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High-tech cameras at mosque reassure worshippers, concern privacy experts
8 May 2019High-tech security cameras that can automatically detect any active shooters, are to be installed at the gates of the Al Noor mosque next month - following the Christchurch terror attacks. Read more Video, Audio
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Northland schools encouraged to exclude unvaccinated kids
Northland's low immunisation rates have left health officials scrambling to ensure it doesn't spread - and principals are being encouraged to exclude students who haven't had their jabs. Reporter Nita… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt settles on 'split gas' approach to reduce emissions
8 May 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described climate change as New Zealand's 'nuclear free moment' - but does the plan unveiled today live up to the rhetoric? Political Editor Jane Patterson reports. Audio
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Mortgage rates fall as OCR is slashed
Banks have begun cutting mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank reduced its key interest rate today for the first time in more than two years. It's good news for borrowers but those with savings in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Nick Smith: Speaker ‘way out of line’
8 May 2019Long-serving National MP Nick Smith was suspended from Parliament today after requesting leave for a bill on roadside drug testing. He joined Checkpoint live to discuss today's events with Lisa Owen.
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Nick Smith suspended from Parliament
8 May 2019Long-serving National MP Nick Smith has been named in Parliament for the third time in his career - one of the most severe punishments a Speaker can hand out. Video, Audio
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Porirua project aims to create healthier homes
The Porirua East Housing Project brings together local community organisations, in a bid to get homes healthier, quickly, and to monitor them to make sure it's making kids healthier. It's believed to… Read more Audio
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Family of man killed in Panama just want to come home
7 May 2019The family of New Zealand man killed by pirates off the coast of Panama have been able to retrieve their belongings from the yacht, and just want to return home, Alan Culverwell's sister says Audio
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Checkpoint canvasses public opinion ahead of cannabis vote
How high is the cannabis referendum on the agenda of voters? We sent Checkpoint reporter Alex Perrottet out to West Auckland to run his own 'reeferendum' in two different electorates. Read more Video, Audio
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Andrew Little: Legalising cannabis ‘a decision for 2.9m voters’
Where does Labour sit on the cannabis question - yes or no? Lisa Owen interviews Justice Minister Andrew Little about the upcoming cannabis referendum. Video, Audio
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Tiger Woods awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
7 May 2019Tiger Woods, who stunned the sports world when he won his fifth Masters title last month, has received his country's highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Chris Dignam reports. Video, Audio
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