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Sydney man shot by police loses compo
A young Sydney man who police shot in the stomach by mistake four years ago has been stripped of his half million dollar damages payout and ordered to pay court costs. Audio
Scientists could have discovered fat gene they can switch
To Australia, where the search for a pill to stop you getting fat just took a big step forward. Audio
Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since 2011 tsunami
Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor for the first time since the Fukushima disaster in 2011 that was triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami. Audio
Evening Business for 11 August 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Protestors regroup at Ferguson
Up to 150 protestors are back on the streets in Ferguson, Missouri, near the site of last night's violence at a rally marking the anniversary of the police shooting of Malcolm Brown. Audio
Palmerston North shooting highlights safety gaps - Union
A Palmerston North man has appeared in court on firearms and driving charges this afternoon after opening fire at two police stations in the city last night. Audio
Police investigate death of Taupo child and man charged with murder in Hamilton
Tonight police are investigating the death of a three year old boy in Taupo and in a separate case, the death of an elderly man in Hamilton. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 11 August 2015
Police investigate death of Taupo child and man charged with murder in Hamilton; Finance Minister plays down risk of recession; Palmerston North shooting highlights safety gaps - Union; Man who killed… Audio
Evening Business for 10 August 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 10 August 2015
Drug addict dies after being given experimental drug; Dunedin Mayor fronts up on council fraud cases; Farmers call on real estate agents with eye on selling up; and Australian dad asks MPs to pay for… Audio
Silver Ferns about to begin World Cup campaign
The Silver Ferns are about to get their Netball World Cup campaign underway, against Barbadoes in Sydney. Audio
Innovative logger: industry could be automated in five years
Dale Ewers is the Chief Executive of Moutere Logging and D.C Equipment which specialises in servicing and repairing forestry equipment. Audio
Fonterra sharemilker says he's now working for nothing
Fonterra has cut what it expects to pay dairy farmers to $3.85, a dollar fifty below the cost of production. Audio
Convicted child rapist has been caught
A convicted child rapist who removed his GPS bracelet has been caught after trying to flee when spotted in Lower Hutt. Audio
Robot cranes to cut jobs at Auckland Port
Robot cranes will be brought into Ports of Auckland at the cost of 50 out of 280 stevedore jobs. Audio
Northland school with ghetto classrooms gets re-fit
Northland College, where classrooms were so bad police asked to train there as it resembled a ghetto, is getting a 14 million dollar refit. Audio
Police yet to find Auckland man who sparked armed callout
The police are still searching for a man accused of threatening a family with a gun in South Auckland this morning. Audio
Upper Hutt mayor furious at child rapist delay
People in Upper Hutt are furious police took so long to break into the home of a convicted child rapist who'd removed his GPS bracelet. Audio
Today's market update
Fonterra shares finished stonger after the dairy co-operative slashed its forecast milk payout to farmers to 3-dollars-85 per kilogram of milk solids, from 5-dollars-25. Audio
Trump stands out in first Republican debate
Donald Trump has drawn boos at a testy first Republican presidential debate in Cleveland this afternoon. Audio