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Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 January 2016
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What do Aucklanders know about the TPPA?
5:13 PM.The TPP strongly polarises people - but it's a lengthy and complex agreement. There's also a sense that many people don't really know what's in it, and haven't formed conclusions on what it means. To… Read more Video, Audio
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Oxford Dictionaries accused of sexism
6:26 PM.Oxford Dictionaries have come under fire on social media amid accusations of sexism in its example sentences. A Canadian anthropologist tweeted the publisher last week about the sentences - which… Read more Video, Audio
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Move over Top Gun, here comes 'Exercise Skytrain'
6:13 PM.The New Zealand Air Force has been flying low over Hawke's Bay today. It's been running sorties in Hercules C-130s - practising aerial drops, similar to those already done by Australia in the Middle… Read more Video, Audio
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John Key defends the TPP after first Cabinet of 2016
5:07 PM.Prime Minister John Key has gone on the front foot over New Zealand's intention to formally sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Audio
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Govt releases TPP analysis early as opposition ramps up
5:15 PM.Our economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara has been poring through the 279-page national interest analysis released by Trade Minister Todd McLay. Audio
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Cattle in lake belong to NZ's top judge
5:20 PM.More on the story of a photo from a Department of Conservation camp ground beside Lake Taylor, showing a herd of cattle in the Canterbury high country lake. Audio
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Federated Farmers president on livestock in waterways
5:23 PM.Environment Canterbury says it has specific rules regulating stock in waterways and breaches are treated very seriously as they're not good management practice. Audio
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Suspended Vanuatu flights ground hundreds of seasonal workers
5:26 PM.Hundreds of seasonal workers are stuck in Vanuatu and could miss out on crucial work in New Zealand after Air New Zealand suspended its flights to and from there. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 January 2016
5:31 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Health Ministry tells pregnant women to avoid areas with Zika
5:34 PM.The mosquito-borne virus has now been identified in twenty countries, starting in Mexico and heading south through parts of Central America, Venezuela, and as far south as Paraguay and Brazil. Audio
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Medical student $800 out of pocket over Air NZ flight
5:40 PM.Ashely Insley is a seventh year medical student, doing surgical work in Vanuatu. She had booked her ticket through Air New Zealand, but was flying Air Vanuatu. Her ticket's been cancelled, but the… Read more Audio
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Woman facing serious threats after child sex offences
5:46 PM.Krystal Harvey was sentenced to eight months home detention, 100 hours community work and a year of post-detention conditions when she appeared in the Manukau District Court yesterday.The case has… Read more Audio
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Williams makes short work of Sharapova
5:50 PM.The defending Australian Open tennis champion, Serena Williams, has claimed her place in the tournament's semi-finals with a straight-sets win over her long-time rival, Maria Sharapova. Audio
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Nesting Dunedin albatross couple go live on webcam
5:55 PM.The "royalcam" live stream has been set up by the Department of Conservation to watch the northern royal albatross nesting at the Pukekura/Taiaroa Head. Audio
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John Key on the front foot over TPP
6:08 PM.The Prime Minister has gone on the front foot over New Zealand's intention to formally sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, during his first Post Cabinet briefing of the year. The agreement… Read more Audio
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Highs and lows of first day of Pakistan, Black Caps match
6:18 PM.The Black Caps have got their three-match ODI series against Pakistan off to a good start, beating the visitors by 70 runs at the Basin Reserve in Wellington yesterday. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, 26th January 2016
12:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. It starts 7 minutes, 45 seconds in. Video