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Checkpoint for Monday 14 September 2015
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Te Manu Korihi News for 14 September 2015
6:49 PM.Justice Joe Williams says the focus should shift to Maori language "places"; Wananga will have to publish information about how their graduates are faring after they've finished their degree or… Read more Audio
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Questions about taxpayer money for social services
6:46 PM.The Children's Commissioner is defending the government's handling of the funding in the social sector, but he says its come at the expense of early intervention programmes Audio
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Good Samaritan fixes football pitch council wouldn't touch
6:42 PM.As Auckland Council fends off questions over charging primary schools for the use of public parks, the manager of a Northshore football team was so frustrated at the condition of their local pitch, he… Read more Audio
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DHB faulted over inadequate response to man's growing pain
6:39 PM.The public health watchdog says doctors and nurses at the Southern District Health Board failed to monitor, assess, and investigate why a patient was in pain. Audio
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Hundreds of homes evacuated, destroyed in California fire
6:34 PM.Some people in northern California have been left with nothing more than the clothes on their backs as the latest wildfire to rage through the state continues to destroy hundreds of homes and… Read more Audio
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Wellington house prices drop
6:26 PM.Wellington is the only major centre where house prices have dropped in the past two years. Audio
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European Union to hold emergency refugee meeting
6:22 PM.European Union officials will hold an emergency meeting later today to discuss a plan to settle 160-thousand asylum seekers. Audio
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Murder trial hears fight esclated into somethign horrendous
6:19 PM.The trial of a teenager accused of murdering a man by shooting him at close-range has heard that a fight escalated into something horrendous. Audio
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Police seek witnesses to 4x4 Murawai fatalities
6:12 PM.The police have identified the four men killed in a four wheel drive accident ON A west Auckland beach yesterday and say they probably weren't wearing seatbelts. Audio
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Northern Four Wheel Drive Club on Murawai permits
6:12 PM.Since the beginning of this month, those wanting to drive to the beach must get a permit from Auckland Council. Audio
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Lydia Ko wins first major
5:54 PM.Lydia Ko's triumph at the fifth golf major of the year on the LPGA Tour, the Evian Championship in France, has got the golfing world talking about just how far the young woman from the North Shore… Read more Audio
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Creating places dedicated to speaking te reo Maori.
5:50 PM.High Court justice Joe Williams is calling for the creation of places or districts dedicated to speaking te reo Maori. Audio
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Prison inmate accused of taking part in Springhill riots
5:47 PM.A prison inmate accused of arson and assaulting a Corrections officer during the Springhill riots, has been seen on CCTV footage throwing toilet paper rolls into a fire. Audio
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Djokovic beats Federer to US Open title
5:43 PM.The men's tennis number one, Novak Djokovic, has won the US Open at Flushing Meadows this afternoon, beating Roger Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Audio
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Auckland Council reviewing charges using parks
5:38 PM.Auckland Council is reviewing its decision to charge schools for using public parks. Audio
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Phone scam gets uglier costing victims thousands
5:34 PM.The phone scam which first emerged in 2011 is back, but this time fraudsters are more ruthless - exploiting their victims for thousands of dollars in cash. Audio
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Waikato river rescue
5:25 PM.Five people have been rescued from the Waikato River near the Aratiatia power station. Audio
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Patient given cancer drugs rather than immunosuppressant
5:21 PM.A pharmacist who gave a patient a chemotherapy drug by mistake faces possible legal action. Audio
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Key could add redpeak flag if Parliament agrees
5:17 PM.The Prime Minister has thrown down the gauntlet over the Red Peak flag design, saying if Labour gets on board he could consider changing the law, to allow it to become the fifth option. Audio
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Men killed in Muruwai beach crash are identified
5:14 PM.The police have identified the four men killed in a four wheel drive accident at a west Auckland beach yesterday and say they probably weren't wearing seatbelts. Audio
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Lawyer for forestry worker says client relieved by verdict
5:11 PM.The lawyer for Paul Burr is Jonathan Temm. Audio
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Not guilty verdict for forestry worker
5:08 PM.47-year-old Paul Burr, closed his eyes, bowed his head and sighed, after a jury decided he would not be the first person in the forestry industry convicted of manslaughter. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 14 September 2015
5:00 PM.The first forestry contractor, charged with manslaughter, is found NOT guilty. The Prime Minister throws down the gauntlet over the Red Peak flag and and - Djokovic, overpowers Federer to take the US… Read more Audio