Checkpoint for Tuesday 23 February 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 23th February 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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Surveying the cyclone damage in Ba
5:09 PM.In Fiji the scale of the damage from Cyclone Winston is becoming apparent. Video, Audio
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Man who threw substance at Minister lost son in quake
5:20 PM.The man who threw brown slime at the Earthquake Recovery Minister yesterday says he did so because the government has shown no remorse to the families who lost loved ones in the earthquake. Audio
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Man says he was grieving for wife when made formula threat
5:24 PM.An Auckland businessman who threatened to spike infant milk formula with 1080 says he was grieving for his wife and in a bad state when he made the threat. Jeremy Hamish Kerr sent letters to Fonterra… Read more Audio
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Massey High students start uniform petition
5:25 PM.More than 1300 students, parents and supporters have signed an online petition calling for a summer uniform for Massey High School in West Auckland. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 February 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Mass devastation across Fiji
5:38 PM.Aerial and ground surveys across Fiji have shown mass devastation across the country's hardest hit communities. Schools and houses were flattened at the height of the Category 5 cyclone as aid… Read more Audio
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House still damaged 5 years after quake
5:43 PM.Labour leader Andrew Little told Morning Report the Government needs to impose a deadline and take over any cases that haven't been resolved. Nick and Miranda Rout are one of those unresolved cases.
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Black Caps set Australia 201 to win
5:56 PM.The Black Caps have set Australia 201 runs to win the second test in Christchurch, after a day of ups and downs for the New Zealanders. Audio
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Uber driver charged with mass murder
5:59 PM.The alleged gunman in Saturday's Kalamazoo shooting rampage is facing 16 charges including six of murder. Jason Dalton, an Uber driver, shot multiple people over a five hour period. Audio
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United Nations' Sune Gudnitz speaks from Fiji
6:08 PM.The death toll from Cyclone Winston has risen to 29 and authorities worry it will continue to climb. Two days after the devastating storm hit, aid workers are starting to reach some of the most… Read more Video, Audio
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Tokoroa searches fruitlessly for a GP
6:15 PM.A Tokoroa doctor says he can't understand why no one is applying to work at his practice, despite promising a salary of several hundred thousand dollars. Audio
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Opposition says Maori Party dressing up privatisation
6:20 PM.Opposition Maori MPs says the Maori Party is dressing up a sell off of state houses as Rangatiratanga and it's insulting. The Maori Party supported the Government's bill which opens up sale of state… Read more Audio
