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Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 July 2015
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Today In Parliament for 1 July 2015 - evening edition
6:50 PM.Things get murky when the Government faces questions about Swamp Kauri exports; Sir Alan Mark presents a petition to the Finance & Expenditure Committee calling for cross party action on climate… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 1 July 2015
6:45 PM.The Ngapuhi tribal council is standing by its man Sonny Tau, despite the leader stepping down from the chair of the iwi's treaty negotiation board; More than 50 flood-stricken whanau in Whanganui have… Read more Audio
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Drink price hike to stop soldiers' drunken violence
6:41 PM.To Australia, where the cost of a drink at any one of the Defence Force's more than 130 bars is about to rise sharply. Audio
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More from energy commentator re Tiwai
6:38 PM.The 2013 deal to keep Tiwai open, includes a condition that the smelter looked elsewhere for 172 of the 572 megawatts of electricity it uses or else face higher prices Audio
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Delay ratchets up stress for smelter workers - union
6:34 PM.A union says young workers at Tiwai Point are fed up and stressed out at new delays in determining the aluminium smelter's future. Audio
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Auckland Council wants to hand running of community centres back to residents
6:24 PM.Auckland Council is offering local communities the chance to run some of their own projects and services as part of a cost cutting exercise. Audio
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It's resolved, says school, no it's not, retorts father
6:16 PM.A Napier college says it's resolved things with a girl who lambasted teachers in a speech, but her father's used a backyard news conference to reject that. Audio
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Greece becomes first country to default on IMF loan
6:12 PM.More now from Greece has it deals with becoming the first developed country to default on an International Monetary Fund loan. Audio
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Auckland houses fail inspections as pressure builds
5:55 PM.Auckland is under pressure to build new houses, but more and more of them are failing to pass inspection. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 1 July 2015
5:52 PM.The Ngapuhi tribal council is standing by its man Sonny Tau, despite the leader stepping down from the chair of the iwi's treaty negotiation board. Mr Tau is being investigated by the Department of… Read more Audio
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Subsided buses for Waikato University students
5:47 PM.The University of Waikato is going to put on a heavily subsidised bus service to get students from Tokoroa and Putaruru to the campus each day, and home again. Audio
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Port worker "very seriously hurt" after crane topples
5:43 PM.A Port Otago worker is "very seriously" injured after a crane toppled over early this afternoon. Audio
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Labour raises questions over charter school funding
5:39 PM.The Minister of Education has been questioned about why a charter school has ended up with two and a half million dollars of unspent government funding, sitting in its bank. Audio
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191 sheep die as shipment arrives in Mexico
5:35 PM.191 sheep have died as the shipment of 50-thousand rams and ewes have arrived in Mexico after a 15 day voyage. Audio
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Evening Business for 1 July 2015
5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Wet wipes causing havoc for sewerage systems
5:25 PM.Wet Wipes are causing major problems for councils across the country. Audio
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Hundreds of fans camp out for Super 15 final tickets
5:23 PM.Hundreds of rugby fans lined up outside Te Papa this morning overnight to get tickets for the Super 15 final match. Audio
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Contaminated grain in MPI containment stores
5:21 PM.New Zealand First is questioning why maize has been imported from Bulgaria that's riddled with a noxious weed. Audio
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Napier teenager says she wasn't suspended for speech
5:14 PM.A Napier teenager admits she wasn't told she'd been suspended or stood down for giving a speech about bad teachers but says being told to stay away until a meeting with the principal amounts to the… Read more Audio
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Crown seeks preventive detention for elderly attacker
5:07 PM.The Crown is seeking preventive detention for a man attacked four elderly women includimg a 97 year old in Auckland . Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 1 July 2015
5:00 PM.Crown seeks preventive detention for elderly attacker, Napier teenager wasn't suspended for speech but told to stay away, Contaminated grain in MPI containment stores, Hundreds of fans camp out for… Read more Audio