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Checkpoint for Friday 2 October 2015
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Te Manu Korihi News for 2 October 2015
6:51 PM.Pressure from an online petition and media interest has led to an American football team canning its use of the Ka Mate haka; About 120 rangatahi have descended upon Ratana Pa for the weekend, to… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 2 October 2015
6:36 PM.Since late last year there has been a huge increase in the number of New Zealanders being held in Australian detention centres, and this week it was revealed that one prisoner died while awaiting… Read more Audio
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Corrupt surgeons ask young doctors for sex
6:24 PM.It's been revealed that a complaint that female doctors were being asked for sex in return for help with their careers was ignored by their professional body for seven years. Audio
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Women's group worries over new health info data breach
6:20 PM.A women's health group says a data breach at the Health Ministry is alarming and could undermine public confidence in data sharing. Audio
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Auckland firm wins contract to send lander to moon
6:16 PM.An Auckland-based rocket firm has signed a deal to send three rockets to the moon. Audio
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'Heroic' NZ basketballer warns of mass shooting
6:11 PM.A young New Zealand basketballer fled for his life in a mass school shooting in Oregon today, then warned his coach what was happening and to alert his team-mates. Audio
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Should the 5th birthday school start be changed?
5:54 PM.The tradition of children starting school on their fifth birthday is being challenged. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 2 October 2015
5:51 PM.Rangatahi have completed their first dive in Wellington as part of a police and social services initiative to keep them out of trouble; Labour's Maori Development spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta is calling… Read more Audio
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NZers secretly backing the wallabies to win
5:48 PM.Many New Zealanders are secretly backing the Wallabies to win the Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Customer backlash for Harvey Norman
5:44 PM.The retail giant Harvey Norman is facing a backlash from hundreds of angry customers who thought they had bought furniture at bargain basement prices. Audio
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The house fire that killed a woman and her dogs
5:41 PM.Auckland fire investigators have spent the day trying to find out how a blaze started in a Ponsonby villa, killing an elderly woman, along with several of her dogs. Audio
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Oregon gunman targeted Christians
5:36 PM.More now on the mass shooting at an Oregon college where a gunman massacred 10 people earlier today, before being shot dead by police. Audio
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Today's market update
5:34 PM.Commodity prices have risen, because of higher dairy and aluminium prices. Audio
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A forestry company ordered to pay $130,000 after death of a worker
5:27 PM.A Tokoroa logging company has been fined 25-thousand dollars and ordered to pay reparation of 105 thousand dollars over the death of a forestry worker two years ago. Audio
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Woman accused of shooting at police appears in court
5:25 PM.A woman accused of shooting at police during a high speed chase has appeared at the Waitakere District Court this afternoon. Audio
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Women-men pay gap balloons to almost 12%
5:22 PM.The pay gap for men and women is the biggest it's been in six years. Audio
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Mother and deported son grapple with ruptured family
5:17 PM.The mother of a 23 year old man deported from Australia has written to John Key pleading for his intervention. Audio
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PM slams Security Council during UN address
5:14 PM.The Prime Minister has slammed the United Nations' Security Council for not doing its job properly during his address to world leaders in New York today. Audio
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NZ basketballer flees mass US shooting, called a hero
5:07 PM.A young New Zealand basketballer, Jaylen Gerrand, fled for his life in a mass shooting at a US college today, but then regathered himself to check his team-mates were safe. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 2 October 2015
5:00 PM.A young NZ basketballer caught up up in the latest mass shooting in the US. A forestry company ordered to pay $130,000 after death of a worker and John Key slams the UN Security Council. Audio