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Checkpoint for Thursday 1 December 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 1st December 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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Kaikoura whale watch businesses face months out of the water
5:07 PM.It may be months before the Kaikoura harbour floor can be dredged, and whale watch boats can't operate until it is. Kauahi Ngapora, the CEO of Whale Watch Kaikoura, joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Police focus on burglaries at expense of other duties, cop says
5:14 PM.A police officer has claimed a squad has been shut down as police are being diverted from organised crime to respond to burglaries. But Police Minister Judith Collins says there's no evidence. Audio
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Motorists told to avoid area around Napier fire
5:17 PM.A hazardous fire has been burning at the Ravensdown fertiliser plant just south of Napier. RNZ reporter Edward Gay joins us from the cordon. Audio
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Thousands pay respect to fallen football side in Colombia
5:23 PM.The Chapecoense football team was supposed to face the Colombian Atletica Nacional side in Medellin today. Instead, thousands of people turned up to the stadium to pay respect to the fallen team. Audio
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Police focus on the highest risk, deputy commissioner says
5:24 PM.The deputy police commissioner disputes claims from one of his cops that police are being diverted from other crimes to focus on burglaries. Audio
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PM considering Pike families' request for meeting
5:30 PM.Bernie Monk, father of one of the men who died in the Pike River, responds to the Prime Minister's comments that he will consider the families' request to meet. Audio
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Evening business for 1 December 2016
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Ability grouping blamed for bad maths results
5:40 PM.New Zealand students have come bottom of the English-speaking world in an international maths test - and academics say streaming students by ability is to blame. Audio
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New law gives financial assistance to organ donors
5:43 PM.Parliament has passed legislation to give financial assistance to organ donors while they recover. Matt van der Guilk donated a kidney to his grandmother. Video, Audio
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Chris Bishop's bill on organ donation made into law
5:47 PM.National MP Chris Bishop's members bill allowing organ donors to be paid for 12 weeks while they recover has passed into law. Chris Bishop joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Woman found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
5:52 PM.A woman who stabbed her friend to death, because she thought a guardian angel told her to, has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. Video, Audio
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Kaikoura tourism operator on why SH1 needs to open
6:09 PM.Despite legislation fast-tracking quake repair work in Kaikoura, it will be months before the town can cash in on tourism. Destination Kaikoura's General Manager joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Kaikoura quake is causing havoc for the town's real estate mark
6:13 PM.The Kaikoura quake is causing havoc for people wanting to sell their homes - but people looking to purchase a house are finding some unexpected opportunities. Video, Audio
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Scientists probe fault for insight on future events
6:17 PM.GNS scientists are poring over the freshly ruptured Kekerengu Fault, looking for evidence of previous quakes - and hoping to discover what it means for future events. Video, Audio
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Officer in charge of arresting Greg McPeake got glass in his ey
6:20 PM.The police officer in charge of an arrest that saw officers use pepper spray, tasers and police dogs says he left his team leaderless after getting glass in his eye. Audio
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Tauranga Moana iwi mourn death of leader Awanuiarangi Black
6:23 PM.Hundreds of people have gathered at a Tauranga marae to farewell Maori leader, Awanuiarangi Black, who died aged 48. Audio
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Rampaging goat tasered by police in Oamaru
6:28 PM.A rampaging goat has been tasered by police in Oamaru. Audio
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Today In Parliament for 1 December 2016
6:55 PM.Third quake bill - the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquakes Recovery Bill - introduced, given a first reading and sent to the Local Government and Environment Committee with instructions to report it back by… Read more Audio