Checkpoint for Wednesday 18 April 2018
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 18th April 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
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Engine issue forces Air NZ to delay, cancel flights
5:13 PM.Air New Zealand has had to delay and cancel flights, affecting 6500 passengers, because of urgent maintenance it needs to do on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet. Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas… Read more Video, Audio
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Red carpet for Ardern before 'wonderful' meeting with Merkel
5:20 PM.Syria and Russia, free trade, regional security and coalition arrangements were the key topics discussed when Jacinda Ardern met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Video, Audio
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Homeowners in Tauranga subdivision won't be allowed back
5:24 PM.Tauranga City Council has told the owners of 21 properties in the troubled Bella Vista that it's too dangerous to go back. Video, Audio
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Ashes tribute criticised for being inconsiderate, disrespectful
5:28 PM.Headless Chickens members tipped the ashes of their bass player Grant Fell on the stage at the Taite Music Awards as a tribute to their band member, but it caught the crowd by surprise and upset other… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 18 April
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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More delays for people missed by bowel screening programme
5:39 PM.Around 15,000 people who have had to wait up to seven years to take part in a bowel screening programme will have to wait several more months to be checked for cancer. Audio
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GCSB checking whether Russian hackers hit NZ
5:43 PM.United States, Britain and Australia have said hackers backed by the Russian government infected computer routers around the world. The GCSB is checking if they have hit New Zealand. Audio
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Waiheke beer angers Hone Heke descendant
5:52 PM.'Heke Beer' was launched last year in an attempt to showcase a lager from the waters of Waiheke Island, but a descendant of the Ngāpuhi chief Hone Heke, David Rankin, wants the name removed. Video, Audio
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Tree companies kept busy clearing up after Auckland storm
6:10 PM.Tree felling crews have been taking on the dangerous and physically exhausing job of clearing up thousands of trees brought down in storms across Auckland last week. Audio
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Family counts losses after Fiji cyclones
6:18 PM.The Shamim family has almost nothing left after a small creek swelled into a raging torrent during this month's back-to-back cyclones and heavy rain.
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Crunchy tarantula-topped burger part of 'exotic meat month'
6:26 PM.Bugs have been on restaurant menus for some time, but now a North Carolina restaurant is offering crunchy tarantula-topped burgers. Ashraf Fahim reports. Video, Audio
