Checkpoint for Tuesday 20 November 2018
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Pricey speedway proposal met with fierce resistance
6:25 PM.Costs for a proposed new home for Western Springs Speedway in South Auckland have ballooned to $30 million in recent months. Auckland Council heard public submissions on the controversial idea this… Read more Audio
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$14m boost for fight against kauri dieback, myrtle rust
6:22 PM.Minister of Research, Science and Innovation, Megan Woods, has announced a new research fund of nearly $14m to be spent over three years to investigate how to stop kauri dieback and myrtle rust. Audio
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Govt moves to ban smoking in cars carrying children
6:20 PM.Smoking in cars carrying children could soon be a thing of the past with the Government hoping to put a ban in place next year. Audio
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Helen Clark: US, China tensions ‘like an economic cold war’
6:11 PM.Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says the South Pacific has become the meat in the sandwich of an economic cold war. Her comments come after a fruitless APEC summit that ended without a… Read more Video, Audio
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Otago residents stay put despite flooding concerns
6:08 PM.Civil Defence is urging Dunedin motorists to stay off the roads after torrential rain continues to drench the city, causing widespread flooding and slips. Reporter Tim Brown is near Henley, where… Read more Video, Audio
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Ajaz Patel leads NZ to victory in his debut test
5:55 PM.In his debut test match in Abu Dhabi yesterday, Ajaz Patel led New Zealand to an improbable test victory as he ripped through the Pakistani batting line-up. But just nine years earlier, Patel was… Read more Audio
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Auckland Council halts church rates rise
5:51 PM.Angry church leaders have confronted Auckland councillors about a change that meant some were suddenly charged tens of thousands of dollars in rates. And their words worked. After four hours the… Read more Audio
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Beggars, rough sleepers banned from Tauranga retail centres
5:41 PM.Tauranga City Council has narrowly passed a controversial bylaw banning begging and rough sleeping within 5m of retail and hospitality premises. Audio
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Neglected New Plymouth neighbourhood to get 68 Kiwibuild homes
5:36 PM.Sixty-eight Kiwibuild homes are to be built in Marfell, a neglected New Plymouth neighbourhood, more than a decade after a new housing project was first promised. But some locals remain sceptical… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 20 November 2018
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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$150 fine for no seatbelt in carpark
5:25 PM.Hutt City councillor Chris Milne is incensed at a $150 fine given to his wife, for driving without a seatbelt in a council-owned car park. Police won't say if they're targetting drivers in car parks -… Read more Audio
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Dunedin drenched, volunteers called on to fill sandbags
5:21 PM.Civil Defence is urging Dunedin residents to stay off the roads after torrential rain caused widespread flooding and slips around the city this afternoon. A heavy rain warning is in place for the next… Read more Video, Audio
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Woman posing as psychiatrist never obtained medical degree
5:17 PM.The Medical Council says it's horrified that Zholia Alemi fraudulently posed as a psychiatrist in England for 22 years, claiming she had a medical degree from The University of Auckland. As concerns… Read more Audio
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Police to train for mine re-entry but still haven't made decision to go
5:09 PM.Police will do training but still haven't decided if they will send officers undergound into the Pike River mine drift when the planned re-entry goes ahead next year. Police Assistant Commissioner… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Tuesday, 20th November 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesdsay's full programme here. Video
