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Checkpoint for Friday 12 February 2016
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Focus on Politics for 12 February 2016
5:30 PM.The political sparring began in earnest this week, with the official start of Parliament. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, 12th February 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's Checkpoint with John Campbell. The show starts five minutes in. Video
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Girl abducted in Palmerston North found
5:06 PM.Shekinah Relies-Skipper, a five year old girl, was walking to school with her sisters when a man in a white sedan pulled her into the car. Audio
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Palmerston North Mayor comments on abduction
5:09 PM.Palmerston North Mayor Grant Smith says it's been a harrowing experience for the local community. Audio
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Afffco workers celebrate victory in Employment Court
5:11 PM.In Wairoa, between Gisborne and Napier, locked out AFFCO workers have won another victory in the Employment Court. Video, Audio
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BNZ seeks judgement against Abel Tasman beach owner
5:20 PM.A crowd-funding campaign to buy a private Abel Tasman beach is edging towards its $2 million target. Meanwhile, the BNZ went to the High Court in Wellington today seeking a judgment against Michael… Read more Audio
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Three NZers charged over gruesome Queensland double homicide
5:25 PM.Three New Zealanders are among a group charged with the murders of two people whose bodies appear to have been found stuffed in a metal box in Queensland. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 February 2016
5:32 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Petrol prices fall but it pays to shop around
5:34 PM.The national average fuel price is the cheapest it's been in a year, dropping six cents so far this week to 1-dollar-and-seventy-seven-cents a litre. Audio
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World leaders in Munich for Syrian humanitarian talks
5:40 PM.World leaders in Munich for Syrian peace talks have agreed to accelerate and expand the delivery of humanitarian aid in Syria "beginnning immediately." Audio
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Fish and Ships to raise money for City Mission
5:43 PM.Friday fish and chips isn't anything unusual - but it's a different proposition when the setting's a navy ship and 400 people are feasting on shark and taties at once. Audio
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The latest Cricket news
5:46 PM.The Black Caps have stumbled to 183 on day one of their first test against Australia at the Basin Reserve Audio
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Iwi trust does not get enough votes to sell Shelly Bay land
5:50 PM.A Wellington-based iwi trust has not received the votes it needed to go ahead with plans to sell waterfront land at Shelly Bay. Audio
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Speed dating for dogs who need a home
5:56 PM.Just a little bit of puppy love could end up saving a life. That's what the Auckland Council's hoping for, hosting a version of speed dating - for dogs that need a home - at Victoria Park today. Audio
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Residents shocked by abduction in Palmerston North
6:08 PM.Shekinah Relies-Skipper, a five year old girl, was walking to school with her sisters when a man in a white sedan pulled her into the car. Video, Audio
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Campaign to buy beach nearly tops $2 mln
6:14 PM.A crowd-funding campaign to buy a private Abel Tasman beach has nearly reached its 2-million dollar target but that still may not be enough to secure the property. Audio
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'Mr Foureyes'
6:21 PM.Ravi Dass is a Wellington optometrist who specialises in working with children. With every pair of glasses he sells from his website, one pair goes to a charity he's set up called the Foureyes… Read more Audio
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Kiwi chick born in chili bin
6:27 PM.A kiwi chick, named Rock Star, has been delivered to its new home in a chilly bin after hatching in a car in Taranaki. Audio