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Checkpoint for Monday 1 October 2018
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Plastic straws pulled from supermarket shelves
6:23 PM.Plastic straws have been pulled from shelves at Countdown supermarkets, in another attempt to reduce plastic waste ending up in the environment. Audio
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Accused teacher denies sexual offending before court
6:17 PM.Former rugby coach and teacher aide Alosio Taimo has today entered the witness box to deny over 100 charges of sexual offending. Audio
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Primary teachers to vote on second strike
6:11 PM.Primary teachers are proposing a week of one-day rolling strikes in November. Their union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says teachers and principals will vote in the first week of the fourth term on the proposed… Read more Audio
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Indonesia death toll could rise into thousands
6:08 PM.Dozens of people are feared trapped under three collapsed buildings in Palu, with rescuers unable to reach them until heavy machinery arrives. Meanwhile, three areas are cut off entirely, raising… Read more Video, Audio
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Poverty Bay may soon be given dual name - Tūranganui-a-Kiwa
5:54 PM.The Geographic Board has recommended the East Coast be known as Tūranganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay after receiving 600 submissions. Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon is delighted. Audio
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Hope iwi-led youth remand service will reduce reoffending
5:50 PM.Mahuru, a new Ngapuhi-led youth remand service, is being touted as a first for the country and one way of reducing soaring Maori prison rates. Audio
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OIO declines Tegel’s bid for 200ha chicken farm
5:44 PM.Tegel's plan to build a mega farm in Northland to raise nine million chickens a year has been squashed by the Overseas Investment Office. Kāpehu marae is located next door and its chair Margaret Mutu… Read more Audio
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Synthetic drug 'bad batch' users continue to pour into hospital
5:38 PM.Canterbury DHB said it has had around 20 people arrive at its emergency department - some critically ill - after taking the drug. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Monday 1 October
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Principals warn the 'real' teacher shortage crisis is masked
5:27 PM.Principals are warning the public does not understand the severity of the teacher shortage as they are taking stop-gap measures, such as supervising several classes at once and offering fewer clases.
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DOC compromised values over kiwis’ care, Forest and Bird says
5:23 PM.Forest and Bird is calling for an independent review into Department of Conservation's commercial partnerships with businesses and private landowners. This comes after RNZ revealed DOC allowed the… Read more Video, Audio
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Mother and son's bodies recovered from Otago reservoir
5:20 PM.The bodies of Nadine Tomlinson, 33 and her son Angus, 3, have been recovered from a North Otago reservoir. Reporter Tess Brunton is in Waihemo and spoke to Alex Perrottet about the latest information… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ First Kiwi values proposal criticised as dog whistle politics
5:17 PM.New Zealand First's proposal to ensure migrants and refugees respect Kiwi values has been labelled "dog whistle politics". And the plan - raised at the party's conference over the weekend - has won… Read more Audio
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'Clock ticking' for people trapped under rubble in Indonesia
5:11 PM.ABC's David Lipson is in Poso, en route to Palu. He tells Alex Perrottet that voices are being heard from beneath the rubble of several buildings, while authorities wait for heavy machinery to help… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Monday 1 October, 2018
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