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Wednesday, 16 September 2015
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Serco has been issued with 55 contract breach notices
Serco, the private company which had been in charge of the Mt Eden prison has been served with 55 breach of contract notices since it took over in 2011, and has paid a total of nearly one and half… Read more Audio
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Gangs running windscreen washer operations in Christchurch
The police say a growing number of windscreen washers at Christchurch intersections are being run by gangs and they want authority from the city council to seize their gear and prosecute them. Audio
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Auckland Council served Salters Cartage with abatement notice
More now on the abatement notice Auckland Council served Salters Cartage last month before the deadly expolosion. Audio
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Today's market update
Banks are upping their forecasts for the dairy payout as global prices are expected to continue to climb. Audio
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Government says it's not being mean-spirited
The Government says it's not being mean-spirited in retrospectively changing a law to stop beneficiaries from trying to claim an extra day's pay. Audio
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Facebook to add dislike button
After years of petitions and pestering from users, Facebook has announced it's going to add a dislike button to the social network. Audio
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NZ Cricket boss called as witness in Cairns perjury trial
The chief executive of New Zealand Cricket David White is be called as a witness in the perjury trial of former Black Cap Chris Cairns. Audio
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Australia starts air strikes in Syria
16 Sep 2015Australia's Defence Minister has confirmed fighter jets have carried out their first air strike in Syria. Audio
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Woman complains to Police over pepperspray incident last week
The Whakatane man at the wheel of the vehicle where his ten year old daughter was accidently pepper sprayed has appeared at Whakatane District court today. Audio
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Police Association: Coroner finding shows police had to shoot
A coroner's initial finding has revealed a Slovakian man shot dead in a stand-off with police in Auckland's Myers Park was unarmed. Audio
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Dad of man killed on fuel tanks demanding answers
The father of a man who was killed when a fuel tank he was working on blew up is demanding answers from the company he was working for. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 16 September 2015
16 Sep 2015The father of the man killed in the fuel tank explosion is demanding answers. Australia carries out its first air strike in Syria and Facebook bows to public demand with a dislike button. 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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