Checkpoint for Wednesday 5 September 2018
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Wizard of Oz ruby slippers worth millions found
6:28 PM.Thirteen years after they were stolen, a pair of ruby slippers worth millions of dollars and featured in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz have finally been recovered. Audio
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Phone app will reduce prison numbers - Corrections
6:25 PM.The Government is hoping it can reduce reoffending by people on bail by helping them avoid "sitting in call queues, getting grumpy, and then hanging up and running away". Audio
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Countdown starts to phase out single-use plastic bags
6:21 PM.Half of Countdown's 181 supermarkets have already got rid of single-use plastic bags - but the move has received mixed reactions. Video, Audio
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Climate change 'one of the most significant' threats - PM
6:16 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the regional security threat posed by climate change has come through strongly at the Pacific Islands Forum leaders retreat in Nauru. Video, Audio
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Police investigation into race-fixing unprecedented
6:08 PM.Charges against racing personalities include match-fixing, deception by match-fixing and charges relating to class B drugs. NZ Herald Racing Editor Michael Guerin explains how race fixing might occur.
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PM welcomed in Nauru with song about baby Neve
5:58 PM.Nauru President Baron Waqa has surprised Jacinda Ardern with a song that mentions her baby, Neve Te Aroha Gayford, with melodies that read a "little baby star has been born". Audio
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The Auckland gym that breeds the best
5:54 PM.Auckland kickboxing gym City Kickboxing is now ranked third best in the world by the mixed martial artist organisation UFC. Ravinder Hunia went to visit them to see what all the fuss is about. Video, Audio
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Keeping Tongan language alive: The tiny minority with a big plan
5:49 PM.Westlake Girls High School has a population of 2200 and just 1 percent of them are Tongan. But the students have rallied to celebrate Tongan language week and promote their culture, keen to do their… Read more Video, Audio
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Wanaka families struggling as cost of living soars
5:45 PM.Some Wanaka residents say they feel like they need to win Lotto to be able to afford to live in the booming and increasingly pricey town. Audio
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'Unfathomable' NZ prosthetists don't have to hold degrees - lawyer
5:39 PM.A lawyer is calling for an overhaul of New Zealand Artificial Limb Service, saying amputees here are receiving substandard treatment compared to other countries. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 5 September
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Conduct complaint lodged against Chch councillor
5:19 PM.Christchurch City Council's chief executive has laid a formal complaint against councillor David East, who has publicly said he believes the city's District Plan has been tampered with. The coastal… Read more Video, Audio
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PM cautious of giving refugees false hope while in Nauru
5:16 PM.Jacinda Ardern touched down in Nauru first thing this morning, and went straight into the all-day leader's retreat. She says it's unlikely she'll meet with refugees while there, instead she'll focus… Read more Video, Audio
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Woman's manslaughter conviction quashed after almost 30 years
5:13 PM.Terri Friesen was sentenced to six months' supervision when she pleaded guilty to killing her baby daughter 30 years ago. But her conviction was quashed today after her ex-partner and the baby's… Read more Audio
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Charged racing identities banned from every NZ race course
5:09 PM.Ten people have now been charged as part of Operation Inca - a police investigation into alleged corruption in harness racing. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Wednesday 5 September, 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full show here. Video
