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Checkpoint for Tuesday 28 October 2014
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Australian war veteran cleared of wrong-doing
6:51 PM.Now more on the story that an Australian War veteran's long campaign to clear a slur against him and his air crew is finally over. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 28 October 2014
6:48 PM.Ngai Tahu has confirmed the former head of news and production at Maori Television, Julian Wilcox, is to take charge of its media team; The Rotorua Chamber of Commerce says it would welcome Maori… Read more Audio
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Fossil hunter finds mammoth bones in Idaho
6:41 PM.A mammoth's skull and tusks have been uncovered in Idaho, and experts say a rare entire skeleton might be buried there. Audio
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Agency says people sign up to contracts they don't understand
6:36 PM.A financial disputes agency says too many people get into trouble with money lenders and insurance companies because they don't understand the contract they've signed. Audio
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Today's market update
6:25 PM.New Zealand shares rose today, with the benchmark Top 50 Index hitting a fresh record during the day for the third trading day in a row. Audio
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Veteran clears air crew of slur
6:16 PM.An Australian War veteran's long campaign to restore his good name and redress a huge slur against him and his air crew is finally over. American historians have cleared him of failing to alert the… Read more Audio
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Resthome worker wins employment case
6:11 PM.Resthome workers - most of whom are women - have won a major ruling in a landmark case that could see them awarded equal pay with men. Audio
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Flood liability case before High Court
5:56 PM.Christchurch homeowners who blame earthquake damage for their houses being repeatedly flooded are angry it has taken four years to get their grievances to court today. Audio
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Maori TV admits it's spoken to Rotorua and Hamilton councils
5:55 PM.Māori Television admits it is looking at locations for a new base outside of Auckland. The broadcaster says it's talked to a number of different councils, as it considers what to do once its lease in… Read more Audio
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Latest on the Bali businessman killing
5:50 PM.The wife of a multimillionaire businessman who had his throat slit in Bali could be charged with premeditated murder which can carry the death penalty. Audio
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Radiologist caught forging signatures
5:47 PM.A radiologist who aroused suspicions by forging signatures is now being investigated over claims he evaded US police on a child sex charge by fleeing to New Zealand. Audio
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Walking away from a farm because of a huge rates bill
5:42 PM.An Auckland landowner has sold his farm for nearly 38 million dollars, claiming he was pushed to it by ITS high rates. Audio
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A warning from resthome companies over equal pay
5:34 PM.The resthome sector is warning a court ruling on pay will be catastrophic unless the goverment steps in with hundreds of millions of dollars. Audio
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Court hears top officer ran drug-dealing from police station
5:25 PM.The High Court's been told the head of Northland's organised crime unit was effectively running a drug dealing operation from the Whangarei Police Station. Audio
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Court hears Slater's postings were bizarre
5:20 PM.The lawyer for the Director of Human Rights said postings by the Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater amounted to a six month-long bizarre and personal attack that was not journalism. Audio
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PM says NZ will stick with voluntary reporting on Ebola
5:18 PM.The Prime Minister says the Government is keeping its options open on introducing passport restrictions to prevent cases of ebola in New Zealand. Audio
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A prank that went too far
5:15 PM.Six senior students at an elite Auckland school have been suspended for ridiculing and terrorising a trio of junior students. Audio
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Opposition parties try to pin down PM again
5:11 PM.Opposition parties have again tried to pin the Prime Minister down over his relationship with the blogger Cameron Slater. Audio
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A major win for resthome workers
5:07 PM.Resthome workers - most of whom are women - have won a major ruling in a landmark case that could see them awarded equal pay with men. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 28 October 2014
5:00 PM.A major win for resthome workers but it comes with a warning. The trial of a top police officer accused of dealing drugs from the Whangarei police station and students from Auckland's elite Kings… Read more Audio