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Checkpoint for Friday 27 November 2015
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Childhood rheumatic fever can last into later life
6:54 PM.Children who get acute rheumatic fever and need heart surgery continue to battle the disease in later life. Audio
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Focus on Politics
6:36 PM.As another eleven convicted criminals were sent back to New Zealand this week, the Labour Party was in Canberra applying direct pressure to the Australian Government to change its immigration rules. Audio
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White rhino loss "heart-breaking"
6:21 PM.With just three northern white rhino left on the planet scientists are relying on reproductive technology to keep the species going. Audio
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Same-sex renewal of vows barred in Cook Islands
6:18 PM.A gay couple who were hoping to renew their vows on a Cook Island beach last weekend, have been barred by the local community. Audio
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High Court rebuffs Pike families on Whittall prosecution
6:15 PM.The High Court has turned down two women in Pike River victims' families who wanted the decision NOT to prosecute Peter Whittall looked at again. Audio
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Opposition parties lament resignation of top obesity campaigner
6:13 PM.The Green Party says a leading campaigner's decision to quit the fight against obesity shows governments have favoured the junk-food industry over people's health. Audio
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Russia rejects Turkey's claims
6:11 PM.Russia is rejecting Turkey's claims that they didn't realise the plane it shot down was Russian. Audio
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South Island investors keeping Higlanders in the south
5:56 PM.A group of South Island private investors say they became interested in operating the Super Rugby champion Highlanders so the franchise could stay in the deep south. Audio
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Muslim soldier complains against defence force
5:49 PM.An Australian soldier says he's been branded a security risk and told he will never be promoted because he's Muslim. Audio
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High winds rip roof off Riverton Racing Club
5:46 PM.High winds have ripped the roof off the public grandstand at the Riverton Racing Club. Audio
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Big changes for Marlborough's colleges
5:41 PM.Marlborough Girls' College and Marlborough Boys' College will upsticks and move closer together. Audio
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Today's market update
5:35 PM.Fisher and Paykel Healthcare has delivered a record first half result after introducing new products and changing its sales method in the United States. Audio
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Play gets underway at the pink ball test.
5:26 PM.It's the test within a test - the first day-night test AND the first using a pink ball, and it's underway at the Adelaide Oval. Audio
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Importing standard lamps with bags of foreign soil inside.
5:24 PM.A Kerikeri man is challenging Customs to say if it knew imported lamp bases contained bags of foreign soil. Audio
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Rotorua's cheap gas
5:17 PM.The last time a litre of 91 cost you a dollar 55 at the pump was back in 2009. Audio
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Chopper winches 86yr woman off cruise ship
5:15 PM.An 86 year old woman who waited two days for a mercy mission has been winched aboard a chopper from a cruise ship. Audio
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Firefighters face blazes on two fronts in Marlborough
5:11 PM.Stretched firefighters are now facing blazes on two fronts after a second fire broke out in Marlborough. Audio
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Sex abuse teacher jailed for 10 years
5:08 PM.A Porirua deputy principal who had sex with her 12 year old student is tonight beginning a prison term of more than ten years. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 27 November 2015
5:00 PM.A Porirua deputy principal who had sex with her 12 year old student is tonight beginning a prison term of more than ten years. Stretched firefighters are now facing blazes on two fronts after a second… Read more Audio