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Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 May 2018
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Otago mayors plead Govt to fund children's village
6:21 PM.Roxburgh and Otaki's children's villages, run by Stand Children's Services, are on the chopping block as Stand needs $3 million to keep them open. Audio
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Turkey's president fears 'new crises' after Iran deal withdrawal
6:12 PM.The leaders of Britain, Germany and France, which were signatories to the deal along with China and Russia, said in a joint statement that Donald Trump's decision is a cause for "regret and concern."… Read more Video, Audio
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Britomart station likely to remain closed tomorrow morning
6:09 PM.Auckland Transport says it's done all it could to alert train passengers to major disruptions following a train derailment this morning. Britomart is likely to remain closed tomorrow morning. Audio
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Foreign aid money better spent in NZ - National
5:54 PM.International development agencies are hailing a $714m boost in foreign aid to the Pacific, but National says it's money that would be better spent at home. Audio
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Novopay faces "almost certain failure"
5:51 PM.The Crown-owned company that runs Novopay warned the government 18 months ago that technical support for its online system would cease in December 2019. Audio
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PM announces another $76m for family violence services
5:48 PM.The Women's Refuge and Salvation Army say it's a huge relief to get a funding boost as its staff and services have been stretched to the limit over the past decade. Audio
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Serial rapist Malcolm Rewa to be re-tried for murder
5:38 PM.Rewa is serving a 22 year prison sentence for the rape of more than 20 women but despite his DNA being found at the scene of the crime and his conviction for her rape, two juries failed to reach… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 9 May 2018
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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EQC needs law change to remediate bad repairs
5:25 PM.The Earthquake Commission is powerless to act when homes sold with quake damage EQC either missed or poorly repaired require remediation work costing more than $100,000, its chief executive tells John… Read more Video, Audio
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‘We thought we were buying our future’
5:15 PM.Neither EQC nor Georgina Hanafin's insurer will take responsibility for the repair work required on her Christchurch home, which she bought based on assertions EQC repairs were complete. John Campbell… Read more Video, Audio
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Britomart may remain closed tomorrow after train derailment
5:12 PM.Three carriages of a train carrying 33 people came off tracks this morning, halting all services running to and from the CBD station. It's not known when the station will reopen. Video, Audio
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Auckland CBD without trains in rush hour after derailment
5:08 PM.At least 15,000 Aucklanders are facing major disruptions after Auckland's only central city train station, and the city's train hub, Britomart, was shut down due to a train derailment. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 9th May 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full show here. Video