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Checkpoint for Thursday 13 July 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 13th July 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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Evacuations, power cuts as wild weather moves north
5:08 PM.People have been evacuated due to heavy flooding in Wairarapa, while power has been cut to several areas throughout the country. The central North Island towns of Raetihi and Ohakune are cut off. Video, Audio
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Ohakune cut off by snow
5:13 PM.The Desert Road is closed and the ski town of Ohakune is cut off after a dumping of snow described as the heaviest in more than 20 years. Video, Audio
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Dunedin puts on Scottish welcome for final America's Cup parade
5:17 PM.Thousands of people braved the cold to welcome home and congratulate Team New Zealand, in its final America's Cup parade. Video, Audio
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'This is going to set a precedent' - council applying to evict homeowners
5:20 PM.A precedent enabling councils and the government to evict victims of climate change from their homes may be about to be set. Read more Video, Audio
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Community mental health services 'heading into a crisis'
5:29 PM.The government is being warned of a potential crisis in mental health as community workers leave for higher pay in the aged care and disability sectors. Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 13 July 2017
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Pokie machine fraudster jailed for four and a half years
5:40 PM.Marlborough racing personality Michael O'Brien was jailed today for taking millions of dollars in backhanders, in what a judge has described as "sophisticated" fraud. Video, Audio
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Govt moves to diversify West Coast away from coal
5:43 PM.The West Coast will get a new mining research institute and improved roads under the Government's regional action plan. Audio
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High quality gold struck near Paeroa
5:47 PM.New Talisman Gold Mines has been prospecting at Karangahake Gorge and has found over 300,000 ounces of high quality gold - now it's in a battle to mine it comercially. Audio
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Ohakune cut off amid heaviest snow storm this century
6:08 PM.The Desert Road is closed and the ski town of Ohakune is cut off after a dumping of snow described as the heaviest in more than 20 years. Snow even fell on the outskirts of Rotorua. Video, Audio
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Roads closed, power out, properties flooded: Storm wreaks havoc
6:12 PM.A wild winter storm is lashing the central and North Island, cutting power to thousands, shutting roads and causing widespread flooding in the Wairarapa. Video, Audio
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Landlord lets US family's cafe stay open while they fight deportation
6:23 PM.Realising the Jensen's appeal was less compelling if they didn't have a business to return to, the co-owner of the building the cafe's in has decided to keep Java Point open. Video, Audio