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Checkpoint for Monday 29 July 2019
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Insurers warn buyers over crash-avoiding cars
6:24 PM.Car makers are accelerating the rollout of technology designed to avoid crashes. But while it's making car journeys safer, insurance companies are warning those eyeing discounts for buying… Read more Video, Audio
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Cricket World Cup loss ‘still a bit raw’ – coach
6:23 PM.Black Caps coach Gary Stead says he'll take his team's heartbreak in the World Cup final to his grave. He told sports reporter Clay Wilson he still can't get his head around how the final ended - or… Read more Video, Audio
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Winston Peters criticises National’s record on cancer
6:18 PM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says National's cancer plan would only pay for two extra drugs and the party is exploiting the misery of patients. Audio
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Man found guilty of being a lookout during violent dairy attack
6:12 PM.A 28-year-old Ōtāhuhu man has been found guilty for his part in a violent attack on a mother and son, who were stabbed in their Grey Lynn dairy last year. Audio
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Crown returns key projects to Christchurch City Council's care
6:09 PM.The Crown has handed over the bus interchange, the metro bus facility and the residential red-zone to Christchurch City Council as part of the Global Settlement Agreement. Audio
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Four dead after van collides with logging truck
6:08 PM.Four people are dead after a head-on crash between a van and a fully-laden logging truck in Bay of Plenty this morning. Bay of Plenty road policing manager Inspector Brent Crowe says it was still dark… Read more Audio
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Sikh community urges council to let it build temple on agricultural land
5:55 PM.The Sikh community in Hawke's Bay today formally appealed the council's decision refusing to let it build a new temple on land zoned for agricultural production. Anusha Bradley was at the appeal… Read more Audio
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Social housing residents sick of freezing, mouldy homes
5:43 PM.Residents living in a Christchurch social housing complex say black mould and freezing conditions are harming their physical and mental health - and they've had enough. Eleisha Foon visited the… Read more Audio
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Sir Mark Todd to leave racing, return to training
5:40 PM.Former Olympic equestrian champion Blyth Tait has paid tribute to Sir Mark Todd, after he unexpectedly announced he's retiring as international eventing's greatest champion. Tait told sports reporter… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Monday 29th July
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Winston Peters slams National’s record on cancer agency
5:27 PM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has issued a scathing assessment of National's record on cancer care, following the opposition's policy announcement at the weekend. Audio
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Kane Williamson: ‘Someone’s idea’, not cricket decided CWC final
5:19 PM.Speaking for the first time since the Cricket World Cup final, Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson says it's still hard to comprehend that someone's concept of a boundary count back cost New Zealand… Read more Video, Audio
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Winston Peters: ‘Outsiders’ won’t influence Ihumātao resolution
5:18 PM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says 'who has been keeping the land warm over the centuries' will guide any decisions on Ihumātao, not the view of 'outsiders'. Audio
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Ihumātao protest leaders waiting for govt invitation
5:15 PM.The leader of protest group SOUL, Pania Newton, says she's still waiting for a formal invitation from the government, which has said there will be no construction on the site until an agreement has… Read more Audio
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Work begins to break through first barrier in Pike River Mine
5:12 PM.The Pike River Recovery Agency has begun clearing out the remnants of a concrete barrier built 30 metres into the mine's drift. As Timothy Brown reports, it's the latest step in accessing a second… Read more Video, Audio
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Four killed in head-on crash with logging truck
5:09 PM.Four people were killed this morning when the van they were in collided head-on with a logging truck in the Kaingaroa Forest. Reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint with the latest. Audio