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Friday, 2 October 2015
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Women-men pay gap balloons to almost 12%
The pay gap for men and women is the biggest it's been in six years. Audio
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Mother and deported son grapple with ruptured family
The mother of a 23 year old man deported from Australia has written to John Key pleading for his intervention. Audio
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PM slams Security Council during UN address
The Prime Minister has slammed the United Nations' Security Council for not doing its job properly during his address to world leaders in New York today. Audio
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NZ basketballer flees mass US shooting, called a hero
2 Oct 2015A young New Zealand basketballer, Jaylen Gerrand, fled for his life in a mass shooting at a US college today, but then regathered himself to check his team-mates were safe. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 2 October 2015
2 Oct 2015A young NZ basketballer caught up up in the latest mass shooting in the US. A forestry company ordered to pay $130,000 after death of a worker and John Key slams the UN Security Council. Audio
Thursday, 1 October 2015
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Te Manu Korihi News for 1 October 2015
The National Maori Midwives Organisation says expecting wahine around the country are suffering due to a shortage of Maori midwives to care for them; The government's creation of a sanctuary covering… Read more Audio
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Warning Super El Nino to bring suffering to millions in Pacific
Oxfam has issued a dire warning about risks to lives and livelihoods across the Pacific from the Super El Nino which has already brought drought and severe heat to Papua New Guinea. Audio
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Retired Australian Admiral warns of climate change threats
A retired Australian admiral is warning that his country's Defence Force is failing to deal with the security threats and other consequences of climate change. Audio
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Bright-line test kicks in to try to ease house price pressure
Gains on property sales are being targeted from today with the new bright-line test coming into force. Audio
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Wrong drugs ordered for Oklahoma execution
1 Oct 2015The Governor of Oklahoma has halted the execution of a death row inmate at the last minute, after realising the state had taken delivery of the wrong kind of drugs for his killing. Audio
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Fence-fort fight ends in favour of harbour view
When retired manufacturing engineer Peter Aitchison goes to look out over Wellington harbour from his home, he sees a four-metre-high fence instead. Audio
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Caution urged over new parole-for-deportees law.
The Human Rights Foundation says a new law imposing parole on offenders deported back to New Zealand from Australia, must not pile extra punishment on people who've already served their time. 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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