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Checkpoint for Monday 18 April 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 18th April 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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Dan Collyns describes quake hit Guayaquil in Equador
5:11 PM.Dan Collyns is a freelance journalist, based in Peru. He files for The Guardian, the BBC, and American TV networks, and he's driving up the Coast to the area where the earthquake's damge is greatest. Audio
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Greyhound board member banned for 11 years for doping
5:14 PM.In an action with few precedents in the history of New Zealand sport, a member of the Greyhound racing governing body has been banned from the sport for 11 years after admitting to doping charges. Audio
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John Key not scared by South China Sea warning
5:19 PM.The Prime Minister says he's not scared off by a warning by Chinese state media not to bring up the China South Sea dispute during his official visit there. Audio
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Road worker hit during police chase
5:22 PM.A road worker's been hit by a car being chased by police. Audio
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Scenic Hotel director says he knew nothing about 100k donation
5:24 PM.The company awarded a government contract to manage a luxury resort in Niue says its executive chairman who made a big donation to the National Party knew nothing about the bid. Audio
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Police used sirens to find car that drove off bank
5:27 PM.The police say they had to use sirens and car horns to track down a man who drove 30 metres down a steep bank in rural West Auckland. Audio
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Evening Business for 18 April 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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92-year-old shaky after dog attack in Kaikohe
5:39 PM.Jim Morgan, an elderly Kaikohe man injured in a random dog attack at the weekend, says he's feeling shakier now than when it happened. Audio
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Legal loophole reopens Akld Supercity debate
5:46 PM.The Auckland Supercity's structure has come under scrutiny, after the Local Government Commission decided there's community backing for a change. Auckland Correspondent, Todd Niall, reports. Audio
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Govt accused of picking favourites for chch red-zone.
5:49 PM.The Government is being accused of picking favourites over a proposal to put a flat water sporting facility in Christchurch's red zone. Sally Murphy reports. Audio
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Former volunteer firefighter to speak out on bullying
5:52 PM.More than 100 people are expected to turn out to a public meeting in Christchurch tonight on bullying in the workplace. One of the guest speakers, Jude Marks, speaks to John Campbell. Audio
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Demelza Leslie reports on John Key's trip to China
6:09 PM.John Key's trip to China has kicked off with a warning - raising the South China Sea issue could hurt New Zealand's push to make progress on trade with China. Demelza Leslie explains. Audio
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NZer volunteering in Ecuador describes quake
6:13 PM.An Ashburton teenager volunteering in Ecuador describes feeling the deadly 7.8 magnitude quake 800 kms away from the epicentre. Audio
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Four major earthquakes in five days
6:20 PM.Four major earthquakes in five days - could they be connected? Mark Quigley from the University of Melbourne explains Audio
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Morgan Foundation report an over-generalisation
6:24 PM.A carbon trader says while there were some dubious carbon credits traded in the past, it is an over-generalisation to say they were all fraudulent. Chris Bramwell reports. Audio
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Sports reporter Matt Chatterton wraps up the weekend's sport
6:27 PM.Time for a wrap up of the weekend's sport with Matt Chatterton is in the Auckland studio. Audio