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Checkpoint for Friday 2 March 2018
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Free weekend parking in Wellington under threat
6:18 PM.The city's mayor Justin Lester says ratepayers have to decide if they want to keep subsidising parking for those who drive into town on the weekend. Audio
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Complaints about new online Census
6:14 PM.Dozens of people have complained about not receiving their online access codes in the mail, while others weren't even aware census day was next Tuesday. Audio
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Destructive landslides to continue in Kaikoura
6:09 PM.Geologists are warning people living around the Kaikoura hills that big landslides are going to be the new norm when the area sees bad weather, thanks to land disturbance caused by the earthquake. Audio
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Air NZ silent on criticism about Antarctica safety video
5:50 PM.A British Antarctic expert is urging Air New Zealand to pull its latest safety video saying it's deeply disturbing it was filmed so close to the site of the Erebus disaster. Audio
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Housing Minister accused of claiming credit for National's work
5:45 PM.The government plans to build around 150 new state houses in the regions by the middle of the year, but the National Party says every single one of them was in the pipeline to be built when it left… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint weather Friday 2 February
5:40 PM.The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 2 March 2018
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Australia PM won't budge on deportation policy
5:26 PM.Malcolm Turnbull and Jacinda Ardern held formal talks in Australia on the prime minister's first official trip to the country. She also revealed the leaders exchanged gifts of sneakers, a silk scarf… Read more Video, Audio
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Riverhead quarry kidnapper had raped before
5:17 PM.During his kidnapping, Colin Mitchell left DNA at the quarry that tied him to a kidnapping, rape and sexual violation that had remained unsolved for 25 years. Audio
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'Dear David': Midwives share messages out of despair
5:09 PM.Midwives are overworked, underpaid and exhausted - and they're leaving because of it. We talk to the midwife behind the 'Dear David' Facebook page, where hundreds of midwives are sharing their… Read more Video, Audio