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Wednesday, 24 August 2016
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Havelock Nth businesseses join forces in response to gastro bug
Havelock North businesswoman Liv Reynolds says businesses must try to force some kind of response from either the council or government. Video, Audio
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Havelock Nth businesses sick of waiting for answers
24 Aug 2016Havelock North businesswoman Liv Reynolds says businesses must try to force some kind of response from either the council or government. Audio
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Olympians land in NZ after record-breaking effort
24 Aug 2016New Zealand's Olympic Team arrived home this morning with 18 medals in their carry-on luggage, the most New Zealand has ever won at the Olympic games. Video, Audio
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Large quake rocks central Italy, fatalities likely
24 Aug 2016A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck the centre of Italy, with reports of at least six people dead. Correspondent Josephine McKenna joined Checkpoint from Rome. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Wednesday, 24 August 2016
24 Aug 2016Watch Wednesday's full episode here. It starts 5 minutes in. Video
Tuesday, 23 August 2016
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Today In Parliament Tuesday 23 August 2016 - evening edition
23 Aug 2016Week in the House begins with a round of speeches praising the performance of New Zealand's athletes at the Olympic Games in Rio. Questions for the prime minister, John Key, begin with a series from… Read more Audio
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Fight to restore Sir Edmund Hillary's historic Antarctic hut
Three tractors will travel more than 2000 kilometres from Auckland to Aoraki Mount Cook in a bid to save Sir Edmund Hillary's historic Antarctic hut. Video, Audio
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Sir Ngatata Love ill after intense cross-examination
23 Aug 2016Sir Ngatata Love, who is on trial in the High Court on alternative charges of fraud and corruption, had to take a break from giving evidence this afternoon due to ill health. Audio
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Fears disabled children will be shortchanged
23 Aug 2016Disability and school groups fear disabled children will be short-changed by a huge shift of special needs funding from schools to early education providers. Audio
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Motorcyclist's family upset at maximum sentence
The family of a motorcyclist killed in a crash earlier this month says the maximum three month sentence for the foreign driver who killed him is an insult. Video, Audio
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Govt questioned over drinking water fund
The government has faced questions in Parliament about why money to help small councils deliver clean drinking water is no longer available. Audio
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WINZ to offer assistance to Havelock Nth locals
23 Aug 2016Work and Income New Zealand is making special assistance available to those who've lost income as a result of the gasto outbreak in Havelock North. 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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