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Checkpoint for Friday 24 October 2014
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Eight-month 'Hawaiian Mars' test begins
6:55 PM.Six people have begun living inside a tiny white dome, isolated from civilization in Hawaii for an eight-month test to see how they'd cope on a mission to Mars. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 October 2014
6:52 PM.More transparency in TVNZ Maori Programme shake up - TMP; TVNZ motivated by money; More urban Maori rangatahi attracted to work on the whenua; Ngati Manu say book about the area's history will be a… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 24 October 2014
6:38 PM.The Government's plans for the coming term have been laid out as MPs return to Parliament following last month's general election. But while it's back in action, it's going about its business under… Read more Audio
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Mexico town mayor wanted for 43 missing students
6:24 PM.The governor of Guerrero, the Mexican state where over forty students have been missing for more than a month, says he's taking a period of leave. An arrest warrant has also been issued for the mayor… Read more Audio
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The rugby final in New Plymouth
6:20 PM.The national provincial rugby finals kick off without New Zealand's glamour unions competing for the titles. Audio
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US nursing leader cautious over NY assurances
6:15 PM.The National Nurses union appears tomorrow at a congressional hearing into ebola in Washington DC. Audio
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Ebola victim rides NY subway but city says he wasn't infectious
6:10 PM.A doctor fresh from treating ebola victims in West Africa has become New York's first case, testing positive for the virus and being rushed into isolation in hospital. Audio
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Research shows Moa died out soon after humans arrived in NZ
5:57 PM.It's been a source of ongoing debate in New Zealand - just when, and how, did the moa go extinct? Scientists at the University of Auckland have found the large birds died out just 200 years after… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 October 2014
5:52 PM.More transparency in TVNZ Maori Programme shake up - TMP; TVNZ motivated by money - Maori Party; Ngati Manu say book about the area's history will be a welcome resource; and More urban Maori rangatahi… Read more Audio
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Teachers Council considers complaint against principal
5:49 PM.The Teachers Council is investigating a school principal over his handling of allegations against a teacher sentenced this week for sex abuse. Audio
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Claims Australia's refugee treatment 'crimes against humanity'
5:45 PM.The International Criminal Court has been asked to investigate the Australian government's treatment of asylum seekers, for crimes against humanity. In a letter to the ICC, independent MP, Andrew… Read more Audio
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BurgerFuel pulls out of Iraq because of Islamic State
5:42 PM.New Zealand's BurgerFuel has pulled its only store out of Iraq because of the developing threat of Islamic State. The Auckland-based franchise has 26 stores in the Middle East and was planning to… Read more Audio
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New Zealand must not be complacent says former CIA terror chief
5:38 PM.A former CIA terror chief says while the Ottawa gunman, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who attacked Canada's parliament has been identified as a 'lone wolf ', governments shouldn't be complacent. Audio
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Market update
5:35 PM.New Zealand shares rose, with the benchmark Top 50 Index hitting another record during the day. Audio
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Rugby fever grips Taranaki
5:27 PM.New Plymouth is in the grip of rugby fever ahead of Taranaki's attempt to make history tomorrow night and win the National Provincial title for the first time. More than 17,000 tickets have already… Read more Audio
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Malaysian diplomat due in Wellington
5:25 PM.The Malaysian diplomat accused of a sex crime against a Wellington woman is expected to arrive in New Zealand, five months after an MFAT bungle let him go. Audio
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Canadian gunman not on national security threat list
5:22 PM.The Ottawa gunman who killed a soldier before being shot dead in the parliament building was not on a national security threat list. Audio
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NZ doctors asked not to decline caring for ebola patient
5:15 PM.New Zealand doctors were given a firm reminder today they need to think very hard before declining to care for any patients with ebola. This follows confirmation from Middlemore Hospital that staff… Read more Audio
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A doctor becomes New York's first ebola case
5:08 PM.A doctor has become New York's first ebola case, with city leaders admitting the man had been riding the subway and went to a bowling alley, hours before he became feverish. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 24 October 2014
5:00 PM.A doctor becomes New York's first ebola case; NZ doctors asked not to decline caring for ebola patient; Canadian gunman not on national security threat list; Teachers Council considers complaint… Read more Audio