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Checkpoint for Monday 28 September 2015
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Marine's bones buried after seven decades lost
6:54 PM.The bones of a marine officer lost for seven decades on Kiribati have been buried in Tennessee Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 28 September 2015
6:49 PM.The Maori Women's Welfare League says it's well positioned to help improve the Child, Youth and Family system for the benefit of tamariki; Up to 600 people gathered at Te Aute College in Napier on… Read more Audio
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DoC rescue for a seal far from the ocean
6:38 PM.A seal is safely back at sea after finding itself stranded on a Waikato farm, many kilometres from the ocean. Audio
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Restored schooner runs aground and is wrecked
6:26 PM.A 96 year old schooner which ran aground at a Canterbury River Mouth last night is unsalvageable. Audio
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Girls moved out of beds to make way for boys
6:21 PM.Child Youth and Family are transferring girls to secure youth justice facilities in Palmerston North and Christchurch, to make way for boys. Audio
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Kim Dotcom accused of ignoring complaints over copyright
6:19 PM.The Crown's accused Kim Dotcom's Megaupload website of letting users upload pirated videos and paying them for their efforts, despite receiving thousands of complaints from copyright holders. Audio
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TPP opponents argue in court Govt broke the law
6:15 PM.Opponents of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact have argued the Government's refusal to release information about the talks broke the law. Audio
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UN pulls out of inspecting detention centres in Australia
6:12 PM.The UN has pulled out of inspecting detention centres in Australia saying the country's whistleblower law is too big of an obstruction. Audio
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Woman dies after getting four times too much drug
5:54 PM.An eldery woman with dementia has died after being given four times the prescribed dose of an antipsychotic drug. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 28 September 2015
5:46 PM.The Maori Women's Welfare League says it's well positioned to help improve the Child, Youth and Family system for the benefit of tamariki; The new chief executive of the Kohanga Reo National Trust… Read more Audio
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Australia's season of sharks continues
5:41 PM.Australia's season of sharks continues, with a seven year old girl in Queensland bitten off Russell Island on the eve of a major shark summit in Sydney. Audio
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Corrections on psychologist gone wrong
5:38 PM.Returning to the story of the prison psychologist who started having sex with a newly released inmate, then used Corrections computer system scores of times to make sure he wasn't getting her into… Read more Audio
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Today's market update
5:36 PM.The country's workers have turned pessimistic with employee sentiment at its lowest level in three years. Audio
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Couple trapped in quicksand-like mud
5:28 PM.It was a terrifying few moments for a Bay of Plenty couple, trapped and starting sinking into mud while walking their dog along the beach. Audio
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Fewer and fewer workers expecting pay rises
5:24 PM.The number of workers who think they're going to get a pay rise is at its lowest level in 11 years. Audio
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NZers on deportation row deemed high security risks
5:20 PM.A detaineee waiting to be deported from Australia says all New Zealanders at the centre he's at in Perth are being moved to Christmas Island as they are deemed to be high security risks. Audio
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Investigation into 30 illegal Filipino workers
5:16 PM.An investigation's been launched into Filipinos working illegally on dairy farms. Audio
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A prison psychologist misuses computers to check on her lover
5:11 PM.A prison psychologist who started having sex with a newly released inmate wrongly used Corrections computer system over and over to make sure he wasn't getting her into trouble. Audio
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CYF sends girls south because it hasn't got enough secure beds
5:08 PM.Child Youth and Family has confirmed there are no secure beds available for girls in the Waikato, Auckland or Northland and are transferring all girls to Palmerston North or Christchurch. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 28 September 2015
5:00 PM.CYF is sending girls south because it hasn't got enough secure beds. A prison psychologist misuses computers to check on her lover and a walk on the beach ends in quicksand. Audio