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Checkpoint for Thursday 17 September 2015
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Today In Parliament for 17 September 2015 - evening edition
6:52 PM.Government questioned about its position on climate refugees; Questions also about the Government's blocking of the sale of Lochinver Station to Chinese interests; Health Minister Jonathan Coleman… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 17 September 2015
6:48 PM.Water experts have been told that a critical challenge facing this country is that the governance and management of freshwater must recognise Maori interests; A group of whanau who live at Takapuwahia… Read more Audio
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Teenager arrested when homeade clock taken for a bomb
6:40 PM.A Dallas teenager, arrested by police when the home-made clock that he'd brought to school, was mistaken for a bomb - is now going to the White House. Audio
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Crown rejects inmate's claim he was forced to riot
6:38 PM.The Crown is rejecting a prison inmate's defence that he was badly beaten up and then forced to take part in the Springhill riots two years ago. Audio
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Kiwirail to pay family of man hit by train
6:28 PM.Kiwirail's General Manager Metro, David Shepherd, says they have made changes to ensure it won't happen again. Audio
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Kiwirail kept train with faulty brakes on tracks for 10 weeks
6:24 PM.Thousands of rail passengers rode a train with faulty brakes for more than ten weeks because Kiwirail maintenance workers forgot to install a pin. Audio
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Govt says public opposition is not behind Lochinver decision
6:20 PM.The Government says public opposition to the sale of a large central North Island farm to a foreign invester was not behind its decision to block the sale. Audio
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Tsunami warnings failed to include Northland
6:16 PM.Earlier Civil Defence tsunami warnings failed to include Northland, but it's now been added to the list of areas that could be at risk. Audio
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Strong Quake hits Chile
6:11 PM.And now more on our top story, the eight point three magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile earlier today. Audio
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Raising environmental protection in aquaculture
5:57 PM.A new world standard for sustainable aquaculture was launched at an industry conference in Nelson today. Audio
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Immigration Minister won't assist climate change refugees
5:54 PM.The Immigration Minister has dismissed calls for the Government to do more to assist climate change refugees from the Pacific as colonialistic, white person's guilt. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 17 September 2015
5:51 PM.Water experts have been told that a critical challenge facing this country is that the governance and management of freshwater must recognise Maori interests. The comment has come from a member of the… Read more Audio
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Fiorina on top in Republican debate
5:49 PM.It was thought Donald Trump would again rule this afternoon's Republican presidential debate, but instead, it set the stage for a fair fight. Audio
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Former All Black convicted on firearms charges
5:45 PM.Former All Black Andrew Hore was convicted today of supplying a gun to a non-licensed person, a conviction that could prevent him from travelling overseas for events like going to see the Rugby World… Read more Audio
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A modest pick up for the economy
5:42 PM.More now on the economy which has had a modest pick up in the three months to June with gross domestic product rising zero point 4 percent - that's double the rate in the drought hit first quarter. Audio
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Kiwirail to pay reparations after worker hit by train
5:36 PM.Kiwirail has been ordered to pay 110 thousand dollars to the family of a contractor left severely impaired after being hit by train. Audio
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Today's market update
5:35 PM.The economy has rebounded, but by less than analysts had expected. Audio
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Doctor in hot water over TPP protest
5:29 PM.A senior doctor who jumped on a car carrying the deputy Prime Minister at a Trans Pacific Parternship protest could lose his job. Audio
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Maori Education Trust in trouble
5:24 PM.The Maori Education Trust has had to sell its only assets, its farms, putting at risk the grants it is required to make to Maori students. It has allocated education grants since 1961because of the… Read more Audio
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Solid Energy creditors accept selldown
5:22 PM.Creditors of Solid Energy have voted to accept a gradual selldown of the company's assets over two and a half years. Audio
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Govt rejects Chinese bid to buy Lochiver station
5:16 PM.The government has turned down a Chinese bid to buy the nearly 14-thousand hectare Lochinver station. Audio
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New Zealand responds to potential tsunami
5:13 PM.Here in New Zealand, the Minister of Civil Defence Nikki Kaye says the National Crisis Management Centre has been activated. Audio
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8.3 earthquake rocks Chile
5:08 PM.A monster 8 point 3 magnitude earthquake has struck the heart of Chile today, forcing the evacuation of a million people throughout the country and prompting tsunami warnings in Peru, California… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 17 September 2015
5:00 PM.A massive earthqauke in Chile sparks tsunami warnings across the pacific including NZ. The government turns down a Chinese bid to buy the Lochinver station near Taupo and compensation for a Kiwirail… Read more Audio