Checkpoint for Friday 24 November 2017
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Tongan family's 'ticking bomb' finally over
6:25 PM.A Tongan family will be granted residency after appealing to the Associate Immigration Minister, because their daughter is so unwell she would likely die if she wasn't allowed to stay. Read more Video, Audio
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Ngai Tahu descends on Tuahiwi Marae for biennial celebrations
6:06 PM.The iwi is celebrating 20 years since signing the deed of settlement for their Treaty of Waitangi claim, with a sense of pride in how the iwi's has built a one billion dollar empire. Audio
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International media go gaga after PM joins NZ Secret Santa
5:55 PM.Stories have appeared on the BBC and Huffington Post, among others, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined the annual Twitter NZ Secret Santa. Zac Fleming spoke to the man who started it. Audio
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Amputees call for inquiry into Govt artificial limb service
5:50 PM.Some amputees are calling for an independent inquiry into the government's artificial limb service, which they say mistreated them and caused long-lasting physical damage and pain. Read more Video, Audio
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Bullying in the spotlight at medical conference
5:47 PM.Research shows more than a third of senior doctors and dentists working in public health have been bullied, and over two-thirds have seen someone else being bullied. Audio
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Samoa rugby match fees compared to slavery
5:42 PM.When Samoa plays England on Sunday, the England players will get a match fee of 22,000 pounds, and the Samoan players will get 650 pounds. John Campbell talks to Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 24 November 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Tongan league fans shed tears of joy ahead of semi-final
5:29 PM.Tongan league fans in New Zealand have kitted out their cars with flags, are blasting Tongan music as they drive, and are bursting with pride ahead of the Rugby League World Cup semi-final clash with… Read more Video, Audio
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Drowned skipper had history of lifejacket non-compliance
5:26 PM.Teiron Jones wasn't wearing a lifejacket when he drowned overnight. He was convicted of manslaughter last year following the death of a passenger on his boat - who had also not been wearing a… Read more Video, Audio
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Teamate unhappy with inclusion of transgender athlete
5:20 PM.Tracey Lambrech, who won a bronze medal at the Glagow Games, has been forced to drop down a class with the arrival of Laurel Hubbard on the women's weight lifting scene. Audio
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Manus Island refugees forcibly removed from detention centre
5:16 PM.A large contingent of Papua New Guinea police, immigration officials and navy personnel have forcibly moved the remaining refugees to nearby Lorengau. Audio
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Former Waikato DHB CEO travelled internationally on sick leave
5:08 PM.An Audit NZ Review into former Waikato DHB CEO Nigel Murray found he travelled internationally while on sick leave, and went to Australia twice in the same week. DHB member Dave MacPherson joins… Read more Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 24th November 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
