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Checkpoint is a drive-time news and current affairs programme on Radio New Zealand National. It broadcasts nationwide every weekday evening for two hours and covers the day’s major national and international stories, as well as business, sport and Māori news. This recording covers the first hour. The following rundown is supplied from the broadcaster’s website:
17:08
Twelve people injured in Auckland ferry accident
Passengers and tables went flying on an Auckland ferry which slammed into the Devonport wharf this morning.
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Duration: 3'25"
17:11
Ferry owners respond
Fullers Chief Executive Doug Hudson got to the wharf about an hour after the crash.
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Duration: 4'02"
17:15
NZ troops still don't have authority to shoot to kill in Iraq
The Iraqi Government may have invited New Zealand troops to train its army but it still has not given authority for them to shoot to kill if they do go.
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Duration: 2'43"
17:18
Man who killed homless man had 110 previous convictions
It's been revealed a man today sentenced for the brutal murder of a homeless man, had over a hundred previous convictions, including an assault that left a woman on life support.
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Duration: 3'29"
17:22
Man arrested for stealing a yacht facing other charges
A New Zealander arrested on a stolen yacht by Australian police last night has already appeared in a Sydney court, but the woman he was with has been set free.
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Duration: 1'38"
17:24
Website has been posting alerts
Darren McManaway edits LiveSailDie.com, Australasia's biggest sailing website which has been posting alerts about the stolen yacht.
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Duration: 3'15"
17:27
Lashlie determined to start on updated book
Celia Lashlie had been preparing to start writing new chapters for an updated version of her celebrated book He'll Be OK, in the days leading up to her death.
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Duration: 5'46"
17:37
Today's market update
The New Zealand dollar has strengthened due to uncertainty over the timing of interest rate cuts in Australia.
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Duration: 2'18"
17:39
Lundy family had financial problems at time of murders
A jury has heard that Mark and Christine Lundy could NOT have met all their financial obligations at the time she and her daughter were killed.
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Duration: 3'33"
17:43
Two men use chilly bin full of snapper to swim ashore
Two Tauranga men say they would have never survived a three hour swim to shore without their lifejackets and their floating chilly bin full of snapper.
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Duration: 4'10"
17:47
Nine-year-old with HIV may be asked for views on treatment
The nine year-old boy whose father refuses to give him treatment for HIV could be asked by the High Court what he thinks of medical care but first he would have to be told he has the potentially lethal virus.
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Duration: 2'48"
17:50
Labour continues criticism of SkyCity deal
The Labour Party is pushing the Government to say if SkyCity's gambling concessions will be pared back to match any scaling back of the Auckland convention centre.
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Duration: 3'45"
17:54
3 News proudly pushes on with Te Reo
Three News is shrugging off criticism of their weather presenters' regular use of Te Reo Maori. Kanoa Lloyd started working for the channel five months ago and has been surprised by the reaction. From Te Manu Korihi, Alexa Cook reports.
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Duration: 3'26"
17:58
The ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine is looking increasingly fragile, barely two days after it was meant to start. Ukrainian military command says pro- Russian rebels have attacked 112 times since early Sunday. Ukraine's government says it will not pull back any heavy weapons until fighting ends in the town of Debaltseve, where its troops are encircled by pro-Russian rebels. And the rebels who hold Donetsk airport accuse Ukrainian government forces of shelling what is left of the airport. From there, the BBC's Ian Pannel reports