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Checkpoint for Monday 30 November 2015
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NZ woman who dies in Fiji raised safety worries
6:46 PM.A New Zealand woman who died in Fiji yesterday was worried for her safety after the Fiji Rugby Union warned her to close down her charity. Audio
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IS expands extremism in Libya
6:42 PM.Western intelligence agencies fear Islamic State's core leaders may be preparing to fall back to a base in Libya, where there are few good options to contain the terror group. Audio
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Family Planning clinic shooting in US prompts call for calm
6:35 PM.Colorado's state governor is calling for calm on both sides of the US abortion debate, following the fatal shooting of three people at a family planning clinic. Audio
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Calls for festival goers to be able to test their pills.
6:27 PM.An emergency department doctor in Australia wants festival goers to be able to test the safety of drugs they plan to take. Audio
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Pink ball test a success, but some fine tuning needed
6:23 PM.The inaugural day-night cricket test has been deemed a success but the maker of the pink ball knows there needs to be some fine tuning before day-night games become a regular fixture on the test… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu struggles to cope under El Nino
6:19 PM.In Vanuatu crops are drying up and water levels are dangerously low because of as the El Nino weather pattern continues to bite. Audio
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Bad time to sell City Care, says union
6:16 PM.The debt-laden Christchurch City Council plans to sell a company it owns, that employs 1500 staff - but a union says it's a bad time to sell. Audio
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Labour leader reshuffles caucus
6:13 PM.Phil Twyford, Jacinda Ardern, Kelvin Davis and Megan Woods are among those promoted in Labour's reshuffle unveiled this morning. Audio
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Latest from New Brighton fire
6:11 PM.The latest now on homes threatened by fire in the seaside suburb of New Brighton in Christchurch. Audio
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Timaru Christmas display to go ahead despite set back
5:54 PM.A leading researcher has had an apology from the police, after they denied him access to basic data because of his links with gangs. Audio
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Leading gang researcher gets apology from police
5:52 PM.A leading researcher has had an apology from the police, after they denied him access to basic data because of his links with gangs. Audio
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Fire Service on New Brighton fire
5:50 PM.More on the fire that's forced homes to be evacuated in the Christchurch seaside suburb of New Brighton. Audio
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Lover threatened to blame me for killing - murder accused
5:43 PM.A man says his lover threatened to blame him for the murder of her husband and asked him to get rid of a cellphone and a knife. Audio
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Man shot with nail gun doubles compensation
5:40 PM.A man who was shot in the chest with a nail gun has doubled his compensation pay out. Audio
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Beating of bobby calves being investigated
5:36 PM.Officials have launched an investigation into a video showing bobby calves being kicked and bashed, held in roadside crates and thrown onto trucks Audio
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Today's market update
5:34 PM.Business confidence is at its highest level in six months, bouncing back from the weak dairy prices and global economic uncertainty that saw it fall to a six-year low in May. Audio
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Big council company up for sale
5:26 PM.The debt-laden Christchurch City Council has started its controversial programme of asset sales, announcing it's putting on the block, the big maintenance firm City Care. Audio
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Labour unveils line-up to take into 2017 election
5:22 PM.The Labour leader has unveiled the new line-up he intends to take into the 2017 election with Jacinda Ardern a winner and David Cunliffe a loser. Audio
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Jonah Lomu farewelled at Eden Park.
5:18 PM.Thousands of people converged on Eden Park today to remember All Black great Jonah Lomu. Audio
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Geriatric hospital assistant abuses dementia patient
5:14 PM.An elderly woman, with worsening dementia, was slapped and pushed so badly by a healthcare worker at a private geriatic hospital, she was unable to walk. Audio
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Fire forces home evacuations in New Brighton
5:11 PM.Homes have been evacuated in Southshore near New Brighton and most of the Christchurch suburb is cordoned off, under threat from a fire that's spread from the dunes into nearby trees. Audio
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Malaysian diplomat pleads guilty to indecent assault
5:07 PM.The High Court has heard that a Malaysian diplomat was naked from the waist down when he assaulted a Wellington woman in her bedroom in May last year. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 30 November 2015
5:00 PM.A Malaysian dipolmat, naked from the waist down, when he assaulted a Wellington woman. An elderly dementia patient unable to walk because she'd been hit so badly and - final tributes for Jonah Lomu at… Read more Audio