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Checkpoint for Thursday 17 August 2017
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Te Ururoa Flavell plays ukelele, sings in final address to 51st Parliament
6:26 PM.MPs have spent the afternoon giving their final speeches in Parliament ahead of the election. But, as has become tradition, Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell had his own unique take.
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Police fear for men missing in cenrtral NI forest
6:24 PM.Taupo Police Senior Sergeant Tony Jeurrison is leading the search for two men missing in the Kaimanawa forest. Audio
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Green Party takes massive hit in latest poll
6:18 PM.The Green Party has plunged below the crucial 5 percent threshold it needs to return to Parliament. Bryce Edwards joins Checkpoint live. Audio
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Placing homeless in Kaeo 'doesn't make sense' - principal
6:08 PM.The Principal of a Northland school is concerned families in need of emergency accommodation have been dumped at a remote holiday park in Kaeo, with no access to support services. Video, Audio
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1089 Northland students need psychological help, principals say
5:54 PM.Northland principals say their students are dealing with murder, drugs, alcohol, and poverty at home and bringing their problems to school. Audio
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Politicians taunt each other in last Parliament session before election
5:50 PM.MPs have been slinging barbs across the house as the 51st Parliament holds its final session before rising for the general election. Audio
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Renters call for WOFs to be made compulsory
5:43 PM.Wellington City Council has launched a Warrant of Fitness for landlords, but while it's a good start, renters says the voluntary scheme should be compulsory. Audio
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Police urged to reconsider social media 'wanted' posts
5:39 PM.Hundreds of people have signed an online petition calling on police to change the way they post on social media to find offenders, after a police post about hip-hop artist Scribe went viral. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 17 August 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Smith sex scandal done and dusted, says Hansen
5:28 PM.All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will not drop Aaron Smith for this weekend's test match, despite more details of a sex scandal from last year being revealed. Audio
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50 volunteers help police search for missing men
5:23 PM.Fifty search and rescue volunteers are now looking for two men missing in the Kaimanawa forest, who became lost in the bush after fleeing police on Saturday night. Read more Audio
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Christchurch man sentenced for shooting mother & daughter
5:19 PM.Douglas Anderson Roake has been sentenced to 13 years and eight months in jail for shooting a mother and daughter in Rolleston near Christchurch earlier this year. Audio
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'Out of sight, out of mind': MSD moving homeless to Kaeo
5:08 PM.Homeless families are being sent by MSD to one-room units in Kaeo, a town which is already facing severe economic deprivation and housing problems. Read more Audio
- Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 17 August, 2017