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Checkpoint for Thursday 28 September 2017
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Christmas parcels packed for overseas troops
6:27 PM.Soldiers, navy and airforce personnel joined forces today with the RSA, Foodstuffs, Z Energy, and school kids to pack Christmas parcels for about 300 personnel on overseas deployments. Video, Audio
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SaveMart worker vows to fight for health and safety
6:16 PM.A New Lynn SaveMart worker, whose redundancy has been withdrawn by clothing recycling boss Tom Doonan, says things are starting to change but there still room for improvements. Video, Audio
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11,000 evacuated ahead of volcanic eruption in Vanuatu
6:13 PM.Dan McGarry from Vanuatu Daily Post says the evacuation of Ambae due to a volcanic threat has been well managed, but the country might need assistance in the near future. Video, Audio
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Greens respond to nurses' survey revealing staff pressures
6:08 PM.Green's health spokeswoman Julie Anne Genter says she would expect nurses at other hospitals would also overwhelmingly say they've experienced staff shortages. Video, Audio
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Wellington family reunited with missing cat after 9 years
5:53 PM.The Mabey family were distraught when Getti went missing almost a decade ago. So, understandably, they were surprised when he turned up nine years later. Read more Video, Audio
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Heroine's welcome for Black Ferns' World Cup win
5:49 PM.Hundreds of fans, mostly young women and girls, turned out to a noisy, inspiring, and sometimes very funny welcome at the Vodafone events centre in Manakau. Video, Audio
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Impact of US man's treatment in N Korea 'yet to be seen'
5:39 PM.Former US diplomat Evans Revere counselled Otto Warmbier's family for over a year after he was detained in North Korea. He talks to John Campbell. Read more Video, Audio
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Maori, conservationists hikoi to river
5:37 PM.Local hapu and the Walking Access Commission staked a claim today to access the Wairua River by driving though the middle of a dairy farm owned by the chairman of the Northland Regional Council. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 September 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Wooing Winston: How to sweeten the deal
5:27 PM.What coalition does Winston Peters want? Nobody knows. But there are some things Bill English or Jacinda Ardern could do to sweeten the deal. Zac Fleming investigates. Read more Video, Audio
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Winston Peters drops Maori seat referendum pledge
5:19 PM.Backtracking on his pre-election pledge to hold a referendum on abolishing the Maori seats removes a potential obstacle to doing a deal with Labour. Video, Audio
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Complete exodus ordered on Vanuatu island Ambae
5:15 PM.The alert level for the Manaro volcano is at level 4 - the second highest level - with the Geohazards Department warning of flying rocks, volcanic gas, acid rain and ash falls. Video, Audio
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Staffing issues affecting safe practice - South Akl nurses say
5:10 PM.More than 90 percent of nurses working for Counties Manukau DHB in South Auckland say they have experienced short staffing, which has "reached the limits of safe practice". John Campbell investigates.
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 28th September 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video