Checkpoint for Thursday 24 March 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 24th March 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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186 evacuated in West Coast floods
5:08 PM.186 people were rapidly evacuated after flooding on the West Coast. Alan Wilson, the Westland District's Civil Defence Controller, explains what happened. Audio
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Guests evacuated after Waiho river floods
5:10 PM.DOC Conservation Services Manager Wayne Costello helped evacuate guests after the Waiho river burst its banks. Audio
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Ko Haapu arrives in NZ after months in Australian detention
5:17 PM.Former New Zealand soldier Ko Haapu, held without charge in a maximum security prison in Perth since early November, has arrived back in New Zealand. Video, Audio
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Preliminary flag referendum results to be released
5:24 PM.Prime Minister John Key says he won't be disappointed if the flag doesn't change, because the process has got people talking. Video, Audio
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Survey of MPs shows slight preference for flag change
5:28 PM.A survey of 121 MPs carried out by RNZ showed 57 had voted for change and 54 in favour of keeping the current flag. 6 did not respond. Audio
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Police shoot man in head and leg in Whanganui
5:29 PM.Police in Whanganui have revealed they shot a man twice -- including once in the head -- when he pointed a gun at them this morning. Audio
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Evening business for 24 March 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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National MP accused of driving into protestor
5:40 PM.Whanganui MP Chester Borrows may be in hot water after he allegedly drove over the foot of a TPP protester. Audio
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Brussels terrorists' identities confirmed
5:50 PM.The identities of three of the four men who carried out Tuesday's suicide attacks in Brussels have now been confirmed by Belgian officials. Audio
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US lawyer's MH370 wreckage find confirmed
5:55 PM.US lawyer and blogger Blaine Alan Gibson is on a year-long search for missing airliner MH370, and found a piece of the wreckage on the coast of Mozambique last month. He joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Franz Josef evacuee describes damaging floods
6:10 PM.Last night's torrential rain on the West Coast led to the evacuation of 186 people in the West Coast town of Franz Josef. Photographer Jakob de Zwart is on holiday there. Video, Audio
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Amnesty International calls for release of political prisoners
6:28 PM.Amnesty International's Laura Haigh joins Checkpoint from Yangon to explain why the organisation is calling on the new government to release its political prisoners. Audio
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Legendary surfer the star of Easter Masters Championship
6:57 PM.Australian surf legend, Bob McTavish, is the star attraction at the Easter Masters Surfing Championship in Taranaki this weekend. Audio
