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Checkpoint for Thursday 23 March 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 23rd March 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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Five dead and 40 injured in Britain terror attack
5:07 PM.Five people are dead and 40 injured after a man crashed his car into pedestrians then went on a rampage, armed with a knife, on the grounds of Parliament in London. Video, Audio
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Kiwi describes being caught up in Westminster lockdown
5:13 PM.Wellingtonian Craig Spanhake was at Parliament's question time when he says he saw waves of armed police running past. Audio
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UK correspondent live on the Britain terror attack
5:14 PM.Checkpoint correspondent Catherine Drew joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest developments on the terror attack in London. Audio
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Auckland's water supply could take years to recover
5:20 PM.It could be anywhere between six months and several years for water treatment plants to filter record levels of sediment and dirt from dams in the Hunua Ranges. Video, Audio
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Quake-hit North Canterbury farmers in need of accomodation
5:23 PM.Many farmers' homes have been red-stickered after the Kaikoura earthquake, but they say they can't leave because their farms aren't just their homes, they're their livelihoods Video, Audio
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'Flight to the lights' set for take off
5:27 PM.A private chartered flight with more than 100 people on board will fly as far south as Antarctica to capture magical views of the Aurora Australis. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Thurs 23 March
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Indebted households told to beware despite OCR on hold
5:36 PM.Homeowners are being warned mortgage rates are likely to rise further after the Reserve Bank today kept the official cash rate at 1.75 percent. Audio
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Man behind shocking drug video says he has no regrets
5:40 PM.An Auckland man who posted a video online of his sister on drugs says he did it as a warning to others, and he has no regrets. Read more Video, Audio
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North Canterbury locals struggling after Kaikoura quake
5:45 PM.Thirty properties are unlivable while another 170 have restricted access following the Kaikoura earthquake last year. RNZ reporter Conan Young reports from a town meeting. Video, Audio
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Government continues to bat off calls for SAS inquiry
5:50 PM.The Deputy Prime Minister, Paula Bennett, says the Government is in no hurry to launch an inquiry despite the Defence Minister at the time admitting civilians were killed. Audio
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Milford Sound's only road back in focus after horror crash
5:56 PM.Two people died in their rental car on State Highway 94 near Milford Sound on Tuesday after it collided with a bus and burst into flames. Ian Telfer investigates if enough work on the road has been… Read more Audio
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Maori Party decides to support changes to RMA
6:15 PM.The Maori Party has reached an agreement with the Government to support the remaining stages of the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill. Video, Audio
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New study wraps services around Maori men with prostate cancer
6:25 PM.Work is being done at a grass roots level to try to improve the bleak outcomes for Maori men with prostate cancer. Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio