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Checkpoint for Thursday 22 November 2018
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WOF garage stripped of licence passed NZTA review in 2017
6:16 PM.Dargaville garage owner Rodney Wilson is adamant there was no problem with a seat belt when he passed its warrant, a month before it failed in a crash. He spoke with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
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NZTA criticised for not focussing enough on safety
6:12 PM.The Transport Agency has 'failed everyone' over dodgy warrants of fitness exposed by a car crash in which a passenger later died. That's according to the chair of its own board. Audio
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Tapanui could run out of water as Henley remains cut off
6:08 PM.The west Otago town of Tapanui has been warned it could run out of water this evening, as locals aren't doing enough to conserve it. Meanwhile the township of Henley, just south of Dunedin, remains… Read more Audio
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Mayor voted for ‘blackface’ float to win award
5:48 PM.South Taranaki mayor Ross Dunlop says he has no plans to resign after it was revealed he was on a judging panel that awarded second prize to a float in an A&P parade featuring people in 'blackface'. Audio
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14-year-old boy repeatedly denies killing homeless man
5:45 PM.Haami Haanara is accused of stabbing a homeless man to death in Hawke's Bay, but says he has no idea how blood got onto the knife he was holding after the attack. Audio
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Operation Burnham classified docs may be made public
5:41 PM.The public may know before Christmas whether classified information on a controversial Defence Force raid in Afghanistan will be released. An inquiry is examining allegations New Zealand soldiers… Read more Audio
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Jami-Lee Ross attends mental health unit's opening
5:39 PM.Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross attended the opening of Middlemore Hospital's new Tiaho Mai mental health unit this afternoon, his first public appearance since his release from mental health care. Audio
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Kiwibank customers outraged at plans to shut their local branch
5:35 PM.The state-owned bank yesterday announced its Johnsonville, Petone, and Stoke branches will close. Today it also announced 13 new, stand-alone bank branches, which won't be associated with a post shop.
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Evening business for Thursday 22 November
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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The Dargaville garage at the centre of WOF warnings
5:24 PM.Dargaville locals given vouchers to get a free warrant after a local garage lost its licence aren't too concerned about getting their cars re-checked, while the garage owner struggles to come to terms… Read more Video, Audio
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Midwives begin rolling strike action, demanding better recognition
5:20 PM.Hospital midwives have started the first of nationwide rolling stoppages, taking to the streets in Waikato to demand better recognition for their vital role. Video, Audio
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Sewage flows through central Otago town
5:16 PM.Locals are cleaning up in Middlemarch, where some streets were transformed into sewage ponds by Tuesday's downpour. Now they're looking for answers as to how their area could be so badly affected. Video, Audio
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Dead man’s sister: ‘Get your warrant of fitness checked’
5:08 PM.The sister of a man who died after his seat belt failed in a crash, a month after the car was given a warrant, says she has accepted NZTA's apology for its part in her brother's death, but she feels… Read more Audio
- RNZ Checkpoint for Thursday 22 November, 2018