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Friday, 19 May 2017
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100s of messages, gifts sent to girl whose mum said was bullied
19 May 2017A mother has declined repeated requests to be interviewed today after Checkpoint learnt there might be more to her claims that her daughter was bullied and no one would attend her birthday. Audio
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Pippa Middleton about to wed James Matthews
19 May 2017Checkpoint talks to John Haley, the publican at the Old Boot Inn - the Middleton family's local pub, ahead of Pippa Middleton's wedding to hedgefund manager James Matthews. Audio
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All Blacks lose one of the game's smartest minds
19 May 2017The All Blacks are to lose the services of long-serving, and highly successful assistant coach, Wayne Smith, after this year's Rugby Championship. Audio
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NZTA discuss time-frame of reopening Manawatu Gorge
John Campbell asks New Zealand Transport Agency's Regional Highway Manager Ross I'Anson when the gorge will re-open, and as it turns out the answer isn't very clear. Audio
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Manawatu Gorge still closed - Mayors to meet
19 May 2017Mayors and Chief Executives from the Manawatu, Tararua, and Hawkes Bay regions are to meet to discuss the ongoing close of the Manawatu Gorge. Audio
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PM tries to lure Hong Kong businesses to invest in NZ
The Prime Minister is in Hong Kong, holding a series of meetings with the heads of major multi-national corporations, in the hope they will invest in New Zealand's infrastructure. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 May 2017
19 May 2017News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Treaty of Waitangi on public display
19 May 2017The Treaty of Waitangi, the Declaration of Independence and the Women's Suffrage Petition will now permanently be on display at He Tohu - an exhibition inside Wellington's National Library. Video, Audio
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Youth appear in court for violent robbery in South Auckland
19 May 2017Three men and a teenage boy have appeared in the youth court today, charged over the violent, machete-wielding robbery of a south Auckland dairy. Carla Penman has the latest. Audio
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Man jailed for 5 years for fatal crash during police pursuit
Damian Lawson was jailed for five years this morning for reckless driving leading to the death of a passenger after he sped away from a chasing police officer last year. Audio
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High-ranking public servant falls on his sword
19 May 2017Social Development Ministry acting deputy chief executive, Murray Edridge, is quitting the ministry, saying staff under his watch did not adequately protect client information. Audio
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Thousands scammed: Mum makes up birthday party sob story
A New Zealand mother has misled thousands of people around the country and the world after claiming her daughter was badly bullied and no one would attend her birthday party. Video, 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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