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Checkpoint for Monday 21 December 2015
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Stabbings an early start to hectic time for EDs
6:50 PM.Some families in the Far North town of Kaikohe are being given a Christmas hamper surprise. Audio
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Surprise Xmas hampers for needy Northland families
6:46 PM.Some families in the Far North town of Kaikohe are being given a Christmas hamper surprise. Audio
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Vanuatu media pioneer retires
6:43 PM.The man largely responsible for building independent media in Vanuatu has retired. Audio
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Third US Democratic Presidential Debate
6:40 PM.Hillary Clinton and her two Democratic presidential rivals have clashed in a third televised debate in the race for the party's US presidential nomination. Audio
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Employers group wants to see more prosecution for exploitation
6:37 PM.The country's biggest employer's group hopes more high profile prosecutions will end exploitation which particularly hits vulnerable young and migrant workers. Audio
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Six years for home-invasion rape
6:34 PM.A Tongan orchard worker has gone to prison for six years for raping a Nelson woman as she slept next to her husband. Audio
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Loneliness and isolation drive jidahi brides
6:24 PM.What drives a teenager raised in the West to leave her home and family to become a jihadi bride? Audio
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Guptill on Williamson's world-topping year
6:19 PM.Kane Williamson has finished the year as the world's number one test batsman after helping the Black Caps beat Sri Lanka in Hamilton today. Audio
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South Islanders roast as temperatures soar over 30 dgs
6:16 PM.It's been a scorcher for South Islanders today as temperatures reached 30 degrees in most eastern towns...Christchurch breaking it's December record at 36.1 degrees. Audio
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Police investigation into disabled boy's drowning inadequate
6:11 PM.The police watchdog has found that officers treated the caregivers of a severely disabled teenager who drowned in a bath as witnesses, rather than people who might have been guilty. Audio
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Police track farm petrol theft
5:55 PM.Police in Waikato say a woman returning from milking had her quad bike rammed by two men who were helping themselves to petrol in a shed. Audio
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Tasmania looks to raise legal smoking age
5:53 PM.Tasmania may become the first Australian state to raise the legal smoking age above 18. Audio
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Car swerves to avoid Cessna on Desert Road
5:49 PM.A motorist heading along the Desert Road has described swerving to avoid being being hit by a small plane lining up an emergency landing. Audio
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Court judgment allows same-sex defactos to jointly adopt
5:41 PM.An Auckland same-sex de facto couple has won an historic court ruling allowing them to jointly adopt children. Audio
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Criminal lawyer says no need for knee jerk legal reaction
5:39 PM.The police are working to find out if any parts of a new law on deported criminals, apply to a child rapist just sent back here. Audio
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New Year's Eve terror plot foiled
5:35 PM.A New Year's Eve terror plot has been foiled in Indonesia amid alarm about a resurgence in militant groups inspired by Islamic State. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 December 2015
5:32 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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NZ lifeguard rescues young Danish prince on Gold Coast
5:26 PM.A New Zealand lifeguard's staying out of the limelight after he rescued the future heir to the Danish throne at a Gold Coast beach. Audio
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Sunhats, sunblock and flip flops in the scorcher South
5:23 PM.It was sunhats, sunblock and jandals in the South Island today as temperatures reached 30 degrees in most eastern towns. Audio
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Stronger economic news indicates buoyant growth
5:20 PM.New Zealand is continuing to draw people to work and play here in record numbers. Audio
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Williamson ends year as world's number one test batsman
5:17 PM.Kane Williamson has finished the year as the world's number one test batsman after helping the Black Caps beat Sri Lanka today. Audio
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Widespread exploitation of young and migrant workers
5:13 PM.Workers being paid just seven dollars an hour, no annual leave and employment records being manipulated and falsified. Audio
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Mother talks about inadequate investigation into son's drowning
5:08 PM.The police watchdog has found officers failed to properly investigate the death of a severely disabled boy who drowned in a bath while in care. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 21 December 2015
5:00 PM.The police watchdog has found officers failed to properly investigate the death of a severely disabled boy who drowned in a bath while in care and workers being paid just seven dollars an hour, no… Read more Audio