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Checkpoint for Tuesday 16 September 2014
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 16 September 2014
5:00 PM.More questions for John Key about spying on New Zealanders. Eminem's publisher sues the National Party over its campaign ad and researchers aim for world's first rheumatic fever vaccine. Audio
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Opposition demand answers from John Key on spying
5:07 PM.Opposition parties are demanding John Key tells the public just what he knows about an NSA linked spy programme in New Zealand. Audio
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Questions for John Key
5:10 PM.Checkpoint has been seeking answers today from John Key to a series of questions about mass surveillance, after he revealed the GCSB built a test probe, and that it may have been tested, but the… Read more Audio
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Edward Snowden's lawyer says evidence clear
5:11 PM.John Key has challenged Edward Snowden to come up with evidence of the GCSB carrying out mass surveillance on New Zealanders. Audio
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Eminem publishers sue National Party
5:17 PM.The National Party is being sued by Eminem's music publishers. Audio
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Researchers aim for world's first rheumatic fever vaccine
5:24 PM.A leading medical specialist is confident a vaccine for rheumatic fever will be ready to test on patients within three years. Audio
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Today's market update
5:35 PM.The New Zealand dollar gained about half a cent against the US dollar in afternoon trading today, but it is expected to come under pressure overnight. Audio
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Woman set man on fire after stealing cash
5:38 PM.A woman caught stealing cash from her work decided setting a man on fire was her only way out. Audio
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Gun battles likely for Australian soldiers sent to oppose IS
5:40 PM.The Australian soldiers being sent in to oppose Islamic State extremists are likely to end up in gun battles. Audio
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Two NZ companies suspended
5:47 PM.Immigration officials are investigating two New Zealand companies suspended in the Philippines over claims of workers being ripped off. Audio
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Collaboration key to iwi investment
5:49 PM.Te Atiawa has been discussing what to do with their 87 million dollar Treaty settlement at a recent two-day conference in New Plymouth. The Taranaki iwi won't get the settlement money for a couple of… Read more Audio
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Fiji's history of coups taken into account with security
5:50 PM.Fiji's Police Commissioner is taking the country's history of coups into account in planning security for tomorrow's vote. Audio
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Study blames fracking for dramatic rise in earthquakes
5:54 PM.Scientists in the United States have found techniques used by energy companies to extract gas from the ground, are to blame for a dramatic rise in the number of earthquakes. Audio
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Sports News for 16 September 2014
6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Washington's view of spy allegations
6:12 PM.The lawyer for the former US National Security Agency contractor turned whistleblower, Edward Snowden has defended his allegations that the New Zealand government is engaged in the mass surveillance… Read more Audio
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Former NSA advisor says Snowden's claims can't be dismissed
6:15 PM.A former adviser to America's NSA says the agency had gone too far in its mass collection of people's private data and is warning New Zealand to be careful not to do the same. Audio
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US Publisher of rap giant Eminem takes National to court
6:20 PM.The National Party says it will vigoriously defend legal action by the US Publishers of rapper Eminem, over a song used in a National election campaign ad. Audio
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3 days until Scotland's referendum on independence
6:23 PM.The leaders of the three main parties at Westminster have signed a pledge to devolve more powers to Scotland, if Scots reject independence. Audio
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Search continues for boy in spider-man suit
6:29 PM.In Australia the search for three-year-old William Tyrell is being expanded to an area three kilometres in size around the spot where he was last seen five days ago. Audio
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Today's market update
6:36 PM.The New Zealand dollar gained about half a cent against the US dollar in afternoon trading today, but it is expected to come under pressure overnight. Audio
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Investors warned to take more responsibility
6:37 PM.Investors are being warned to take more responsibility for their financial decisions after shareholders in the carpet-maker Feltex lost a 185 million dollar claim in the High Court. Audio
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California grapples with a growing water crisis
6:41 PM.Wars over water have been predicted in future, and in the U.S. communities are getting a taste of what it's like to confront chronic water shortages. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 16 September 2014
6:47 PM.Maori Television has announced changes to its operations, which could result in three people losing their jobs, and the introduction of several head of department positions; Opposition to gold mining… Read more Audio