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Checkpoint for Monday 19 October 2015
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 19 October 2015
6:55 PM.Government unveils plan to tackle childhood obesity; Warning fails to deter library from buying $75,000 forgery; One Tree Hill's seedling solution; Ak's giant tunnelling machine breaks through; Were… Read more Audio
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Refugee disputes claims she didn't want abortion
6:45 PM.The advocates for a Somali refugee who's been held on Nauru have disputed the Australian government's claims she changed her mind about an abortion. Audio
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Obvious fake to some - but not to the library buyer
6:43 PM.The Alexander Turnbull Library has been left embarassed, spending $75 thousand of taxpayers' money and donations on a fake painting. The Library, which collects national heritage material, bought a… Read more Audio
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House price growth in Sydney set to ease
6:40 PM.House price growth in Sydney is set to ease to its slowest pace in four years. A report by property specialist SQM Research says rental markets across Australia are squeezed by deflationary pressures… Read more Audio
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A protection order had been served on an accused murderer
6:35 PM.A man accused of murdering his estranged wife had a protection order laid against him the day before she was killed. Audio
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Students rally to stop university increasing its fees
6:26 PM.Students at New Zealand's biggest university will soon find out if they will have to pay more for their courses. The Auckland University council is currently deciding whether it puts its prices up. Audio
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Man who tried to fell One Tree Hill pine discusses decision
6:22 PM.A grove of native trees and shrubs will be planted on the summit of Auckland's One Tree Hill in the hope at least one tree will be left standing. Twenty years ago Mike Smith tried to cut down the lone… Read more Audio
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Canada looks set to elect another Trudeau as PM
6:18 PM.Canada looks set to vote in a new government and a new Prime Minister with the name Trudeau. Justin Trudeau is the son of the charismatic Pierre who held power for 11 years from 1968 to 1979. Audio
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PM doesn't want New Zealanders detained on Christmas Island
6:13 PM.The Prime Minister, has told his post Cabinet news conference, he personally does not want to see New Zealanders detained on Christmas Island, in part because that separates them from their families. Audio
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National heritage collector duped
6:12 PM.It's been revealed that the country's national heritage collector has been duped into paying $75 thousand for a painting it was warned was a fake. Alexander Turnbull Library thought the portrait was… Read more Audio
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Powerful typhoon hits northern Philippines
5:55 PM.A powerful typhoon in the northern Philippines has flooded six provinces and left many people to wait on the roofs of their homes to be rescued. Audio
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Teacher goes on trial for having sex with boy
5:52 PM.A Jury has heard details of a sexual relationship between a teacher and a boy in Porirua. The charges against the woman, whose name is suppressed, include indecent assault, sexual violation and… Read more Audio
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Silver Ferns have a lot to prove in Constellation Cup
5:50 PM.The Silver Ferns will take on the Diamonds for the first Test of the Consteallation Cup series. They'll be wanting to prove their World Cup pool win over Australia was not just a one-of. Audio
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Police searching Gold Coast home for blood of NZ woman
5:45 PM.Queensland police have started searching for traces of blood at the Gold Coast home of a New Zealand woman believed to have been killed six years ago. Audio
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Were the Scots robbed?
5:43 PM.New Zealand has its Wayne Barnes hate club and the South Africans vilify Bryce Lawrence for game-changing Rugby World Cup calls. Add to that Scotland, with fans livid at referee Craig Joubert for the… Read more Audio
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Search for FV Jubliee halted
5:37 PM.Mechanical problems and bad weather have stopped searchers from investigating a sunken boat off the Canterbury coast, thought to be the FV Jubliee. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 October 2015
5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Ak's giant tunnelling machine breaks through
5:28 PM.The massive boring machine working on Auckland's billion dollar Waterview Connection project has made its final breakthrough, bringing an end to a return journey it started in late 2013. Audio
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One Tree Hill's seedling solution
5:23 PM.Trees are to be replanted at the summit of Auckland's One Tree Hill, 15 years after chainsaw attacks forced the removal of the lone Monterey Pine. A grove of native trees and shrubs will be planted… Read more Audio
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Warning fails to deter library from buying $75,000 forgery
5:16 PM.A forgery has cost the taxpayer and the country's national heritage collector dearly, after it ignored an art expert's warnings, and went ahead and bought the fake painting. Alexander Turnbull Library… Read more Audio
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Government unveils plan to tackle childhood obesity
5:10 PM.The Government has unveiled a new plan to tackle childhood obesity, targetting children as young as four. The Prime Minister says being overweight or obese is expected to overtake tobacco as the… Read more Audio