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Checkpoint for Thursday 6 April 2017
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Dam above Edgecumbe was well managed - Trustpower CEO
6:26 PM.Trustpower CEO Vince Hawksworth says he is confident with how the risk of flooding was managed and the timing of releasing water from the Matahina dam. Audio
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Whanganui breathes a sigh of relief after escaping flood damage
6:23 PM.Whanganui is breathing a sigh of relief today after escaping flood damage. Audio
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Flooding could have been prevented - former mayor says
6:18 PM.Former Whakatane Mayor Colin Holmes says the massive flood in Edgecumbe needn't have happened and he says the Regional Council is to blame. Audio
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Major slip closes road to Matahina Dam
6:15 PM.RNZ reporter Sharon Brettkelly was on her way to the Matahina Dam when she came across a slip on the road which means she can't go any further. She joins Checkpoint live. Video, Audio
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Edgecumbe firefighter says some homes won't be livable again
6:13 PM.An Edgecumbe fire fighter has described racing to rescue people - and their pets - as the streets became rivers. Video, Audio
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Some Edgecumbe locals may not return for days
6:09 PM.Edgecumbe locals whose homes are flooded don't expect to be able to return to their homes for days. Zac Fleming joins Checkpoint live from the Bay of Plenty town. Video, Audio
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Central Otago Lakes most unaffordable spot in NZ
5:54 PM.Central Otago has overtaken Auckland as the least affordable region to buy a house. Otago Southland reporter Lydia Anderson reports. Audio
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Church members worried they haven't been tested for typhoid
5:42 PM.Members of the church where a woman who died with typhoid attended say they have not been tested for the infection - not even a woman who spent time with her in the hours before she died. Video, Audio
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Disabilities Minister criticises IHC for cancelling autistic programme
5:39 PM.The Disabilities Minister has lashed out at an IHC-run service for autistic people, accusing it of cancelling its services with no notice, and abandoning its vulnerable clients. Audio
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Evening business for Thurs 6 April
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Tutua family decides to stay in Edgecumbe, despite flooding
5:29 PM.While hundreds of people evacuated from Edgecumbe today, the Tutua family decided to stay put. Read more Video, Audio
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Whakatane man rescues more than 20 people from Edgecumbe
5:25 PM.Tautini Hahipene drove into Edgecumbe to rescue his mother-in-law who was trapped in her house - but ended up rescuing two dozen people stuck in the flood-stricken town. Video, Audio
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Edgecumbe flooded as stopbanks collapsed, mayor says
5:18 PM.The flooding in Edgecumbe today was unexpected, as authorities thought they had got through the worst of the bad weather, Whakatane District Mayor Tony Bonne says. Video, Audio
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'It's Mother Nature, what can we do'
5:12 PM.Edgecumbe locals are remaining positive despite being evacuated from their homes as floodwaters surged through the Bay of Plenty town. Evacuees speak to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Hundreds evacuated from Edgecumbe
5:07 PM.Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the Bay of Plenty town Edgecumbe after floodwaters surged through the town. Reporter Zac Fleming joins Checkpoint live from the town. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 6th April 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video