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Checkpoint for Tuesday 14 July 2015
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Ash still cancelling flights in Bali
6:57 PM.Airlines have started flying thousands of stranded passengers out of Bali as the danger from the volcanic ash cloud from Mount Raung abates for now. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 14 July 2015
6:52 PM.Maori from around Te Taitokerau have told the Northland Regional Council it needs to lift its game in consulting Maori on resource consents; A space company is in talks with South Island iwi over its… Read more Audio
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Australian not loosening foreign buyer laws
6:44 PM.The Australian government is sticking with tough rules for foreign investors who want to buy houses. Audio
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Jet fuel exposure causing defects in soldier's children
6:38 PM.To Australia, where its defense force is now 'actively considering' a review of scientific evidence to see if jet fuel exposure to its personnel is causing them to have children with birth defects. Audio
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Who paid for Sonny Tau's trip south to apologise
6:35 PM.Te Taitokerau MP, Kelvin Davis, is calling for absolute clarification from Te Runanga a Iwi o Ngapuhi as to whether it contributed to a recent trip to Southland where it's chairperson, Sonny Tau… Read more Audio
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Obama pushes for tougher rules In secret TPP deal
6:24 PM.The Obama administration is pushing for tougher rules in the secret Trans Pacific free trade deal that'll keep the cost of drugs high while at the same time opposing those rules at home. Audio
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Lawyer says interlocks on drunk driver cars are impractical
6:16 PM.A lawyer specialising in drunk driving says in-car breathalysers are too expensive and impractical to be used as a regular sentencing option. Audio
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Aucklanders brace for rates rise info tomorrow
6:12 PM.Aucklanders are bracing for new rates rises, with the official figures for each household set to be released at midnight on the council's website. Audio
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Council cleans up its act after Maori not initially consulted
5:52 PM.The Bay of Plenty Regional Council says it's cleaned up its act after accepting it didn't communicate well with Māori about an oil spill in April. Audio
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Crown begins its submissions at Hager search trial
5:49 PM.The Crown says the investigative journalist, Nicky Hager was initially regarded as a potential suspect in the hacking of Cameron Slater's computer and the Police were wanting to find out if he was in… Read more Audio
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Nelson's road to Cable Bay finally reopens
5:46 PM.The only road serving a community north-east of Nelson has been reopened, three and a half years after being wrecked in a storm. Audio
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Pressure builds for Dunedin courthouse commitment
5:40 PM.Pressure's building on the Government to commit to reopening Dunedin's historic courthouse, whatever the price tag. Audio
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Popular Marlborough cycle track sabotaged
5:38 PM.Marlborough District Council says it will come down like a ton of bricks, on whoever it was who strung a wire across a popular cycle track. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 July 2015
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report Audio
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Calls for more breathalyser locks on drunk drivers' cars
5:27 PM.A company that supplies breathalyser locks on cars for people convicted of drink driving says it'll dump its government contract unless the law changes to ensure more people are sentenced to use them.
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Thousands spent informing Aucklanders of rate hikes
5:22 PM.Aucklanders are bracing for new rates rises, with the official figures for each household set to be released at midnight on the council's website. Audio
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NZ Football appealing eligibility of Deklan Wynne
5:19 PM.New Zealand Football is launching a series of appeals against the expulsion of the Under-23 side from an Olympic qualifying tournament in Papua New Guinea. Audio
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Husband is jailed for cricket bat attack on wife
5:12 PM.A woman who was beaten by her husband with a cricket bat and throttled has told a judge that sending her husband to prison would punish her. Audio
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John Banks trying to find out why Crown Law withheld evidence
5:08 PM.John Banks says he's not giving up his hunt to find out why Crown Law withheld key evidence during the Dotcom donations prosecution against him. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 14 July 2015
5:00 PM.John Banks still trying to find out why Crown Law withheld evidence, Husband is jailed for cricket bat attack on wife, NZ Football appealing eligibility of Deklan Wynne, Thousands spent informeing… Read more Audio