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Checkpoint for Tuesday 12 September 2017
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Horses invited inside during Hurricane Irma
6:24 PM.Video of two horses brought inside to weather Hurricaine Irma safely in Florida has been viewed more than two million times. Video, Audio
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Calls grow for addiction rehabilitation beds in Tauranga
6:16 PM.There are no residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in the Bay of Plenty, aside from a single detox bed in Whakatane Hospital. Audio
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Dr Bryce Edwards on latest election poll results
6:11 PM.A Newshub-Reid Research poll out tonight shows National has rebounded to 47.3 per cent up 4 per cent and 10 points ahead of Labour which is down 1.6 per cent to 37.8. Audio
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Barbers say police warn them to cut out serving a tipple & a trim
5:55 PM.Police warn barbershops not to serve their customers alcohol when they're getting a haircut unless they have a licence. Audio
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Donations flood in after decile school lunchbox comparisons
5:45 PM.Children at a South Auckland primary school won't go without lunch anymore, after Checkpoint looked at the state of lunchboxes at Auckland schools. Read more Video, Audio
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Nurse tells inquest she was overwhelmed and stressed
5:42 PM.Nurse Harmeet Sochi admitted the ward was understaffed because a head nurse called in sick and the replacement nurse had little burns unit experience. Audio
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Next America's Cup will be monohulls, not catamarans
5:39 PM.Team New Zealand has confirmed that the catamaran is dead, and the future is high-tech monohulls. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Tues 12 Sept
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Angry Florida residents demand access to hurricane ravaged home
5:25 PM.Desperate to see the damage to their homes, residents gathered at a police checkpoint to demand permission to return to Key Largo, but authorities maintain the roads are still unsafe. Video, Audio
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Bill English continues to attack Labour over water tax plans
5:23 PM.The National Party leader says Labour's plans to introduce royalties on bottled and irrigated water and bring agriculture into the emissions trading scheme will be bad news for the regions. Video, Audio
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Labour leader votes early & promises big public broadcasting fund
5:18 PM.Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has already cast her vote in the election as she unveiled a $38 million annual boost for the film industry and public broadcasting. Video, Audio
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No gloves despite soiled goods - Save Mart workers say
5:08 PM.Save Mart workers sorting donated items say they are barred from wearing gloves despite dealing with things like soiled nappies and underwear, and dead rats. Read more Video, Audio
- RNZ Checkpoint for Tuesday 12 September 2017