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Checkpoint for Thursday 12 February 2015
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Today in Parliament for 12 February - evening edition
6:54 PM.Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee considers petition calling for greater transparency around the TPP trade agreement. Junior ministers step up to answer questions on behalf of their senior… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 12 February 2015
6:51 PM.The Ngati Porou leader, Apirana Mahuika, has been laid to rest; A Northland kuia says the government is profiting from the forestry industry - at the expense of her community's health; A group of… Read more Audio
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Tonight's opening ceremony for the Cricket World Cup
6:48 PM.The opening ceremony for the Cricket World Cup in New Zealand will begin soon in Christchurch. Audio
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More transparency around trade deal called for
6:45 PM.Four years after a petition was tabled in Parliament calling for more transparency around the negotiation of the Trans-Pacific trade agreement, one of the organisers - the Council of Trade Unions -… Read more Audio
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Police fail to investigate sexual assault complaint - IPCA
6:37 PM.The police watchdog has found two officers failed to investigate a woman's sexual assault complaint because she had a mental illness. Audio
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NZ sends icebreaker to rescue fishing boat
6:33 PM.An Australian fishing boat is trapped in Antarctic ice, and rescue coordinators in New Zealand are sending an American icebreaker to free it. Audio
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American Sniper murder trial starts in Texas
6:26 PM.A court in Texas has heard about the last text messages sent between famed US sniper Chris Kyle and a friend before a third man Eddie Routh shot them. Audio
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Only 13 days of water left for Opuha Dam
6:21 PM.Lake Opuha in South Canterbury is just 13 days away from having to turn off the tap for the 250 farmers who rely on it for irrigation. Audio
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Union reacts to 400 postie jobs going
6:11 PM.Standard mail deliveries will be cut back to three days a week for most people from July, costing 400 posties their jobs. Audio
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Brendon McCullum eyes more silverware
5:56 PM.The New Zealand Cricket captain Brendon McCullum has picked up one piece of silverware but there's a bigger prize he has his eyes on - the Cricket World Cup. Audio
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Apirana Mahuika buried on the East Coast
5:52 PM.The Ngati Porou leader, Apirana Mahuika, has been laid to rest. Audio
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World War II veteran 'gobsmacked' at getting French Legion of Honour
5:49 PM.Penwill Moore from Wellington, who's about to be presented with France's highest decoration says he was 'gobsmacked' when he found out about it. Audio
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Sydney men appear in court over terrorism charges
5:37 PM.Two Sydney men charged with planning a terrorist act have appeared in court via video link today after their hearing yesterday was cut short due to security concerns. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 February 2015
5:33 PM.The New Zealand dollar has been mixed against the currencies of its major trading partners, as weakness in the Australian currency dragged it down. Audio
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Drought declared across most of South Island
5:26 PM.The Government has today declared that large parts of the South Island are in drought; that encompasses most of Otago, Canterbury and Marlborough. Audio
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Prostitute gives evidence at Lundy trial
5:22 PM.A prostitute has told the Mark Lundy retrial that when she went to a Petone motel in August 2000 to service a man called "Mark", there was a three quarters empty bottle of rum in his room and he… Read more Audio
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Three children injured on their way to school
5:18 PM.A woman who'd just dropped off her own children at a South Auckland school hit three young girls when they ran across a busy main road. Audio
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Govt won't make further gambling concessions to SkyCity
5:16 PM.The Government has ruled out making any further gambling concessions to SkyCity in exchange for it building an international convention centre in Auckland. Audio
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PM again rules out troops in combat role
5:12 PM.Ahead of tomorrow's meeting with a top Iraqi official, the Prime Minister is again ruling out New Zealand troops fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq. Audio
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Mail deliveries cut back, costing 400 posties their jobs
5:08 PM.Four hundred posties will be axed as standard letter deliveries are cut to three days a week for most people from July. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 12 February 2015
5:00 PM.Mail deliveries cut back, costing 400 posties their jobs; PM again rules out troops in combat role; Govt won't make further gambling concessions to SkyCity; Three children injured on their way to… Read more Audio