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Checkpoint for Thursday 7 November 2019
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Grace Millane murder trial: Final hours shown on CCTV
5:09 PM.Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers.
The final hours of Grace Millane's life were shown to a High Court jury on Thursday.
A compilation of hours of CCTV… Read more Video, Audio
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'I think we have caused hurt and harm' - Oranga Tamariki boss
5:15 PM.Oranga Tamariki is making immediate changes to the way children are taken into state care after a damming report into an attempt to remove a baby from a Hawke's Bay mother.
The Ministry has… Read more Video, Audio
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Tolley, Bennett deny role in Peters' privacy leak at High Court
5:25 PM.Two former National Cabinet ministers today argued in the High Court that they played no role in the leak of Winston Peters pension overpayment prior to the last election.
But Paula Bennett and Anne… Read more Video, Audio
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Hundreds at Auckland Airport for 'speed-dating' jobs expo
5:35 PM.Hundreds of people have descended on Auckland Airport today hoping to snatch a job offer in an en-masse speed dating extravaganza.
Unemployment has ticked up above 4 percent this week, but growth at… Read more Video, Audio
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Investigation after climbers fall to deaths on Remarkables
5:40 PM.An investigation is underway into how two Australians fell to their deaths near Queenstown.
Sixty-two-year-old Brett Alexander Lentfer and 44-year-old James Harry Spaile were on a guided climbing… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 7 November 2019
5:45 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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'Some mud needs to be thrown' - farmers at Fonterra AGM
5:45 PM.Fonterra shareholders are frustrated and want accountability after turbulent times for the country's biggest company.
About 200 farmers gathered in Invercargill for the dairy giant's annual general… Read more Audio
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Environmental Reporting Act criticised in scathing report
5:50 PM.The Government's environment watchdog is warning of alarming gaps in data, which could be leading to poor policy and irreversible environmental damage.
In a scathing new report, the Parliamentary… Read more Audio
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Grace Millane murder trial: Accused killer's searches detailed
6:08 PM.Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers.
Grace Millane's mother broke down and rushed out of the courtroom as the jury heard evidence about explicit photos taken… Read more Video, Audio
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Oranga Tamariki admits failings after attempted baby uplift
6:14 PM.Oranga Tamariki has apologised and admitted failings in the way it tried to remove a baby from her mother in Hawke's Bay earlier this year.
The agency says it will now make changes to its approach… Read more Video, Audio
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Coalition govt tries to appear united amid immigration rule change
6:25 PM.There's still two very different views around the coalition cabinet table over partnership visas, but ministers are trying to appear united in the face of an angry backlash from Indian migrants.
The… Read more Audio