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Checkpoint for Monday 8 June 2015
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Te Manu Korihi for 8 June 2015
6:48 PM.The Maori spokesperson for Mens' Health Week is warning young tane need to be more proactive when it comes to checking for testicular cancer;Maori Television is refuting allegations by the Labour… Read more Audio
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Bricklayer asks why more homes aren't built in concrete
6:37 PM.A bricklayer from North Canterbury says he's been getting flak for extolling the virtues of his home; he designed and built it using concrete blocks. Audio
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Toilet tax costing Taranaki rugby club thousands of dollars
6:24 PM.A Taranaki rugby club is campaigning for the canning of a toilet tax that's costing volunteer groups thousands. Audio
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CTU on quarry accidents
6:15 PM.This is the third accident at a quarry this year after a Timaru man was killed in March and a Tauranga man was crushed by a 45-tonne rock cutter. Audio
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Rescuers held at bay after quarry collapse
6:12 PM.Falling rocks are stopping rescuers from entering a North Canterbury quarry where a digger driver is trapped under tonnes of rock. Audio
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Sports News for 8 June 2015
6:05 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 8 June 2015
5:48 PM.The Maori spokesperson for Mens' Health Week is warning young tane need to be more proactive when it comes to checking for testicular cancer;Maori Television is refuting allegations by the Labour… Read more Audio
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MPs go-slow on a euthanasia law change
5:47 PM.The Prime Minister says he's open to holding a select committee inquiry into legalising euthanasia, but the Government has no intention of actively promoting a law change. Audio
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Papers reveal big budget and focus on struggling schools
5:45 PM.A government flagship scheme to raise standards and transform school achievement began with a 300-million-dollar annual budget and a focus on failing schools. Audio
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Woman sent home with fecal matter oozing from wound
5:37 PM.A woman was sent home after surgery with fecal matter oozing from a wound despite begging her doctor to be allowed to stay in hospital. Audio
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Market Update for 8 June 2015
5:35 PM.The New Zealand dollar's still where it was at the weekend when it lost about one US cent against a strengthening US dollar. Audio
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What now for counselling services?
5:27 PM.The agency that's supposed to be taking over some of the counselling and trauma work done by the country's biggest service which closes tomorrow says nothing definite has been sorted out. Audio
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A witness denies acting as a look-out in a fatal dairy attack
5:25 PM.A witness who says he was with two boys accused of carrying out a fatal raid on a dairy has denied acting as a look-out. Audio
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Hospital asks to use medicinal marijuana on coma patient
5:20 PM.Wellington hospital is asking to be allowed to give medicinal marijuana to a 19 year old Nelson man who's been in an induced coma for weeks. Audio
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Current skypath plans could lead to car deaths say opponents.
5:16 PM.Opponents of a new walk and cycle-way running alongside Auckland's Harbour Bridge, say the Skypath is too dangerous and someone will be killed if it goes ahead as planned. Audio
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Principal speaks out about toxic mould in classrooms
5:12 PM.A leaky, mouldy south Auckland primary school is spending thousands of dollars a year on air testing so it knows when to move the children out of toxic classrooms. Audio
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Digger driver under tonnes of rubble
5:07 PM.Rescuers are being held at bay by fears of more falling rocks at the North Canterbury quarry where a digger driver has now been trapped for more than six hours. Our reporter, Sally Murphy, is in… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 8 June 2015
5:00 PM.Digger driver under tonnes of rubble;Principal speaks out about toxic mould in classrooms;Current skypath plans could lead to car deaths say opponents;Hospital asks to use medicinal marijuana on coma… Read more Audio