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Checkpoint for Monday 4 August 2014
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The meaning of sunglasses
6:54 PM.Vanessa Brown's a senior lecturer in Design and Visual Culture at Nottingham Trent University in England and she wanted to know what makes sunglasses cool. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 August 2014
6:50 PM.Today marks the centenary of New Zealand's declaration of war in 1914, but the truly significant day of that year for Maori soldiers was two month's later; Maori councillors say that Maori men going… Read more Audio
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Youth Advocates want major overhaul
6:47 PM.Youth advocates are calling for a major overhaul of family group conferences saying families are too far removed from the process and victims often don't attend. Audio
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Asylum seekers scared they're going to be dumped at sea
6:43 PM.In Australia, a refugee advocate says 157 Tamil asylum seekers being held on a Customs vessal in the Indian Ocean were told they might be put in lifeboats at any time and sent back to India. Audio
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Australia has worst Commonwealth Games in 30 years
6:39 PM.Australia's sports bosses will be looking at what went wrong after it had its worst Commonwealth Games in nearly thirty years. Audio
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Firefighter trapped in flood saved by firefighters
6:36 PM.A young Martinborough volunteer firefighter had to dial up his colleagues for help after becoming trapped in floodwaters on the roof of his car. Audio
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Today's market update
6:35 PM.New Zealand shares were weaker, the benchmark Top 50 Index falling 19 points to 5091. Audio
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Sex offender register signed off by Cabinet
6:25 PM.A long time campaigner to have sex offender registers established in Australia and New Zealand says the one that has been signed off by the Cabinet here today is seriously flawed. Audio
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Lawyer suspended for three years
6:20 PM.A Tauranga lawyer who had a secret sexual relationship with a teenager he represented in the youth court has been barred from practicing law for the maximum three years. Audio
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Auckland rest home criticised for poor care
6:18 PM.An Auckland rest home has been criticised for the poor care it gave to an 86 year old woman who died shortly after staying there. Audio
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Gang crackdown misses the point - ex-Black Power
6:12 PM.A former Black Power member says the Government's has missed the point in its latest attempt to fight gang crime and will only catch nickle and dime offenders. Audio
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Sports News for 4 August 2014
6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Games cycling guru's next aim is the Olympics
5:58 PM.The man behind top secret electronic equipment which helped give New Zealand a competitive edge at the Commonwealth Games, says expect even greater things at the Rio Olympics. Audio
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Guns salute 100th anniversary of the start of war
5:55 PM.A one-hundred-gun-salute has been fired for the first time in this country since 1911, to mark the beginning of the First World War a century ago. Audio
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Councillors say Maori men automatically plead guilty in court
5:52 PM.Maori councillors say that Maori men going through the court system are automatically pleading guilty due to a lack of information. Audio
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China sends soldiers in after 6.1 quake
5:48 PM.China has sent 2,500 soldiers to the southwest province of Yunnan after an earthquake killed hundreds of people. Audio
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Govt on TV take-back
5:41 PM.Joining us now is the Environment Minister Amy Adams. Audio
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Recyclers demand Govt fix TV takeback mess
5:39 PM.A Lower Hutt recycling centre with four thousand old TVs to get rid of is demanding to know what the Government is going to do about the failed TV take back scheme. Audio
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Today's market update
5:34 PM.New Zealand shares were weaker, the benchmark Top 50 Index falling 19 points to 5091. Audio
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Australian couple denies abandoning Down syndrome baby
5:25 PM.An Australian couple has denied abandoning a boy born with Down syndrome to a surrogate mother in Thailand. Audio
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The Police Minister has more on anti-gang moves
5:18 PM.The Police Minister Anne Tolley is with us. Audio
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Thousands of health workers plan strike action over pay
5:15 PM.Nearly twelve thousand health workers are threatening to take industrial action against all district health boards over pay. Audio
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Police hunt for people who put barriers across main road
5:11 PM.Police in Taranaki are hunting for whoever put metal fencing across a main highway late on Saturday night, leading to the death of a local woman who got out of her car to move it. Audio
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Major anti-gang moves including GPS monitoring
5:08 PM.The Government has announced major anti gang moves including more GPS monitoring of affiliates, new taskforces to block gangs coming in from overseas and to seize gang assets. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 4 August 2014
5:00 PM.Major anti gang moves are announced including more GPS monitoring. Twelve thousand health workers threaten industrial action and - a denial from the couple at the centre of a surrogate baby storm over… Read more Audio