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Checkpoint for Wednesday 7 October 2020
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Rare parakeets thriving after wobbly start to life
6:26 PM.Five of New Zealand's rarest parakeet chicks have been successfully hand raised after they were apparently abandoned by their parents. Captive breeding manager Jess Flamy told Checkpoint it was a… Read more Video, Audio
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Remembering the 'Mozart of rock guitar', Eddie Van Halen
6:23 PM.Tributes have been pouring in for Eddie Van Halen - who's died from cancer at 65-years-old. Perlina Lau takes a look back at the guitar legend's life - and how the world's reacted. Audio
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Fact checking Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins' claims
6:17 PM.The barbs flew during last night's leaders' debate in Christchurch, but both prospective prime ministers are guilty of getting tricky with the truth. Checkpoint ran a fine-tooth comb through the… Read more Audio
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The rise of the post-Covid town centre
6:11 PM.Auckland's suburban shopping strips appear to be getting a welcome boost from locals working from home. However, spending data shows the pandemic's business armageddon is far from even with a 40… Read more Video, Audio
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Missing tick box among Electoral Commission mistakes
6:07 PM.The Electoral Commission has come under fire after a string of mistakes in the first week of advance voting. In one electorate, the white circle where voters tick for their preferred party was missing… Read more Audio
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Truck load of bread dumped around trap sites, but who did it?
5:54 PM.Volunteers working to eradicate pests from a Wellington Peninsula are furious a truck load of bread has been dumped around trapping sites. Now the hunt is on to find out who's responsible. Predator… Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch council pumps more money into Town Hall repair
5:51 PM.Frustrations boiled over in Christchurch today - as city councillors bailed out the botched Town Hall repair project again. Council voted for another equity injection of up to $12 million in order to… Read more Audio
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Comancheros gang leader found guilty of money laundering
5:48 PM.Auckland Comancheros gang leader Pasilika Naufahu has been found guilty of money laundering, along with fellow member Connor Clausen and one other person with name suppression. Naufahu and Clausen… Read more Video, Audio
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Rising waste levy 'anti-recycling', metal recyclers say
5:43 PM.Metal recyclers fear the government's increasing waste levy will make metal recycling unprofitable - meaning no cash back for scrapping your car or other metal. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 7 October
5:39 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Palliative care can’t survive on ‘cakes and op-shops’
5:27 PM.Palliative and aged care doctors say the expanding sector is vastly underfunded and can no longer survive on "cakes and op-shops". Specialists say the government must totally re-think end of life and… Read more Audio
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Finding animals alive 'like winning the lotto'
5:20 PM.A Lake Ōhau couple figured their beloved pets were dead after they had to leave them behind and flee the fire - so were shocked to find the animals alive after returning to the village. Video, Audio
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Accusations political fans are 'plants' on campaign trail
5:16 PM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says all parties but his are using 'plants' on the campaign trail, to make sure they get an enthusiastic reception, and positive media coverage. Audio
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A fight for housing help while caring for dying mother-in-law
5:07 PM.Friends and whanau of a terminally ill woman who was bounced between nine different motels in the final months of her life believe her case shows how deadly the housing crisis. is. Lisa Diamond died… Read more Video, Audio