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Checkpoint for Wednesday 21 November 2018
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64yo man breaks record for running the length of NZ
6:26 PM.Chocolate milkshakes have powered Napier man Perry Newburn to a new national record for running the length of the country. This afternoon he reached Bluff, breaking Siggy Bauer's 43-year record for… Read more Audio
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More companies pull out of Auckland Pride Parade
6:20 PM.Banks and business groups are among sponsors and participants dropping their support for the Auckland Pride Parade over its controversial ban on police in uniforms. Audio
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Murder-accused held victim as she lay dying, court told
6:16 PM.The man accused of murdering Arishma Chand has told a jury he held the South Auckland mother as she lay dying - but didn't murder her. Audio
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Rainy few days ahead for many parts of NZ
6:12 PM.Parts of Dunedin and Otago were today in clean up mode after up to 150 millimetres of rain fell in just 48 hours, but MetService meteorologist Georgina Griffiths says rain will ease in the region over… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt announces $80m to fix Middlemore Hospital’s buildings
6:08 PM.Middlemore Hospital's leaky and rotting buildings will be given an $80 million facelift - something the government says has been needed, but neglected, by the previous government for years. Video, Audio
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Marine wildlife suffers as plastic pollutes oceans
5:55 PM.Jandals, plastic bags and bottles were among the 6kg of plastic that was pulled from the stomach of a dead whale that washed-up off Indonesia - and plastic pollution is ending up in the guts of New… Read more Video, Audio
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Confidential material discussed as part of Operation Burnham inquiry
5:50 PM.Former Supreme Court judge Sir Terence Arnold and former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer are heading an inquiry into Operation Burnham, but a preliminary hearing is listening to arguments about how… Read more Audio
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Restrictions placed on paracetamol as stocks run low
5:46 PM.Pharmacists have been told to restrict the number of paracetamol tablets they dish out to people because of a nationwide shortage of the country's most dispensed medicine. Audio
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Should repeat drink drivers be banned from holding a licence?
5:41 PM.A lawyer specialising in drink driving says banning repeat offenders from ever holding a licence again could breach natural justice. So how do you get repeat offenders to make different choices? Alex… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 21 November 2018
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Fake psychiatrist confident, clever and ‘nuts’, co-worker says
5:26 PM.A co-worker of the bogus psychiatrist Zholia Alemi says the pretend doctor had to be stopped from giving a teenager electric shock treatment. Claire Wilkinson worked as Zholia Alemi's secretary at a… Read more Audio
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Heavy rains flood Otago farms
5:22 PM.Heavy rain has pushed the Clutha River to its highest level in nearly 20 years, while the Taieri and Waipori Rivers have spewed into farmland, and water still surrounds the settlement of Henley. Video, Audio
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NZTA regrets not stopping errant garage from issuing WOFs
5:17 PM.NZTA has admitted it should have done more to stop a Dargaville garage from issuing warrants much earlier than it did. The garage subsequently went on to issue a warrant to a car with frayed seat… Read more Video, Audio
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Garage owner says he was given no chance to defend himself
5:09 PM.A Northland garage owner stripped of his Warrant of Fitness license after a fatal car crash, says the warrant system needs a complete overhaul. Video, Audio
- Checkpoint for Wednesday, 21st November 2018