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Checkpoint for Monday 26 March 2018
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Joseph Parker's family full of nerves, excitement
6:23 PM.Checkpoint visits the Parker family home in South Auckland, where mum Sala and sister Elizabeth reveal it can be an emotional rollercoaster being the closest people in a prize fighter's life. Video, Audio
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Residents say Mt Albert already 'bursting at the seams'
6:20 PM.Some residents in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert say the government's plan to squeeze up to 4000 new homes in the area is ridiculous and the infrastructure won't be able to cope. Read more Video, Audio
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Doug Cowie shocked by premeditated aspect of ball tampering
6:13 PM.New Zealand's cricket umpire Doug Cowie tells John Campbell the fact Australia's cricket team's ball-tampering appears to have been premeditated makes the cheating even worse. Video, Audio
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PM urges nurses' union & DHBs to break impasse
6:08 PM.The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is urging District Health Boards to set up an independent panel to break an impasse over nurses' pay talks. Video, Audio
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Water chlorinating underway in Christchurch
5:56 PM.The process of flushing Christchurch's water supply with chlorine is underway, ending its reign as the only major New Zealand city not to treat its water. Logan Church reports. Video, Audio
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Children off school as SH1 repaired after washout
5:51 PM.A Pukenui school bus driver from the Far North is thanking her lucky stars her busload of children didn't plunge into a hole in State Highway One on Friday when a 20m section collapsed. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint weather for 26 March, 2018
5:43 PM.The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Mon 26 March
5:39 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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RBNZ issued with new instructions
5:35 PM.The government has started the biggest shake up of the Reserve Bank in nearly 30 years with a new mandate and structure for setting interest rates. Video, Audio
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Sir Richard Hadlee on how to swing without cheating
5:29 PM.New Zealand's all-time leading test wicket taker Sir Richard Hadlee talks to John Campbell about what cricket teams in the past have used to make balls go faster, including bottle tops and sandpaper.
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Aus PM's involvement in cricket scandal 'indefensible'
5:25 PM.The Guardian cricket writer Daniel Harris tells John Campbell while he's not impressed by Australia's cricket team's actions, he also can't help feeling the outrage is being slightly overworked. Video, Audio
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Australia Cricket cheating scandal goes from bad to worse
5:20 PM.Australia's ball tampering scandal has deepened after footage emerged from the Ashes series in January showing Cameron Bancroft spooning sugar into his pocket before going onto the pitch. Video, Audio
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22,000 cattle infected with Mycoplasma bovis to be culled
5:16 PM.The Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity Damien O'Connor says it's necessary to cull the cattle to stop the possibility of the disease spreading from the infected-farms which are all connected to… Read more Audio
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DHBs organise urgent meeting with nurses’ union
5:11 PM.District health board spokesperson Ashley Bloomfield says the offer rejected by nurses was "really right at the limits of our affordability and current funding", but will look at what else they might… Read more Video, Audio
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Nurses set to strike: 'Something needs to change'
5:09 PM.Nurses are expected to strike next month after they overwhelmingly rejected the district health boards' offer of a 2 percent pay rise, one off payment of $1050 and moves towards pay equity and safer… Read more Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 26th March 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video