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Tuesday, 1 December 2015
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Opotiki College says safety of students top priority
Opotiki College is refusing to talk tonight after the arrest of five young men, charged with sexual offending against underage girls. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 1 December 2015
1 Dec 2015Opotiki College is refusing to talk tonight after the arrest of five young men, charged with sexual offending against underage girls and there's a warning tonight there could be more cases of… Read more Audio
Monday, 30 November 2015
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NZ woman who dies in Fiji raised safety worries
30 Nov 2015A New Zealand woman who died in Fiji yesterday was worried for her safety after the Fiji Rugby Union warned her to close down her charity. Audio
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IS expands extremism in Libya
30 Nov 2015Western intelligence agencies fear Islamic State's core leaders may be preparing to fall back to a base in Libya, where there are few good options to contain the terror group. Audio
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Family Planning clinic shooting in US prompts call for calm
30 Nov 2015Colorado's state governor is calling for calm on both sides of the US abortion debate, following the fatal shooting of three people at a family planning clinic. Audio
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Calls for festival goers to be able to test their pills.
An emergency department doctor in Australia wants festival goers to be able to test the safety of drugs they plan to take. Audio
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Pink ball test a success, but some fine tuning needed
The inaugural day-night cricket test has been deemed a success but the maker of the pink ball knows there needs to be some fine tuning before day-night games become a regular fixture on the test… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu struggles to cope under El Nino
30 Nov 2015In Vanuatu crops are drying up and water levels are dangerously low because of as the El Nino weather pattern continues to bite. Audio
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Bad time to sell City Care, says union
The debt-laden Christchurch City Council plans to sell a company it owns, that employs 1500 staff - but a union says it's a bad time to sell. Audio
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Labour leader reshuffles caucus
Phil Twyford, Jacinda Ardern, Kelvin Davis and Megan Woods are among those promoted in Labour's reshuffle unveiled this morning. Audio
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Latest from New Brighton fire
The latest now on homes threatened by fire in the seaside suburb of New Brighton in Christchurch. Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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