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Checkpoint for Monday 23 May 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 23rd May 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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38 people trapped in snowstorm overnight
5:08 PM.38 people, including at least two children, have been trapped overnight in a snowstorm after driving in convoy on a remote off-road track in Central Otago. Police and emergency services have been… Read more Video, Audio
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Family members of 4WD group wait on rescue
5:10 PM.Relatives of the 38 people trapped overnight in a snowstorm are waiting for their family members to be rescued. Peter Newport reports. Audio
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Treacherous central Otago track notoriously dangerous
5:15 PM.Central Otago roading engineers say the four wheel drive group was taking a huge risk tackling a treacherous track so close to winter. Audio
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Rainfall causes surface flooding in South Dunedin
5:17 PM.Heavy rainfall in Dunedin has caused surface flooding in some of the southern parts of the city, which were badly flooded last June. Video, Audio
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Legal action over boxing match possible
5:23 PM.Fight promoter Duco Events is vowing to go after people who watched the weekend's Parker-Takam boxing match for free on Facebook, though legal experts warn it's an untested area of the law. Audio
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Relatives angry ashes moved without consent
5:27 PM.The relative of a man whose ashes have been moved twice by the country's biggest cemetery without her knowledge says she can't believe what's happened and wants his remains back. Audio
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Evening business 23 May 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Man killed at motocross event named
5:37 PM.68-year-old Bruce Honore was killed yesterday while watching a motocross event at a Cambridge racecourse after a bike came off the track. Audio
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School in court over marijuana suspensions
5:45 PM.Secondary school principals say their ability to punish foreign students for bad behaviour outside of school time is being put to the test. Audio
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Union says Spotless' payroll system like Novopay
5:57 PM.The Union representing cleaners says hundreds of New Zealanders working for the company Spotless are not being paid for all the hours they work. Audio
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Relatives wait for 4WD group
6:10 PM.The relatives of the 38 people who were caught up in the snowstorm are eagerly waiting for their family members in Roxburgh, Central Otago. Audio
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Emergency WINZ debt at over $50k for family
6:12 PM.A family that has required extensive emergency housing is over $50,000 in debt to WINZ after remaining in a motel unit for many months. Audio
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Wellington's Circa celebrates 40 yrs of theatre
6:22 PM.Wellington's Circa Theatre is celebrating 40 years of bringing great theatre to the capital - much of it showcasing homegrown New Zealand acting and playwriting talent. Audio