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Checkpoint for Tuesday 21 October 2014
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Ukranian honey smugglers deported home
6:56 PM.Two Ukrainian tourists have been deported back to their home country after trying to smuggle in honey and pollen. Audio
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Could Antarctic talks be hit by global politics?
6:51 PM.New Zealand and the US are trying for a fourth time to get Antarctica's Ross Sea turned into the world's largest marine reserve. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 21 October 2014
6:47 PM.The council-owned company that owns the Opua marina is rejecting claims it has damaged the seabed in the Bay of Islands; The Maori Students' Association at the country's biggest university says… Read more Audio
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Medical industry split over TPP impact
6:44 PM.The medical industry appears to be split over fears that if the pacific free trade deal goes ahead pharmaceuticals will become unaffordable for New Zealanders. Audio
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Historic St James Theatre in Auckland a step closer
6:39 PM.Auckland's 86 year old St James Theatre is a step closer to reopening but its exterior will be drastically changed. Audio
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India outstrips China in migrant stats
6:35 PM.India has over-taken China as New Zealand's leading source of Asian immigrants, as the number of people moving to this country hits record highs. Audio
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Pistorious sentenced today
6:23 PM.In just a couple of hours, Paralympian Oscar Pistorius -- found guilty of the culpable homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, will learn his fate...will he go to jail -- will he do community… Read more Audio
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Former Australian PM Gough Whitlam dies 98
6:18 PM.Australia's 21st prime minister Gough Whitlam, has died in Sydney, aged 98. Audio
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Jojo's father says lawyer told Police about missing daughter
6:11 PM.The father of a dead toddler who he relentlessly searched for, over seven years, claims the police were told about the dissapperance many years before they say they knew. Audio
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Report reveals Australian soldier pulled gun on spy
5:52 PM.In Australia, there are revelations that a special forces soldier pulled a gun on a spy he was supposed to be protecting, during a drinking session in Afghanistan in December last year. Audio
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Maoridom prompted Maori CoRE selection comittee
5:49 PM.Pressure from Maoridom has prompted the Crown to appoint a dedicated committee to select a Maori Centre of Research Excellence. Audio
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Marina rejects claims it silted up seabed
5:45 PM.The council-owned company that owns the Opua marina is rejecting claims that it's causing pollution in the Bay of Islands. Audio
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Police and health authorities battle bar closures
5:43 PM.The times bars and bottle-stores will close their doors in Wellington is being fiercely debated at an appeal hearing in the capital. Audio
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Fears the poorest Aucklanders could be left in the cold
5:40 PM.There are fears thousands of Auckland families will be left in the cold and at risk of poor health if they're not given financial help to update their heating. Audio
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Christchurch homeowner furious at Worksafe's decision
5:36 PM.A Christchurch homeowner with asbestos in her house is furious Worksafe is not going to prosecute either the Earthquake Commission or Fletcher EQR over failures to test for deadly fibres. Audio
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Today's market update
5:33 PM.New Zealand shares rose today, with the benchmark Top 50 Index gaining 35 points, or about 0.7 percent, to 5233. Audio
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St James a step closer to re-opening, but no guarantees
5:25 PM.Auckland's cherished St James theatre, the only of its kind left in the country, is a step closer to opening again after a fire shut it down in 2007. Audio
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Former Australian PM dies aged 98
5:22 PM.A towering figure of Australian politics, Gough Whitlam has died in Sydney at the age of 98. Audio
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The new political agenda
5:18 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, has outlined his Government's plan for the next three years, following the official state opening ceremony this morning. Audio
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Police deny knowing about the disappearance of pair years ago
5:15 PM.The father of a dead toddler claims the police in South Auckland were told about the disappearance of his three-year-old daughter and her mother five or six years ago, and did nothing about it. Audio
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Worksafe says it's not prosecuting over failures to test
5:08 PM.Worksafe has been investigating complaints that the Earthquake Commission's Home Repair Programme, which is managed by Fletcher EQR, mishandled asbestos, exposing homeowners and workers to deadly… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 21 October 2014
5:00 PM.Police deny knowing about the disappearance of a mother and child years ago. No prosecutions for failing to test for asbestos in Canterbury's quake damaged homes and Gough Whitlam dies at 98. Audio