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Checkpoint for Friday 4 September 2015
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 4 September 2015
5:00 PM.Parents of injured twins are jailed for neglect; All Black great Terry Lineen, 79, missing in London; Chinese move on big beef exporter appears imminent; Graham Brazier remembered; marking five years… Read more Audio
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DOC won't check other suspension bridges after one fails
5:08 PM.Four French tourists have walked away unscathed after plunging more than 8 metres into a river, after the suspension bridge they were on in Te Urewera suddenly gave way. Audio
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Parents of injured twins are jailed for neglect
5:13 PM.The parents of ten-week-old twins found with broken arms and legs have been imprisoned for neglect, but not for causing the injuries. Audio
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All Black great Terry Lineen, 79, missing in London
5:16 PM.All Black great Terry Lineen, who's 79, is missing in London and his family and police are searching for him. Audio
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Chinese move on big beef exporter appears imminent
5:22 PM.Winston Peters is warning Chinese investors could swoop on the country's largest beef exporter as early as Monday, and investors in it are alarmed. Audio
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Graham Brazier remembered
5:25 PM.Former frontman for Hello Sailor Graham Brazier has died at the age of 63. Audio
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Evening Business for 4 September 2015
5:35 PM.Z Energy has issued an earnings warning over an ongoing battle with Customs about excise duties. Audio
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Marking five years since the September 2010 earthquake
5:36 PM.Canterbury has been marking five years since the September 2010 earthquake. Audio
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Police officer describes injured twins investigation
5:39 PM.More on the parents of badly injured ten-week-old twins who were jailed today for neglect. Audio
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Police custody officer not guilty of raping woman he met online
5:43 PM.An Auckland police custody officer has today been acquitted of raping a woman he met on the dating website Zoosk. Audio
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Oil industry faces off against Customs Service
5:45 PM.The oil industry is facing off against the Customs Service over duties on petrol dating back to 1986. Audio
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Jury fails to reach a verdict in stabbing case
5:49 PM.The jurors deciding the case of a 17-year-old accused of stabbing another man with a broken bottle during a street fight have been discharged, after failing to reach a verdict. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 September 2015
5:52 PM.Mourners have farewelled Emily, Lady Latimer at a funeral service in the Far North; Tertiary education enrolments remain high; Embattled iwi leader withdraws from competition to be elected as Hapu… Read more Audio
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New vaccine slashes serious gut infections in Waikato
5:55 PM.A free vaccine available in New Zealand for a year has slashed the number of young children being hospitalised with serious gut infections. Audio
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French tourists lucky to be alive
6:12 PM.A suspension bridge failure has plunged four tourists eight metres down into a river on one of the Great Walks tracks. Audio
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NZ told to show leadership in refugee crisis
6:18 PM.A lawyer specialising in refugee claims says New Zealand has a good record with refugees, and should show leadership in the current international crisis with displaced people. Audio
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Hello Sailor frontman dies
6:21 PM.Hello Sailor's frontman, Graham Brazier, has died aged 63. Audio
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More GPS tampering here - and California plagued too
6:26 PM.Another criminal has absconded after taking off his electronically monitored ankle bracelet. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 4 September 2015
6:38 PM.Numerous petitions, canvassing such diverse topics as banning shark cage diving to cannabis reform, are presented to Parliament every year for MPs to consider, but very few lead to law changes. So… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 September 2015
6:54 PM.Church campaigns furiously to keep Turakina Maori Girls' College open;Tertiary education enrolments remain high; Eye kept on paua and crayfish catch for iwi. Audio