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Checkpoint for Tuesday 25 November 2014
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New rules to cut drone hazards
6:54 PM.People flying their unmanned drones in towns and cities face tighter restrictions as the Civil Aviation Authority tries to cut down on hazards. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 November 2014
6:50 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has called out the Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau over comments he's made about the Tribunal; The Former Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, is disappointed in Willie Jackson for… Read more Audio
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14-yr-old Islamic State supporter one of Sydney's youngest
6:47 PM.In Australia, details have started to emerge about the 14-year-old boy who yelled death threats at Christian school students and flew an Islamic State flag through western Sydney. Audio
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Law Commission to revisit sex offence trials
6:44 PM.Top lawyers are resuming work on changing how courts try sex crimes after a change of tack by the new Justice Minister. Audio
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Opotiki's mayor storms out on Air NZ
6:39 PM.The Mayor of Opotiki walked out of a meeting with Air New Zealand today after the company refused to rethink its closure of some rural air routes. Audio
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Prisoner inquest told no doctor called
6:36 PM.The manager of an Otago prison at the time a prisoner died of a suspected overdose has confirmed for the first time no doctor was told the man was being put in an at-risk cell. Audio
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IPCA investigates police chase ending with 5 in hospital
6:26 PM.An investigator from outside Canterbury has been brought in to look into the police handling of a car chase that ended with five people in hospital, one of them in a critical condition. Audio
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Collins cleared by Govt inquiry
6:24 PM.National MP Judith Collins has been cleared of allegations that as a Cabinet Minister she was part of a smear campaign against the head of the Serious Fraud Office. Audio
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Greens' leader on SIS inquiry
6:20 PM.As Mr Key was speaking to reporters outside the House the Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, called out that he should step down. Audio
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Returning to the streets of Ferguson, Missouri
6:19 PM.Returning now to the streets of of Ferguson, Missouri, after a grand jury decided not to charge Darren Wilson , a white police officer , for the fatal shooting of the young unarmed black man, Michael… Read more Audio
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Judge says man who slashed woman's throat sick not bad
6:16 PM.A Judge has told a man who slashed the throat of a pregnant woman that his mental health problems were partly to blame for the attempted murder and he is sick, not bad. Audio
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Prime Minister is insisting his office is in the clear
6:12 PM.The Prime Minister is insisting his office is in the clear over the spy agency information that Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater used to embarrass the Labour Party leader in an election year. Audio
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Maori communities create own suicide prevention initiatives
5:56 PM.Maori communities are creating their own ground-breaking intiatives to help tackle suicide amongst tangata whenua. Audio
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CCTV shows footage of man's 25 metre fall overboard
5:54 PM.An 84 year old man's 25 metre fall overboard from a cruise ship has been captured on CCTV. Audio
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Foreign Fighters Bill introduced.
5:49 PM.Meanwhile, the Government has introduced the Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill to Parliament under urgency and it is expected to be law within the next two weeks. Audio
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Key grilled over his role in SIS leak
5:45 PM.Returning to our lead story, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security's inquiry into the spy agency information used by a rightwing blogger. Audio
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Ferguson Grand Jury decides 'no indictment' for police officer
5:36 PM.There are gunshots and tear gas on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, tonight, after a grand jury decided not to charge a white police officer for shooting dead a young unarmed black man. Audio
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Today's market update
5:34 PM.The New Zealand dollar fell against the currencies of all the country's major trading partners today, with the exception of the Australian dollar. Audio
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Corrections admits Smith should never have been released
5:25 PM.The department that runs prisons has admitted its release plan for escaped paedophile and killer Phillip Smith was overly ambitious, misinformed and should have never been considered. Audio
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Judith Collins is cleared and could make it back into Cabinet
5:19 PM.The senior National MP Judith Collins has been cleared of accusations that as a Cabinet Minister she was part of a smear campaign against the head of the Serious Fraud Office. Audio
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SIS apologises for inaccurate and misleading information.
5:12 PM.The head of the SIS has made three separate apologies for the mistakes of her predecessor Dr Warren Tucker who left at the end of April. Audio
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Direct link between PM's office and blogger
5:08 PM.A report by the SIS watchdog shows there is a direct link between the Prime Minister's office and blogger Cameron Slater's offical information request for damaging SIS docments about former Labour… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 25 November 2014
5:00 PM.John Key on why he has nothing to apologise for - even though a spy agency has said sorry and Judith Collins is cleared and could make it back into Cabinet. Audio