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Checkpoint for Wednesday 2 December 2015
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 2 December 2015
5:00 PM.A New Zealander who was due to be married next week has been charged in Queensland with a road rage murder and Pharmac says there's not enough evidence to justify spending 30 million dollars a year on… Read more Audio
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NZer accused of murder over Brisbane man crushed by truck
5:07 PM.A New Zealander who was due to be married next week has been charged in Queensland with a road rage murder. Audio
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Pharmac thumbs down for melanoma drug
5:11 PM.Pharmac says there's not enough evidence to justify spending 30 million dollars a year on a promising new melanoma drug. Audio
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Cancer speciatist angry key new drug won't be funded in NZ
5:15 PM.The medical director of the Cancer Society, and cancer specialist Dr Chris Jackson, is most unhappy about Pharmac's decision. Audio
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Meatworkers accuse Affco of bullying
5:19 PM.The meat workers union says its members are being bullied and made to feel distressed since winning a major court case against their employer, Affco. Audio
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Council to prosecute over dog attack
5:24 PM.The Dunedin City Council is going to prosecute the owner of three Irish Wolfhounds which attacked a woman. Audio
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Govt accused of creating 'people smuggling paradise'
5:25 PM.The Government has been accused of creating a "people smuggling paradise" by turning a blind eye to Indian immigration advisors promoting students visas, as a way of obtaining permanent residency in… Read more Audio
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Train drivers quick actions save baby.
5:28 PM.A train driver is being praised for his quick reactions - stopping just in time - when a pushchair with a baby in it fell onto the tracks in front of his oncoming train in Auckland this morning. Audio
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Evening Business for 2 December 2015
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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DOC rangers to be given power to arrest
5:37 PM.DOC rangers are being given the power to arrest and will no longer need to be backed up by police. Audio
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KiwiRail not responsible for loss of Aratere propeller
5:42 PM.KiwiRail says it was not responsible for the loss of a propeller from the interisland ferry Aratere two years ago. Audio
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A dozen North Korean boats with bodies wash-up in Japan
5:44 PM.Flimsy fishing boats carrying corpses are washing up in increasing number along Japans coastline. Audio
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Gurjinder Singh told his lover he would not suffer alone
5:50 PM.Gurjinder Singh laughed as he told his lover he would not suffer alone, as the pair talked to police about the killing of his lover's husband. Audio
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Waikato iwi buys half of major farm
5:55 PM.A South Waikato iwi has spent millions of dollars to buy half 47.5 percent of the two-and-a-half-thousand hectare Ranginui Station. Audio
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Road rage murder accused 'devastated' - lawyer
6:11 PM.A New Zealander who was due to be married next week has been charged in Queensland with a road rage murder. Audio
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Govt still confident in PHARMAC's decision-making
6:14 PM.The Government retains confidence in PHARMAC despite criticism of its decision not to fund a potentially life-saving cancer drug. Audio
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NZ Cricket satisfied with admission umpire got it wrong
6:19 PM.The cricket umpire who made a crucial wrong call in the test match at the weekend may get extra security when he comes to the country. Audio
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Latest on the case of a man accused of murdering his son
6:23 PM.A Taranaki farmworker accused of murdering his son, flatly denied killing him in his second police interview. Audio
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Chicago police chief fired
6:26 PM.Chicago's police chief has been fired following days of protest over a white officer shooting a black teenager 16 times and the department's refusal to release a video of it for more than a year. Audio
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China blamed for cyber attack on Australia
6:35 PM.China is being blamed for a major cyber attack on computers at the Bureau of Meteorology, which has compromised sensitive systems across the Federal Government. Audio
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New Zealanders rank 3rd as global Givers
6:40 PM.New Zealanders have been ranked as the worlds third most generous people, but new reasearch shows donations by individuals are declining. Audio
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New fashion app win Auckland entrepreneur competition
6:43 PM.Oh, what to wear? The idea for an app to help you with picking an outfit has just won an Auckland entrepreneur a crack at a worldwide competition run by Google. Audio
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Today In Parliament for 2 December 2015 - evening edition
6:49 PM.Parliament's Privileges Committee meets to consider three questions of privilege, two of them concerning reflections on the Speaker, David Carter, by Labour leader Andrew Little and his chief whip… Read more Audio