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Checkpoint for Monday 2 February 2015
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Te Manu Korihi News for 2 February 2015
6:48 PM.Only 28 of the 243 judges in the legal system identify themselves as tangata whenua, which has the Maori legal profession saying more are needed; A marae in Hawkes Bay says it's very close to securing… Read more Audio
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Could rates be a thing of the past in 10 years time ?
6:38 PM.Water and sewage meters, and getting royalties from mining are among options being looked at to lessen councils' reliance on rates. Audio
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Forestry worker who killed colleague speaks out
6:35 PM.A forestry foreman who felled a tree which killed a 23-year-old worker says he wishes he could wind back the clock and change what happened. Audio
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Calls for more Maori judges
6:27 PM.The Māori legal profession says more indigenous judges are needed after Government figures released to Te Manu Kōrihi reveal there are only 28 working in New Zealand's legal system. Audio
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A lawyer talks about sex in the office
6:24 PM.Two insurance workers who had sex in their office late at night oblivious to hundreds of people looking on and filming from a central Christchurch bar could lose their jobs. Audio
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Peter Greste's family speak about their son being released
6:16 PM.Peter Greste's mother says she never dared think this day would come, when he'd be freed from an Egyptian prison. Audio
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DHBs press on with lab test merger despite pullout
6:12 PM.Three Wellington-region district health boards plan to continue with a hotly debated proposal for a major restructure of lab services. Audio
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Water charges an option for boosting funds
5:58 PM.Water and sewage meters, and getting royalties from mining are among options being looked at to lessen councils' reliance on rates. Audio
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Couple's sex show in city centre lands them in trouble
5:53 PM.Two insurance workers who had sex in their office late at night oblivious to hundreds of people looking on and filming from a central Christchurch bar could lose their jobs. Audio
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Men charged over gamblng fraud
5:51 PM.Charges have been laid against four men following a multi-agency investigation into what's been described as the largest criminal case of its kind in the gambling sector. Audio
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Slater told he appeared to be ridiculing ex-pizza executive
5:47 PM.Cameron Slater has been told by the chair of the Human Rights Review Tribunal that his blogs could be seen as nothing more than publicly ridiculing a businessman. Audio
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Swimming pools help in grass fire fight
5:45 PM.Two swimming pools full of water have been crucial for people near Rolleston facing a big grass fire that at one stage closed State Highway One south of Christchurch. Audio
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New England Patriots win Superbowl 49 in Phoenix
5:40 PM.The New England Patriots are this year's Super Bowl champions beating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24. Audio
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Today's market update
5:37 PM.New Zealand shares were slightly stronger today, the benchmark Top 50 Index gaining 13 points to 5757. Audio
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Abbott refuses to step down as leader
5:28 PM.The Australian Prime Minister has faced down his critics and is refusing to step down as leader, delivering what some of his colleagues have described as a "make or break" speech. Audio
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Andrew Greste talks about his brother's release
5:21 PM.After 400 days in a Cairo prison Australian journalist Peter Greste is now in Cyprus a free man but his family say he won't rest until his two Al Jazeera colleagues are also released. Audio
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PM defends decision not to stand Mike Sabin down
5:17 PM.The Prime Minister has defended his decision not to stand Mike Sabin down as a select committee chair last December, after he found out about the MP's personal issues. Audio
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DHB chief responds
5:12 PM.The chief executive of the Hutt Valley District Health Board Graham Dyer is with us now. Audio
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220 lab testing jobs in limbo
5:07 PM.More than 200 lab testing jobs in Wellington are in limbo after a leading pathology firm pulled out of a DHB merger plan, warning it might harm its services to patients. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 2 February 2015
5:00 PM.More than 200 lab testing jobs in Wellington are in limbo after a leading pathology firm pulled out of a DHB merger plan, warning it might harm its services to patients. The chief executive of the… Read more Audio