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Checkpoint for Monday 19 January 2015
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More drivers caught using cellphones with help of detectors
6:54 PM.Research has found electronic detectors could double the number of drivers caught using their cellphones behind the wheel. Audio
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Tonga's Ha'apai a year on from Cyclone Ian
6:50 PM.Hundreds of Tongans are still living in tents and under sheets of roofing iron in Ha'apai a year since their homes were destroyed by Cyclone Ian. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 January 2015
6:46 PM.A Maori housing advocate expects whanau Maori to begin leaving Auckland with house prices being rated some of the most expensive in the world; A Ngati Koroki Kahukura kaitiaki of Lake Karapiro says… Read more Audio
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Fiji opposition rejects parliamentary funding changes
6:41 PM.Opposition parties in Fiji are fighting a new formula for parliamentary funding, they say it's left them without enough money after interference by the newly-elected government. Audio
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Captain says too dangerous to board illegal fishing boat
6:37 PM.A Navy commander is defending the decision not to board any of the three ships caught fishing illegally in the Southern Ocean, saying it was too dangerous. Audio
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Farmers say declaring drought will achieve little
6:34 PM.A farming leader says things will soon be desperate in Canterbury if water for irrigation dries up. Audio
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76 percent of New Zealanders hate their jobs: Seek
6:24 PM.More than three quarters of New Zealanders are unhappy with their jobs and want a change. Audio
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Housing report: Nowhere in NZ is affordable
6:18 PM.A property valuer says the Government's attempt to cool the housing market by changing the Resource Management Act will take too long, and is all talk. Audio
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Missing gold miner declared dead
6:16 PM.A miner who went missing five years ago leaving behind some gold nuggets has been declared dead. Audio
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Plan to hike fees by up to 20% for food safety services.
6:11 PM.MPI is proposing fee rises of up to 20 percent for a raft of businesses that use its food safety and biosecurity services including winegrowers. Audio
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Waka Ama proves a winner for Waikato tribe's treaty dream
5:57 PM.A Ngāti Korokii Kahukura iwi member says the growth of Waka Ama has helped reach the tribe's Treaty settlement goal of getting more people to use Lake Karaapiro. Audio
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Housing woes ' the curse of being wanted'
5:52 PM.Returning to our story about Auckland being the nineth least affordable city to live in, worse even than LA and New York. Audio
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Australian Open kicks off today
5:47 PM.The first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open is underway in Melbourne and most of the world's top ranked players are there. Audio
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Auckland Transport beefs up security for Cricket World Cup
5:43 PM.Auckland's transport operators are beefing up security on trains and buses to cope with the thousands of people heading to Eden Park for the opening match of the Cricket World Cup next month. Audio
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PNG asylum seekers send message as protests enter 7th day
5:37 PM.Asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island says they are prepared to die and donate their organs to Australians, so at least part of their bodies can taste freedom. Audio
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Today's market update
5:34 PM.The New Zealand dollar rose today against the currencies of most of the nation's major trading partners. Audio
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Jobs confidence drops
5:27 PM.Confidence in the jobs market has fallen as bad economic news here and overseas makes people feel gloomier. Audio
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Arguments over Auckland's unaffordability
5:22 PM.One of the authors of a report that lists Auckland as one of the top ten most unaffordable cities in the world - says the Housing Minister didn't understand it properly. Audio
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Truck driver speaks out about "miracle" motorway crash survival
5:18 PM.A truck driver who survived a plunge of more than ten metres on Auckland's motorway has spoken of how lucky he is to be alive. Audio
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MPI proposing price hikes of up to 20% for businesses .
5:14 PM.The Ministry of Primary Industries is proposing fee rises of up to 20 percent for businesses that use its food safety and biosecurity services. Audio
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Fears Marlborough blaze could reignite
5:11 PM.Further north near Blenheim, other firefighters who've been battling a big scrub fire are on edge as it flares up again. Audio
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Fire crews have been scrambling to control blazes
5:08 PM.Fire crews in North Canterbury and Marlborough have been scrambling to control blazes this afternoon. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 19 January 2015
5:00 PM.Fires threaten property in the tinder dry South Island. Food safety and biosecurity fee hikes in the pipeline and a truckie speaks out about his "miracle" survival in a motorway plunge. Audio