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Checkpoint for Monday 9 April 2018
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Earthquake risk closes Southland Museum indefinitely
6:17 PM.The trust board of the museum, which employs 41 staff, was recently told the buildings may be unsafe after a peer review of a 2013 seismic assessment. Video, Audio
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A cheeky bet and no training the keys to success?
6:11 PM.For track cyclist Eddie Dawkins a cheeky bet with a rival coach and no training whatsoever lead to not only a medal but a Commonwealth Games record. Read more Video, Audio
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Alana Barber becomes second Kiwi woman to medal in walking
5:56 PM.After winning silver yesterday, she was the second woman in her family to compete at a Commonwealth Games - her mother Shirley Barber ran for New Zealand at the Christchurch Games in 1974. Read more Video, Audio
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Surprise medalist Lewis Clareburt on his bronze
5:53 PM.Just 18-years-old, the Wellingtonian won a surprise bronze medal in the men's 400-metre medley. He spoke to Kate Newton. Video, Audio
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CCTV shows jail attack that led to mass strip search
5:45 PM.The strip search of 209 prisoners over two days was at the centre of a court case last month where two of the country's most notorious inmates, Arthur Taylor and Phillip John Smith, argued it was… Read more Video, Audio
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Fiji braces for another cyclone
5:42 PM.Just a week after Cyclone Josie killed six people, Fiji is bracing for Cyclone Keni, which is due to hit tomorrow. RNZ Pacific's Sally Round reports. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Monday 9 April
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Teachers paid less than principal's teen daughter
5:24 PM.New teachers at Birdwood Primary School in Ranui are paid $46,000. Principal Jenny Bernard told John Campbell her daughter was offered a job at a coffee shop earning more than that. Video, Audio
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Auckland too expensive so teacher spends two hours a day in car
5:21 PM.Kaveeta Shiri-wastow, who can't afford to live in Auckland, spends fifteen hours a week in her car, and $200 a week on petrol, getting to and from her teaching job. Video, Audio
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Privacy Commissioner suggests deleting Facebook
5:17 PM.The privacy commissioner says the only way for concerned Facebook users to be certain their data is not being misused is to delete their existing accounts. Video, Audio
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Immigration NZ apologises for controversial overstayer data programme
5:14 PM.Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has suspended the programme and says he's been assured that race and country of origin weren't criteria used to prioritise deportations. Audio
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Southland Museum closing due to earthquake risk
5:09 PM.The distinctive pyramid-shaped Southland Museum and Art Gallery in Invercargill, which employs 41 people and houses more than 100 tuatara, will close to the public on Thursday. Audio