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Checkpoint for Wednesday 6 May 2015
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Today In Parliament for 6 May 2015 - evening edition
6:53 PM.Speaker grants and Urgent Debate on a recent Auditor-General's report on Whanau Ora; Law and Order Committee hears submissions on the Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 6 May 2015
6:49 PM.MPs have heard iwi don't want the Maori fisheries body to be abolished; The Mayor of Upper Hutt says he has the support of local Maori who are also opposing the Wellington supercity plan; The Motiti… Read more Audio
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Jobs to go in Taranaki
6:45 PM.A score of jobs, mostly in Taranaki, are set to go at an insulation company Forman Building Systems. Audio
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PM defends Whanau Ora over funding
6:40 PM.The Prime Minister is defending his government's Whanau Ora programme and the millions spent on it after being grilled in the House today by the opposition. Audio
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Police defend themselves over protection order accusations
6:35 PM.Northland police insist they do an outstanding job responding to family violence despite a local women's refuge claiming that too many officers still don't know how to enforce a protection order. Audio
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NZD down nearly one cent against the US dollar
6:29 PM.Slow wage growth has some economists picking the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates sooner rather than later. Audio
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$98 million in Budget for elective surgery
6:26 PM.The government has announced the Budget will provide 48-million dollars of new funding for elective surgeries like hips and knees. Audio
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Journalist wins right to personal metadata
6:24 PM.An Australian journalist has won his nearly two year fight against communications company Telstra to get hold of his own metadata. Audio
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Assailants say Ryder's failure to pay for drinks started fight
6:19 PM.It's been revealed the fight that led to the cricketer, Jesse Ryder, being hospitalised started because his assailants believed he'd failed to pay for a round of drinks at a Christchurch bar. Audio
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No conviction for Super 15 player in brawl
6:14 PM.The Super 15 rugby winger George Moala has walked from court without a conviction for a Karangahape Road bar room brawl that left a man concussed and bleeding from his head. Audio
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Police can't say whether remains of schoolboy are in car
6:11 PM.A car's been pulled from the sea off the Catlins and is being sent for forensic testing but it's too early to say if it contains any remains of the missing schoolboy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his… Read more Audio
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Homesick Guildford quits France early
5:55 PM.Not wanted by top level New Zealand rugby, troubled ex All Black Zac Guildford has now quit his French club just halfway through a two year contract. Audio
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Should the Maori fisheries body be canned?
5:50 PM.MPs have heard iwi don't want the Maori fisheries body to be abolished. Audio
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Tauranga and Invercargill first for state housing sell-off
5:45 PM.Tauranga and Invercargill will be first off the block for the government's state housing sell off, but one potential buyer Habitat for Humanity, says it needs much more information before it makes a… Read more Audio
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Tony Abbott embroiled in bizarre diplomatic clash
5:41 PM.Tony Abbott is embroiled in a bizarre diplomatic clash in which Australia's Ambassador to France offered to resign after being told his same-sex partner could not greet the Prime Minister. Audio
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Cissy Chen changed will before she was murdered
5:37 PM.A High Court has heard how Auckland woman Cissy Chen was creating a will that cut out her partner, who's accused of murdering her, shortly before she was killed. Audio
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Motorists warned to take care as rain pounds West Coast
5:35 PM.Heavy rain is pounding the West Coast, with slips causing problems on State Highway 6 between Ross and Haast Pass and between Franz Josef and Fox Glacier. Audio
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Australian reality show set up families
5:26 PM.An Australian reality show about life on struggle street is under fire with impoverished families accusing the broadcaster SBS of setting them up to look like they waste money. Audio
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Brawling Blues player walks free from court
5:23 PM.A district court judge has told a Blues rugby player that being a high-profile sportsman will never on its own justify a discharge without conviction. Audio
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Peters accuses govt of Auckland housing inaction
5:16 PM.The New Zealand First leader has accused the government of not doing enough to rein in the Auckland housing market because it does not want to upset its donors. Audio
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Guilty plea to manslaughter of toddler
5:14 PM.A 35 year old woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a 16 month old toddler who died on the grounds of Whanganui Hosptial in January. Audio
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The police have more
5:13 PM.The police say recovering the car has been a difficult task, and traumatic for Mike Zhao-Beckenridge's family. Audio
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Car finally pulled out of water but mystery remains
5:07 PM.The wreck of a car in a missing boy case has been hauled from the sea but is yet to give up its secrets. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 6 May 2015
5:00 PM.Car finally pulled out of water but mystery remains; The police have more; Guilty plea to manslaughter of toddler; Peters accuses govt of Auckland housing inaction to keep donors happy; Brawling Blues… Read more Audio