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Checkpoint for Monday 22 June 2015
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 22 June 2015
5:00 PM.Helicopters rescue people cut off by the weekend floods and Colin Craig admits inappropriate conduct. Audio
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Helicopters rescue people cut off by the weekend floods
5:08 PM.Helicopters have been flying all day over flood-ravaged Whanganui and Taranaki, evacuating pregnant women and others with babies, and ferrying in food and generators to farms that may be cut off for a… Read more Audio
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Pilot's many mercy missions
5:12 PM.45 kilometres up the Whanganui River, the O'Hagan farming family at Operiki Station were split up by slips that they're expecting will keep them cut off for a month. Audio
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Latest from Waitotara and Taranaki
5:15 PM.Brent Manning is from the South Taranaki District Council. Audio
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Colin Craig rejects all allegations of sexual harrassment
5:19 PM.The former Conservative Party leader, Colin Craig, says there was some inappropriate conduct between himself and his former press secretary, but flatly rejects any suggestion of sexual harassment. Audio
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Today's market update
5:33 PM.A2 Milk's share price has jumped 16 percent after signalling it may become a takeover target. Audio
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Wasp sting patient failed by nurse
5:35 PM.A woman stung by up to 15 wasps screamed in pain and quickly became unconsious when a registered nurse failed to give her a diluted dose of antihistamine. Audio
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Jury deliberates on dairy killing trial
5:38 PM.The jurors deciding the case of two boys accused of killing a west Auckland dairy owner during a robbery have been told they must look into the mind of the boy who used the knife. Audio
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Police accept Livingstone shooting findings
5:41 PM.The police's southern commander says it will be hard to stop another shooting tragedy like that of the Livingston family, despite an overhaul of the way domestic violence cases are handled. Audio
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Hoons hit Auckland parks, leaving thousands in damage
5:48 PM.Auckland parks have been damaged by a plague of hoons who've been racing around sports pitches, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. Audio
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Whanganui marae and mana whenua badly hit by flooding
5:48 PM.The Putiki Marae in Whanganui has been badly hit by the flooding that's inundated parts of the city over the last few days. A stream of floodwater has been running through the meeting house. Andrew… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 22 June 2015
5:53 PM.The Putiki Marae in Whanganui has been badly hit by the flooding that's inundated parts of the city over the last few days; MediaWorks has been forced to make a public apology to the former radio… Read more Audio
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PM corrects himself on refugees
5:56 PM.The Prime Minister has corrected himself after wrongly claiming three to four thousand refugees are coming into the country each year. Audio
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Pipiriki rescue pilot on a day flying flood missions
6:13 PM.Four hundred people are unable to return to their flood-hit homes in Whanganui this evening with council cordons up to keep homeowners away as floodwaters recede. Audio
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Whanganui local allowed to return home
6:17 PM.In Whanganui city's flooded east Willy McGregor is one of the lucky few who's back home. But his house on Anzac Parade is surrounded by mud and water. Audio
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Infrastructure needs to be more resilient
6:19 PM.Opposition parties say infrastructure needs to be more resilient in the face of climate change. Audio
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Money, ego and fame in school boy rugby hindering the Blues
6:23 PM.A well-known rugby commentator says one reason the Auckland Blues have struggled over recent years may be the way Auckland's schoolboy players are brought up the ranks. Audio
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Farmer stranded with no power
6:41 PM.Laura Watson and her husband farm in a remote area off State Highway 4 north of Whanganui. Audio
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MacGregor releases a statement
6:44 PM.More now on today's admission from the former Conservative Party leader, Colin Craig, that there was some inappropriate conduct between himself and his former press secretary, Rachel MacGregor. Audio
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Courier firm tries out drone deliveries in Auckland
6:46 PM.A courier company has carried out New Zealand's first delivery by drone, flying a package across Auckland in a quarter of the time it would have taken by road. Audio
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Labour calls for independent investigation
6:57 PM.The Labour Party is urging the Government to set up an independent investigation into claims that many scientists feel gagged. Audio