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Checkpoint for Wednesday 3 September 2014
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Turning office blocks into low-fat buildings
6:55 PM.Is there a recipe for an office that would make people move more, and lose weight? Audio
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New Zealand signs arms treaty
6:52 PM.New Zealand has signed a treaty which will help control the 85-billion-dollar global arms trade market. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 September 2014
6:48 PM.The Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal hopes its report on the misconduct of former Principal of Pamapuria School, Stephen Hovell, will bring closure to the predominately Maori community; A group of… Read more Audio
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More than tobacco tax needed to be smoke free by 2025
6:44 PM.A new study has found that more than just an increased tobacco tax will be needed if New Zealand is to reach its smoke free by 2025 goal. Audio
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New study finds cockatoos can learn how to make and use tools
6:36 PM.A new study has found that cockatoos can learn how to make and use tools. Audio
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Today's market update
6:33 PM.The New Zealand dollar fell more than half a US cent after being buffeted by four separate pieces of news affecting its value. Audio
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Anger at Taranaki alcohol policy
6:26 PM.New Plymouth bottlestores and supermarkets are angry that tougher liquor licensing laws to be introduced in Taranaki are being applied unevenly. Audio
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PSA responds to work and income threats
6:23 PM.The police have made more than half a dozen arrests in a clampdown after a rash of threats against Work and Income since the Ashburton triple shooting. Audio
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President Obama under pressure to act following second murder
6:17 PM.The public execution of a second American journalist by Islamist State militants is piling the pressure on President Obama to act. Audio
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Security beefed up at WINZ offices throughout the country
6:14 PM.The police have made more than half a dozen arrests in a clampdown after a rash of threats against Work and Income since the Ashburton triple shooting. Audio
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The latest 3News-Reid Research poll
6:11 PM.The latest 3News-Reid Research poll has just been published, hours after the Roy Morgan poll recorded a drop in support for the National Party. Audio
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Sports News for 3 September 2014
6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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UN head condemns apparent killing of second US journalist
5:56 PM.The head of the United Nations has condemned the killing by the Islamic State of a man the jihadists say was a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, whom they had kidnapped. Audio
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Kura ex-board members go ahead with illegal election
5:52 PM.A group of ex-board members and parents at a Northland school are ignoring warnings from the government and going ahead with an illegal election to create a new Board of Trustees. Audio
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Environmental groups label National's policy as farcical
5:48 PM.National's environmental policy to exclude dairy stock from waterways by 2017 has been slammed as farcical by an environmental lobby group. Audio
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Lawyer worried about safety of man charged with murder
5:45 PM.The lawyer for the man charged with the murder of a prominent gang member's son has fears for the safety of her client, his partner and their child. Audio
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Teachers Council censures ex-Pamapuria principal
5:39 PM.The Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal has censured the former principal of Pamapuria School, Stephen Hovell, for failing to protect pupils from the paedophile teacher James Parker. Audio
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Today's market update
5:36 PM.The New Zealand dollar fell more than half a US cent after being buffeted by four separate pieces of news affecting its value. Audio
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18 elderly residents looking for new home
5:28 PM.Eighteen people living in a retirement village near Wellington could be forced out into the cold after it was put into liquidation today - taking their investment nest eggs with it. Audio
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Key's knowledge of Chch real estate ad leads to questions
5:25 PM.John Key is denying that the National Party has any connection to an advertisement he repeatedly mentioned in the leaders debate last night to defend the government's role in the Christchurch rebuild.
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Technician took drugs then collapsed in operating theatre
5:20 PM.An anaesthetic technician shot up a morphine-like drug in a hospital toilet before going back into the operating theatre where she fell off her stool. Audio
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Zero tolerance to intimidation - Ministry head
5:12 PM.The Ministry of Social Development chief executive is Brendan Boyle. Audio
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Guards brought in and police clamp down on threats
5:07 PM.Extra security guards are being ordered in and the police are clamping down after a rash of threats against Work and Income since the Ashburton triple shooting. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 3 September 2014
5:00 PM.Seven arrests as Police warn crank calls to Work and Income won't be tolerated. Key's knowledge of Christchurch real estate ad leads to questions about election ads and - Life savings under threat as… Read more Audio