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Checkpoint for Thursday 11 October 2018
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Coastal water navigation in spotlight after four boat crashes
6:17 PM.Four potentially tragic incidents and near misses involving ships have prompted the Transport Accident Investigation Commission to add navigation in coastal waters around New Zealand to its watchlist.
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Former PM Jenny Shipley in court over Mainzeal
6:08 PM.Dame Jenny Shipley has denied breaching her duties as a director amid allegations the board of collapsed construction company Mainzeal shouldn't have continued trading while its coffers were empty. Audio
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New owners, new coach, new roster: Breakers start afresh
5:52 PM.A new era officially begins for the New Zealand Breakers basketball team when they host Brisbane to open the new Australian NBL season tonight. Audio
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$10 million to try to encourage women and girls into sport
5:49 PM.The Government has launched a new strategy to get more girls and women into sport and active recreation, as well as into coaching and leadership positions at sports organisations. Audio
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Australia, NZ plan mass boycott over rising petrol prices
5:42 PM.People in Australia have started boycotting specific petrol stations over the rising cost of fuel, as they prepare for a nationwide boycott which almost 150,000 people have said they might join… Read more Video, Audio
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Police Association members believe cannabis reform inevitable
5:38 PM.At the Police Association's annual conference there was widespread agreement that some type of law reform on cannabis is inevitable - but disagreement on how to police it. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Thurs 11 Oct
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Hurricane Michael could be most devastating storm in Florida
5:26 PM.CNN's Ryan Nobles is in Tallahassee, Florida where Hurricane Michael has just swept through. He spoke to Checkpoint presenter Alex Perrottet. Video, Audio
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Hurricane Michael shreds through Florida
5:22 PM.The most intense hurricane on record to strike the Florida panhandle, has made landfall bringing with it mass destruction, roof-shredding winds, towering surf and torrential rains. Video, Audio
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ACC owes businesses $100m
5:17 PM.ACC has confessed to a $100m business levy botch-up, saying more than 300,000 businesses, including the self-employed, as well as businesses paying levies in advance, are now eligible for refunds for… Read more Video, Audio
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Riverhead quarry attacker’s first victim speaks out
5:09 PM.It can now be revealed that Colin Jack Mitchell, who carried out the violent Riverhead quarry attack, was convicted of rape when he was just 15-years-old. Our court reporter Edward Gay spoke today… Read more Audio