Checkpoint for Friday 6 May 2016
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Sports chat for 6 May with Joe Porter
6:27 PM.The Kiwis rugby league team are heavy underdogs to win tonight's test against Australia in Newcastle with a week of off-field drama leaving them rank outsiders to extend their 3-match winning streak… Read more Audio
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Sheep dog trial enthusiasts descend on Taranaki
6:23 PM.Hundreds of sheep dog trial enthusiasts have descended upon a remote valley in Taranaki for the North Island Sheep Dog Trial Championships this week. Audio
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Weekly playgroup tackles loneliness of city parents
6:20 PM.Lonely new mothers living in central Auckland have joined together to set up a weekly playgroup in the CBD. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 6 May 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
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Canadian wildfire burns equivalent of 850sqkm
5:08 PM.The wildfire that began in Fort McMurray is now burning ferociously across an area of 850 square kilometres and has forced 88,000 people from their homes and into evacuation centres. Video, Audio
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Syrian refugees step up to help McMurray fire evacuees
5:15 PM.A group of new Canadians - Syrian refugees who came to the country at the end of last year - have stepped up to help those evacuated by the wildfire. Video, Audio
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Tourist couple alone as they wait for sentence on crash
5:19 PM.A Northland judge has delayed sentencing an American tourist who caused a fatal crash, to give the families of the victims time to consider restorative justice. Audio
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Senior Republicans eschew Trump for candidate
5:24 PM.A growing number of senior Republican politicians in the United States say they are not ready to support Donald Trump in his bid for the Presidency, even though he is now the party's presumptive… Read more Audio
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Waikato DHB shows off its popular meals
5:27 PM.Amid complaints about the Compass meals served by the Southern District Health Board, the Waikato DHB's food has received outstanding praise, with some patients asking to take menus home Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 6 May 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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World's greatest freediver
5:39 PM.At the London Olympics, in 2012, New Zealand won six gold medals, five of them on the water. But it's below the surface where William Trubridge is the best in the world. Audio
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Council accused of witholding info about Waihi Dam
5:45 PM.Hawkes Bay Regional Councillors are accusing council officials of witholding information over the failure of the Waihi Dam. Audio
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Drone pilot convicted in landmark case
5:50 PM.A Canterbury man who flew a drone over a forest fire has been found guilty of breaching new Civil Aviation Authority rules in the first prosecution of its kind. Audio
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Major effort underway to save Akld mosaic.
5:53 PM.A rescue effort is underway to save a 60-year-old mosaic by architect Maurice K Smith in Auckland's Odeon Theatre. Video, Audio
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Focus on Politics for 6 May 2016
6:38 PM.The fallout from the Panama Papers has continued to dog the Government this week. It's been just over a month now since the millions of documents from a Panamanian law firm showed how the world's rich… Read more Audio
