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Checkpoint for Wednesday 6 September 2017
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 6 September 2017
5:00 PM.A full episode of Checkpoint with John Campbell. Video
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Labour rules out land tax on family home
5:08 PM.Jacinda Ardern has ruled out applying a capital gains tax and land tax to the family home, but would not rule out a land tax on additional residential sections. Read more Video, Audio
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An expert explanation of land tax
5:12 PM.Michael Littlewood is an Auckland University Law Professor and tax expert. He joins Checkpoint to discuss how a land tax would work. Audio
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Irma becomes most powerful hurricane ever recorded in Atlantic
5:17 PM.Irma is projected to bring massive storm surges, life-threatening winds and torrential rainfall in a swathe across Puerto Rico, Haiti, The Dominican Republic, and Cuba, before moving onto Florida. Video, Audio
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Wild weather: tornado in the south, lightning in the north
5:21 PM.The tornado, north of Hokitika, was one of a series of wild weather events across the country today. Video, Audio
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Hurricane Irma would be category 6 if there was one
5:23 PM."If there was a hypothetical category six, this would be right up there." CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri joins Checkpoint live from Atlanta to discuss Hurricane Irma. Audio
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Quick fire questions with minor party leaders
5:26 PM.The Green Party's James Shaw, the Maori Party's Marama Fox and ACT's David Seymour answer some quick fire questions from John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 6 September 2017
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Wooden spoons, razor blades and household sieves used in surgeries
5:36 PM.Staff at Waikato Hospital are using household sieves in urology surgeries, wooden spoons in cardiac procedures and shaving blades for skin grafts and plastic surgery. Video, Audio
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Electoral Services: Double check if candidate's citzenship in doubt
5:44 PM.Whangarei District councillor Jane Golightly has been forced to resign after discovering that she's not a New Zealand citizen. Audio
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Chch council to retire 52 petrol cars in favour of car sharing
5:50 PM.The days of owning a car may be numbered in Christchurch thanks to a new car sharing scheme. Read more Video, Audio
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Kiwi team heading to Mini Golf World Championships in Croatia
5:54 PM.A New Zealand team is heading to the Mini Golf World championships in Croatia, starting on September 20th. Matt Chatterton caught up with two of the competitors. Video, Audio
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Shaw, Fox and Seymour debate policies - over cake
6:10 PM.To mark the 21st birthday of MMP, Greens' James Shaw, Maori Party's Marama Fox and Act's David Seymour join John Campbell in the Checkpoint studio. Read more Video, Audio