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Checkpoint for Wednesday 26 November 2014
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IRD identifies $500 million tax avoidance by businesses so far
6:52 PM.The Inland Revenue has identified more than half a billion dollars is missing through tax avoidance by businesses this year so far. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 26 November 2014
6:48 PM.An Auckland Maori authority leader is hitting back at the former Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, for accusing him of betraying tino rangatiratanga, and says he has a cheek; The screen guild -… Read more Audio
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U.S lawyers criticise grand jury decision
6:40 PM.Back to the U.S now and the protests over a grand jury's decision not to charge a white police officer for shooting an unarmed black teenager. Audio
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Masala restaurants fined $66,000 over staff records
6:36 PM.Eleven Indian restaurants in Auckland's Masala chain have been ordered to pay a total of 66-thousand dollars for failing to provide employment records for 100 workers. Audio
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Law groups balk at the tight deadline on foreign fighters Bill
6:34 PM.Law groups are balking at tomorrow's deadline for making submissions on the foreign fighters Bill that gives the Government spy agency greater powers. Audio
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Hughes still in critical condition
6:28 PM.To Sydney, where standout cricketer Phil Hughes remains in a critical condition tonight in an induced coma after being struck by a ball under his helmet. Audio
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Dotcom suffering from war of attrition - his US lawyer
6:24 PM.Kim Dotcom's lawyer in the United States says governments are waging a war of attrition against the internet entrepreneur who has revealed he's spent 10 million dollars on his legal fight. Audio
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Thousands of abuse suspects serving in Australia military
6:20 PM.An inquiry into the Australian Defence Force shows over a thousand sexual assault suspects are still serving in the military and some have risen through the ranks. Audio
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Dunedin lawyer jailed for preying on women
6:17 PM.A 79 year old Dunedin lawyer who preyed upon mostly single, elderly women has been jailed for more than eight years, and described as a consummate thief and a liar. Audio
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PM been forced to correct an answer.
6:14 PM.The Prime Minister has been forced to return to Parliament late this afternoon to correct an answer he gave earlier in the day about the report into the SIS's links with his office. Audio
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President of the Labour Party resigns
5:54 PM.Moira Coatsworth has resigned as President of the Labour Party. She's standing down next month after three and a half years in the post. She says now the party has a new leader in Andrew Little it's… Read more Audio
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Maori post-grad programme helps students excel
5:50 PM.A kaupapa Maori programme is helping students to excel in studies at otago university. Te Koronga is part of the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise and started about a year and a half… Read more Audio
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Jai Davis visibly sick and high but nurses said fine
5:47 PM.Otago prison guards have told the inquest for Jai Davis he was visibly sick and high before he died, but prison nurses assured them he was fine. Audio
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Is the Akl Housing Accord enough to solve the city's shortage?
5:43 PM.New housing activity in Auckland has exceeded the government's first year targets, but most of the pick up has occurred outside the scope of their plan to tackle the crisis. Audio
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Schools move as much as 5 decile places in recalculation
5:40 PM.Some schools have jumped as many as five places in the Education Ministry's recalculation of deciles which determines how much funding they get. Audio
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Teenager breaks down at rape trial
5:38 PM.A teenager has broken down in court at a rape trial when her recollection of events was challenged by the defence. Audio
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Today's market update
5:35 PM.The New Zealand dollar gained nearly half a cent against the Australian dollar today but was little changed against the currencies of the country's other major trading partners. Audio
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Cricketer Hughes fights for his life
5:28 PM.Australian cricketer Phil Hughes is still fighting for his life after being hit on the head by a ball during a match at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. Audio
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ACDC drummer turns up late to court
5:25 PM.ACDC drummer Phillip Rudd just AVOIDED being arrested again today after he turned up late to court for his threatening to kill and drug possession case. Audio
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America marches together for Brown
5:23 PM.Protestors across the US are marching, demanding justice for the black teenager shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Audio
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I'm broke and deserted - Kim Dotcom
5:20 PM.Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom's painted a bleak picture of his future - describing how he's broke, he's been deserted by his legal team, he's possibly bound for a prison cell again. Audio
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Andrew Little and John Key square off in Parliament
5:13 PM.The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security has come out in defence of her own report today in the face of John Key saying her findings are contested. Audio
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Police car torched in Ferguson as people march States-wide
5:08 PM.A police car has been torched on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, while protestors across the US march demanding justice for the black teenager shot dead by a white police officer. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 26 November 2014
5:00 PM.The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security leaps to the defence of her own report. Kim Dotcom says he's broke and protestors march across America, demanding justice for Michael Brown. Audio