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Checkpoint for Wednesday 28 November 2018
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Tourist hangs on for his life after pilot forgets to secure him
6:28 PM.Swiss authorities plan to question a hang-glider pilot after a tourist he flew over a picturesque Swiss landscape nearly fell dozens of metres to the ground because his harness wasn't properly… Read more Video, Audio
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Some Parliament staff live in fear of colleagues - Mallard
6:22 PM.Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard says he wouldn't recommmend his workplace to close friends or his children, as he launched a review into bullying and harassment. Video, Audio
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Changes to fix Warkworth intersection don't go far enough - locals
6:18 PM.An infamously confusing intersection in Warkworth, north of Auckland, is again riling locals who are unimpressed with two proposed solutions to fix it. Audio
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Immigration NZ on Karel Sroubek decision
6:12 PM.Immigration NZ head Greg Patchell talks to Lisa Owen about what was and what wasn't in the case summary on Karel Sroubek, which the minister used to base his original decision on. Video, Audio
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Lees-Galloway changes decision on Karel Sroubek’s residency
6:08 PM.Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has ruled Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek will be booted from New Zealand after he's released from prison. It's a humiliating climbdown for the Minister who… Read more Video, Audio
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Karel Sroubek’s mother ‘genuinely concerned’ about risk to son
5:57 PM.Alex Sweny says it was heartbreaking to tell Karel Sroubek's mother that her son is now liable for deportation. He told Lisa Owen she genuinely fears for his life should he return to the Czech… Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch post office saved from closure by volunteers
5:53 PM.When a Christchurch suburb faced losing its post office two years ago, it took drastic action - to keep it open with volunteers. Read more Video, Audio
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Warriors and Shaun Johnson part ways
5:49 PM.The National Rugby League club has released Shaun Johnson from the final year of his contract, ending his dream of being a one-club NRL player. Video, Audio
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Parents want MenW vaccines for kids, but supplies are dry
5:45 PM.Family doctors have run out of supplies of a meningitis vaccine amid rising worry about the nasty meningococcal W strain in Northland. Health Correspondent Karen Brown reports. Audio
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Could iwi bank become the next Kiwibank?
5:36 PM.Māori Council is calling on iwi to come together to establish a Māori Bank because Māori are being let down and shut out by the four big Australian owned banks. Audio
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Evening business for Weds 28 Nov
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Neighbours fight over sickly goat
5:26 PM.Two Auckland women have locked horns over the fate of a sickly goat, who was picked up from a roadside paddock amid concerns he was on death's door. Read more Video, Audio
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Tree crushes car at 100kmh: ‘It lined me up and took me out’
5:20 PM.Ryan Walsh was driving just under 100kmh on Sunday when a tree fell, destroying his beloved Honda City. Remarkably, he managed to wriggle out - later learning he broke his neck and fractured six ribs… Read more Video, Audio
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New LVR restrictions may help first home buyers
5:17 PM.The Reserve Bank will loosen its loan-to-value restrictions for both owner-occupiers and investors in January and has hinted it could ease them further in the future. Audio
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Karel Sroubek now liable for deportation
5:08 PM.Much of the information the Immigration Minister says he referred to when deciding that Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek will be liable for deportation was in the briefing notes he read when he made… Read more Video, Audio