Feb 2017RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 22 February 2017. Video
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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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