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Checkpoint for Monday 9 February 2015
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 February 2015
6:47 PM.A bulletin from Te Manu Korihi dedicated to Dr Apirana Mahuika, who has died aged 80. Audio
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Auckland wharves need a major overhaul say councillors
6:45 PM.Auckland Council planners say the city's wharves need a major overhaul to ease growing congestion, and earn millions more from tourists. Audio
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Fury over failed government assurances
6:38 PM.The family of an Al Jazeera journalist locked up in Cairo jail is furious he's to go on trail again after the Canadian foreign minister said the man's release was imminent. Audio
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China's imports fall by a fifth
6:27 PM.China trade figures, far worse than analysts expected, are alarming the world's exporters. Audio
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A rehab centre censured for mistreating a patient
6:24 PM.An investigation has found a rehab centre took a client's benefit money, failed to provide alcohol treatment, encouraged him to stop taking his medication and allowed him access to knives and air… Read more Audio
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80 firefighters work to put out Marlborough fire 5 days on
6:20 PM.Eighty firefighters are still working to put out a Marlborough forest fire that has been burning for nearly five days. Audio
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Crown now says Lundys killed many hours later
6:12 PM.The Crown has changed the time it thinks Christine and Amber Lundy were murdered. Audio
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Latest from Grammys
5:56 PM.The British singer Sam Smith has taken out four Grammys in Los Angeles, including Song and Record of the Year as well as Best New Artist. Audio
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Man dies after shark attack in NSW
5:53 PM.A man has been killed in a shark attack on the New South Wales north coast near Ballina. Audio
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A father refusing HIV treatment for his nine year-old son.
5:46 PM.A father who is refusing to allow his nine year-old son to be treated for HIV says it is the drugs that are killing people. Audio
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Liberal MP who wanted Tony Abbott gone now supports him
5:39 PM.One of the key MPs in the failed revolt against the Australian prime minister Tony Abbott says he now supports the man he wanted out. Audio
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Teen jailed over bag-snatch that injured good samaritan
5:36 PM.A judge has blamed the parents of a teenager jailed for attacking good samaritan Lucy Knight, saying they should be in the dock too. Audio
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Today's market update
5:33 PM.The New Zealand dollar has continued to strengthen from this morning's open, after falling just over a US cent in late trading Friday, on the back of strong United States labour market data. Audio
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Anthony McCarten wins BAFTA
5:25 PM.The New Zealand writer Anthony McCarten has won best screenplay at the BAFTAs in London for the Stephen Hawking biopic the Theory of Everything. Audio
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An influential and staunch leader for Te Ao Maori dies
5:21 PM.Ngati Porou and Maoridom are mourning the loss of a leader, Dr Apirana Mahuika. He passed away this morning at the age of 80 - surrounded by his whanau - after being ill for a year. From Te Manu… Read more Audio
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Key accused over his handling of Sabin case.
5:17 PM.Labour's leader, Andrew Little, has accused the Prime Minister of putting Parliament's integrity at risk over how he has handled the Mike Sabin case. Audio
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Abbott survives but is he a lame duck?
5:11 PM.Tony Abbott has survived a leadership challenge but by a narrow enough margin that some commentators are now calling him a lame duck Prime Minister. Audio
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Crown and Defence make opening statements at Lundy trial
5:07 PM.The Crown has described Mark Lundy as a man under enormous financial pressure, who killed his wife to claim her life insurance. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 9 February 2015
5:00 PM.New evidence in the Mark Lundy retrial. Tony Abbott survives but is he now a lame duck Prime Minister and Anthony McCarten wins a Bafta in London. Audio