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Yazaki Samoa to close after 25 years
6:18 PM.Samoa's biggest private employer, Yazaki Samoa, has announced it will be shutting down operations in Apia after 25 years. Audio
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Samsung scraps its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone
6:15 PM.Electronics giant Samsung has scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after failing to resolve safety concerns, less than two months after its launch. Video, Audio
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Labour appalled by Judith Collins comments on child poverty
6:10 PM.Labour's Jacinda Ardern is appalled by Judith Collins comments on child poverty. She joins Checkpoint in the studio. Video, Audio
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Judith Collins under fire for comments on poverty
6:08 PM.Police Minister Judith Collins is under fire for comments implying that bad parenting is the cause of child poverty, and that there is money available to everyone who needs it. Audio
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Petition calls on govt to make medicinal cannabis more available
5:56 PM.A petition with 17,000 signatures urging the Government to make medicinal cannabis more readily available was presented to Parliament today. Video, Audio
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Govt rejects accusations people are abusing immigration clause
5:53 PM.The government says the immigration category that allows children who have settled in New Zealand to bring in their parents is not being "grossly abused" as claimed. Audio
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Last images of Warriena Wright's life from CCTV shown to court
5:49 PM.A jury has been shown CCTV footage of New Zealand tourist Warriena Wright's final hours. Gable Tostee is on trial for Ms Wright's murder in Brisbane. ABC reporter Sharnie Kim joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Samsung issues global recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphone
5:42 PM.Tech giant Samsung has issued a global recall of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after failing to resolve safety concerns around some devices spontaneously exploding. Video, Audio
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People voice their opinion on euthanasia to select committee
5:37 PM.Emotionally graphic and disturbing stories were told today to a health select committee hearing submissions on voluntary euthanasia. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 12 October 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Snow falls on central Otago and more is on its way
5:25 PM.Heavy snow has fallen on central Otago, closing major state highways, bringing down trees and cutting power to 1800 homes. Video, Audio
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Principal responds to Judith Collins' comments on child poverty
5:20 PM.Police Minister Judith Collins says money is available in New Zealand, it's bad parenting that's the problem. Finlayson Park School principal Shirley Maihi responds. Audio
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Compass upping prices for DHBs by 5.5%
5:13 PM.Compass has increased its prices for the six DHBs which signed up to a nation-wide hospital food contract. The savings from the contract fall $110m short of what was expected. Read more Audio
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David Connell unremorseful over deaths, victim's sister says
5:07 PM.David Connell was sentenced yesterday for causing the death of Ming-Cheh Hsieh. But Mr Hsieh wasn't the first cyclist he'd fatally hit. The sister of his first victim says Connell's never apologised.
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Phil Goff bows out of Parliament after 32-year career
6:25 PM.Labour and Mount Roskill MP Phil Goff has given his valedictory speech to Parliament, as he leaves to become the new Auckland mayor. Audio
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Volunteer fireman denies hitting car when he drove through intersection
6:23 PM.A volunteer firefighter facing charges of careless driving denies he hit a car when he drove through a red light, blaming the other driver involved. Audio
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Michael Woodhouse discusses new immigration targets
6:16 PM.The government has cut its permanent residency target by five percent, following months of debate about the pressure of record migration. Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Truck driver sentenced over cyclist's death
6:12 PM.A truck driver has been sentenced to a curfew and 200 hours community work for dangerous driving causing the death of a cyclist in Christchurch in 2014. Video, Audio
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Invercargill Mayor on only six DHBs having signed up to Compass
6:07 PM.Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt says its insulting the Compass hospital food contract will fall $100 million short of what was planned. Audio
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Housing NZ tenant had to pay for own emergency wheelchair access
5:55 PM.A Housing New Zealand tenant who uses a wheelchair has had to cover the cost of building an emergency access path outside the Nelson property she lives in, as the state agency says it's not essential… Read more Video, Audio
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Call for Frank Kitts park redevelopment to be scrapped
5:52 PM.Wellington City Council has applied for consent to redevelop Frank Kitts park, and develop a Chinese Garden on the site, but opponents want the entire proposal scrapped. Video, Audio
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Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones
5:45 PM.Samsung is warning customers who own a Galaxy Note-7 phones to stop using them immediately. Emile Donovan reports. Audio
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Official welcome likely for Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama
5:39 PM.Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is coming to New Zealand later this month, and John Key says it's "highly likely" New Zealand will host him. Audio
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No sugar in drinks logo unveiled amid rising obesity
5:39 PM.New Zealand's first "no sugary drinks" logo has been unveiled in a bid to help curb what's been described as the "massive and dangerous" health impact of rising sugar consumption. Audio
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Bremner's mother shared concerns about his mental health
5:36 PM.Ross Bremner's mother had become increasingly worried about her son's mental health not long before he killed her and two others. A neighbour says the system has let the Bremner family down. Audio
