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Checkpoint for Thursday 25 July 2019
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‘My lucky, unlucky day’
6:24 PM.Medea Goodwin was heading to the bank when she stepped out of her car in Kaikohe when disaster struck. A big gust of wind ripped $800 cash out of her hands - sending it flying down the road. She told… Read more Video, Audio
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Silver Ferns players to get $25,000 pay out
6:21 PM.Silver Ferns players will each receive $25,000 for their World Cup win after Sky TV and sponsors ANZ, Puma and MYOB contributed to a pay-out. Video, Audio
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Cyclone Fehi used as benchmark for sea level rise projections
6:15 PM.A storm that struck Nelson-Tasman 18 months ago has become the benchmark by which councils are projecting sea level rise in the region. Read more Video, Audio
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Schools upset at having to pay extra teachers’ bonuses
6:14 PM.Principals are crying foul after being told schools will have to stump up for the bill for some teachers' $1500 one-off bonuses secured in the recently-agreed pay deal. Audio
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PM: Government won't intervene over Ihumātao dispute
6:11 PM.The prime minister isn't budging on the Ihumātao standoff, repeatedly telling media today it's one for the developer and mana whenua to resolve. Jacinda Ardern was in Ohaupo near Hamilton today, where… Read more Audio
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Police, protesters remain at Ihumātao as councillors voice regret
6:08 PM.A large police contingent and hundreds of people remain at Ihumātao, a disputed South Auckland site, where Fletcher Building intends to build a major housing development bordering land considered… Read more Video, Audio
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Suspected killers believed to be hiding in small Canadian town
5:49 PM.Police are swarming into the small town of Gillam in northern Canada as they hunt for two teenagers suspected of shooting dead an Australian tourist and his American girlfriend. The town's deputy… Read more Video, Audio
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All Blacks’ experiment adds exciting element to big match
5:44 PM.Richie Mo'unga will start at first-five and Beauden Barrett at fullback when the All Blacks play the Springboks on Saturday night. Coach Steve Hansen explains his decisions, while reporter Joe Porter… Read more Video, Audio
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More time needed to fix Wellington bus problems
5:35 PM.A year into the problem-plagued overhaul of the capital's bus network, the region's leaders say they still need more time to fix the problems. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 25 July
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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$178,000 raised to establish Queenstown’s first mosque
5:28 PM.Queenstown's Muslim residents have been praying in their own homes, in hired-out churches or driving hours to get to other mosques. Now they're one step closer to having their own mosque after… Read more Video, Audio
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Cars ‘disintegrated’ in head-on collision on SH1
5:22 PM.Mark van Boxel was driving on Auckland's motorway when he witnessed a head-on-collision between a man driving a stolen car on the wrong side of the road and an innocent motorist. He told Checkpoint he… Read more Video, Audio
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Coroner’s inquest into toddler’s death wraps up
5:20 PM.The mother of a two-year-old girl whose death is the subject of a coroner's inquest says she now faces the guilt of not fighting doctors and of not knowing what she couldn't possibly have known - that… Read more Video, Audio
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Akl councillors vote for urgent meeting on Ihumātao protest
5:12 PM.Some Auckland councillors say they now regret signing off on the Ihumātao land being used for housing. Councillors today voted unanimously in favour of organising an urgent meeting between interested… Read more Audio
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‘Bus loads’ of people heading to Ihumātao protest
5:08 PM.Crowds are continuing to grow at the Ihumātao protest in South Auckland, as supporters arrive from across the country. There are now more than 300 people onsite, with no signs of the occupation… Read more Video, Audio