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Checkpoint for Monday 21 September 2015
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Te Manu Korihi News for 21 September 2015
6:49 PM.Waikato Tainui says it is considering buying the Waikato assets of Solid Energy; The Maori Party is being accused of pushing an agenda for Maori land reforms through a new bill introduced to the… Read more Audio
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Maori and Pacific Island men taking gangster stories to Oz
6:44 PM.Maori and Pacific Island young men visiting this country from Australia are taking gangster stories back with them and making the street gangs there worse. Audio
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Te Papa sheds events staff and it
6:38 PM.New Zealand's National Museum Te Papa has shed nearly half its events and education staff. Audio
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Claims World Cup is rigged against lower ranked teams
6:34 PM.Japan may have pulled off the biggest upset in World Rugby history but its chances of making the quarterfinals are impeded by its schedule. Audio
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"Climate change refugee" on a flight out of NZ this week
6:26 PM.The man at the centre of a deportation battle has been told he's booked on a flight out of New Zealand on Wednesday. Audio
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Dunedin council pulls out of online voting trial
6:21 PM.The Dunedin city council has withdrawn from next year's online voting trial after a debate lasting three-and-a-half hours. Audio
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Job cuts at AgResearch 'disastrous' - critic
6:20 PM.More scientists are to be laid off at Crown institute AgResearch but the Government says it's just getting itself down to the right size. Audio
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Labour on job cuts
6:14 PM.Labour's spokesperson for economic development David Clark is with us. Audio
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Maori Party is being accused of pushing an agenda
5:56 PM.The Maori Party is being accused of pushing an agenda for Maori land reforms through a new bill introduced to the house. Audio
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All Blacks survive first World Cup encounter
5:53 PM.The All Blacks have survived their first match of the Rugby World Cup, beating Argentina 26-16 at Wembley Stadium in London. Audio
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Kim Dotcom is back in court
5:49 PM.Lawyers for Kim Dotcom and the Crown are at loggerheads over whether an extradition hearing for Mr Dotcom and his three co-accused should even go ahead. Audio
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Woman left with permanent eye damage
5:44 PM.A woman has permanent eye damage after a trainee doctor mistakenly allowed a tool he was using to touch a vital part of her inner eye. Audio
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Oz the tiger will not be euthanised
5:38 PM.The Sumatran Tiger that mauled a Hamilton Zoo keeper to death won't be put down. Audio
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Game of Thrones cleans up at th Emmys
5:36 PM.Game of Thrones has won a record 12 Emmys in Los Angeles this afternoon. Audio
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Today's market update
5:34 PM.Consumer confidence is at its lowest level in three years. The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index fell 7 points to 106, in the three months to September. Audio
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Woman awaiting deportation in Darwin appeals to John Key
5:24 PM.A woman awaiting deportation to New Zealand from Darwin says she's been sexually harrassed by a Serco officer and is appealing to John Key for help. Audio
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Dover Samuels calls out the Govt over the power of Tribunal
5:20 PM.A Northland group is issuing Māori Passports, permits, consents and qualifications. Regional Council Maori Advisory board Chariman, Dover Samuels says this is creating daily problems for the Northland… Read more Audio
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Rain eases in Gisborne, communities still cut off
5:15 PM.The small township of Te Karaka, west of Gisborne, is still cut off this evening after heavy rain and extensive flooding forced the closure of State Highway 2. Audio
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Job cuts at the forefront of exporting and research
5:08 PM.AgResearch is refusing to say more until after it briefs staff this week. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 21 September 2015
5:00 PM.Cutting jobs at Fonterra and Ag Research and a Native Council in Northland issuing Maori Passports, permits, consents and qualifications. Audio