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Checkpoint for Wednesday 22 July 2015
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Today In Parliament for 22 July 2015 - evening edition
6:50 PM.John Key continues to battle Andrew Little & Winston Peters over the flag debate; Foreign property investors an issue in chamber & committee rooms. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 22 July 2015
6:46 PM.Officials from the Auditor-General's office faced tough questions about its critical report into Whanau Ora at a Social Services Select Committee meeting today; The historian Paul Moon says the kereruā¦ Read more Audio
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Waikato doctor hopes to predict when children get hurt
6:43 PM.A team of doctors at Waikato Hopsital is hoping to predict which day of the week, even which hour, a child will get hurt and what that injury will be. Audio
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Disability Rights Commissioner calls for inquiry into carer law
6:40 PM.The Disability Rights Commissioner is calling for a select committee inquiry into a law governing payments to family carers, saying it is having a chilling effect. Audio
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IS leader empowers his inner circle
6:35 PM.Documents seized during a US commando raid on an Islamic State compound in Syria have revealed how the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is trying to ensure the terror group survives long term. Audio
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Parents need to learn to behave on sidelines
6:25 PM.Auckland's Secondary School Rugby Union hopes parents, who were involved in a violent schoolboy rugby brawl, get the message and stop behaving badly on the sidelines. Audio
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Filipino worker claims his farming boss kicked and abused
6:14 PM.A Filipino worker who's only been in the country for just over month says he's fled a Southland dairy farm after being kicked and abused by his employer. Audio
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NZ Customs says supply of methamphetamine increasing globally
6:12 PM.Customs says international drug syndicates may be trying to inject life back into the methamphetamine market by oversupplying the drug. Audio
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Ministry refit blows out to $400,000-plus
5:55 PM.A government ministry refit at its Wellington head office has blown out - doubling to more than $400 000. Audio
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Auditor General officials defend report slating Whanau Ora
5:50 PM.Officials from the Auditor-General's office have faced tough questions from MPs about the office's critical report on Whanau Ora. Audio
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Court insurance ruling may mean millions more for quake victims
5:49 PM.Tens of millions of dollars in extra insurance payments may be paid to Cantabrians whose homes were damaged beyond repair in the earthquakes. Audio
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Labour calls for the flag referendum to be binned
5:43 PM.The Labour Party leader is calling for the flag referendum to be dumped because of the cost and a lack of public interest. Audio
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Former Nauru social worker looking at legal action against
5:37 PM.An Australian social worker falsely accused off making up stories about asylum seeker abuse and kicked off Nauru is looking at suing Immigration officials. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 July 2015
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Vietnam vet cleared of importing methamphetamine
5:27 PM.A 74 year-old Vietnam veteran says the last year and a half has been insane as he battled to prove he was innocent of knowingly importing 6.2 kilograms of methampthetamine into the country. Audio
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Police say they won't find out how many times Maori unlicensed drivers let off
5:22 PM.The police in south Auckland say they don't know - and don't plan on finding out - how many times officers used a controversial policy which let unlicensed Maori drivers off paying a fine. Audio
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Corrections minister under pressure
5:20 PM.The Corrections Minister is coming under more pressure over just when he knew about allegations a prisoner at the privately run Mt Eden Prison had been dropped from a balcony. Audio
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Kiwi genius stuns Scrabble world winning French title
5:19 PM.New Zealand's scrabble champion, Nigel Richards, is now the French champion - and he's done this without speaking the language. Audio
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Others may be charged for violent school rugby brawl
5:15 PM.A fifteen year old boy has been referred to youth aid and the police are not ruling out charging others involved in a violent schoolboy rugby brawl. Audio
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Charter school accused of food bribery
5:12 PM.An Auckland charter school has been accused of ensuring children's good behaviour with KFC and doing its students more harm than good. Audio
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Evidence security guard died after being bashed in the head
5:05 PM.An inquest's heard an Auckland security guard was bashed in the head but that forensics couldn't link any potential weapons found to a killer. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 22 July 2015
5:00 PM.Evidence security guard died after being bashed in the head, Charter school accused of food bribery, Others may be charged for violent school rugby brawl, Corrections minister under pressure, Policeā¦ Read more Audio