Checkpoint for Thursday 11 April 2019
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Young mosque shooting victim has brain damage
12:08 PM.Al Noor mosque shooting survivor Wasseim Alsati has spoken for the first time from Auckland Hospital, saying his 5-year-old daughter Alen has suffered brain damage.
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Parents, nurses and PM celebrate PlunketLine's 25th birthday
6:24 PM.The parents of a newborn who fell ill with potentially lethal meningitis, say they're incredibly grateful for Plunketline as the telephone support service celebrated its 25th birthday today. Read more Video, Audio
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Six-hour Brexit debate ends after extension granted
6:20 PM.The European Union has announced it will allow an extension to the beleagured Brexit process until October 31. Audio
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Mecca pilgrimage carried out for the Chch mosque victims
6:16 PM.A pilgrimage to Islam's holiest city has been undertaken on behalf of the 50 people killed in the Christchurch terror attacks. Audio
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PM can't assure no foreign spies in Parliament
6:11 PM.Alarms have been sounded about foreign governments trying to influence New Zealand's political system through expats here and donations. And the Prime Minister says she cannot assure New Zealanders… Read more Audio
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'Egg Boy' transferring $100,000 to mosque shooting victims
5:48 PM.Lisa Owen interviews Peter Gordon, the lawyer representing Will Connelly or 'Egg Boy' as he's been dubbed after he egged Australian senator Fraser Anning. Video, Audio
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Scientists unveil the first-ever photograph of a black hole
5:47 PM.Scientists have unveiled the first-ever photograph of a black hole, a breakthrough in astrophysics providing insight into celestial monsters with gravitational fields so intense no matter or light can… Read more Video, Audio
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Calls for Israel Folau to be sacked over homophobic comments
5:42 PM.There are renewed calls for Australian rugby player Israel Folau to be sacked after he repeated previous comments that homosexuals are going to hell. Read more Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 11 April
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Police ‘scrambling’ after letting man who shouted anti-Muslim abuse go
5:33 PM.Canterbury District Commander Superintendent John Price says the officers on duty outside Al Noor mosque where a man yelled anti-Muslim abuse, should have done better. He told Lisa Owen if he was on… Read more Video, Audio
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Clock to start ticking on govt’s gun buy back scheme
5:25 PM.Police have urged patience as they prepare to collect, store and destroy thousands of firearms. The new gun laws will come into force tomorrow - making most semi automatic weapons and high capacity… Read more Video, Audio
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Akl uni students complain about ‘white supremacist’ students
5:20 PM.Some University of Auckland students are growing increasingly concerned about a group of students, who they say hold extreme white supremacist views and have threatened to fill laboratories with gas… Read more Video, Audio
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Police search for man who yelled abuse outside Al Noor mosque
5:13 PM.A formal complaint has been laid over the actions of a police officer who let a man walk free after he yelled anti-Muslim abuse outside Christchurch's Al Noor mosque, nearly four weeks after more than… Read more Audio
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Police swoop in on Comanchero gang members
5:09 PM.Police have raided 10 Auckland properties, seizing cash, guns, two properties and millions of dollars worth of high-end vehicles from members of the Comanchero gang. Alex Perrottet reports. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Thursday, April 11, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
