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Checkpoint for Tuesday 23 September 2014
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Man who killed Temuka man may never be found - coroner
6:55 PM.The person who killed a man with a single king-hit punch while he tried to help a woman in a bar fight, may never be found. Dale Bellaney, who was 39, died in Christchurch hospital in November 2012… Read more Audio
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UN climate change summit about to open
6:53 PM.A UN climate change summit opens in a few hours in New York, the first time world leaders have met to talk about global warming since Copenhagen in 2009. 120 heads of state will be there in what UN… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 September 2014
6:49 PM.The Waikato District Health Board's Maori health unit is urging the government to develop a national plan to help pregnant smokers quit, and would include compulsory referrals; Maori have taken part… Read more Audio
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Chinese factory data offsets fears on markets of slowdown
6:42 PM.Latest economic figures from China have offset fears of a hard landing for now, but its not all good news. Audio
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Analyst on US strikes against Islamists in Syria
6:38 PM.A Syrian observer group says US-led strikes on Islamic State in Syria have killed or wounded dozens of fighters. Several Gulf Arab allies joined in on the air and missile strikes, the first against IS… Read more Audio
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Australia's senior I.S. member was drug-abusing brothel tout
6:23 PM.The ringleader of what police say was a plot to execute a random Australian and behead them on camera, was a drug-abusing brothel tout with underworld connections. Mohammad Ali Baryalei is Australia's… Read more Audio
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Number of young people in court drops 17% in a single year
6:18 PM.The number of children and teenagers being charged in court has dropped by 17% in a single year. Figures from Statistics New Zealand show the number of people aged 10 to 16 charged with a crime in the… Read more Audio
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Cunliffe speaks out after marathon caucus meeting
6:17 PM.David Cunliffe held a news conference after his caucus meeting. Audio
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Update on the Labour caucus meeting
6:11 PM.A marathon caucus meeting of Labour MPs has broken up. It comes on the heels of the party's humiliating election defeat and the emergence of possible challenges to the leader David Cunliffe. Audio
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Scorpion found in passenger's tent
5:57 PM.A border inspector at Auckland Airport had a nasty surprise when he discovered a live scorpion inside camping gear belonging to a tourist from Mexico. Audio
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More from Washington on the U.S. strikes in Syria
5:56 PM.The United States is launching air and missile strikes against Islamic State strongholds in Syria, with Arab allies backing it up. Audio
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Call for national plan to help pregnant smokers
5:49 PM.The Waikato District Health Board's Maori health unit is urging the government to develop a national plan directed at helping pregnant smokers quit tobacco to prevent babies from dying. Te Puna Oranga… Read more Audio
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Ministry defends slashing gambling group's funding
5:47 PM.A Ministry of Health lawyer is defending its decision to slash the Problem Gambling Foundation's funding, saying it is unfair to suggest the ministry was asleep at the wheel. The foundation lost the… Read more Audio
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New Zealanders made to pay for Waitangi treaty grounds
5:41 PM.New Zealanders will, once again, have to pay to get onto the historic Waitangi Treaty grounds. The Waitangi National Trust made visits free in 2008 but says now it can no longer make ends meet because… Read more Audio
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Drop in youth charges attributed to policing changes
5:38 PM.The number of children and teenagers ending up in court including for violence has plunged, with youth advocates and lawyers putting it down to the police taking a different tack. Audio
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Good samaritan in serious condition
5:35 PM.A 43 year-old woman who was shopping in the North Shore with her two young children has been rushed to hospital with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain, after intervening in a handbag snatch.
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Evening Business for 23 September 2014
5:32 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Council not held responsible for man taking own life
5:27 PM.The Hamilton City Council is not responsible for one of its museum workers taking his own life. 55 year old Raymond Mayes died last June within view of the museum, sparking claims by his family of… Read more Audio
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Tully charged with a second attempted murder
5:24 PM.The Work and Income murders accused Russell John Tully has been charged with a second attempted murder, of another worker at the office where three women were shot. Audio
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PM continues talks
5:22 PM.The Prime Minister met today with the Maori Party leader and Act's new MP as he works to stitch together a new government. National has enough seats to govern alone, but Mr Key is reaching out to his… Read more Audio
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US ship, planes strike Islamic State in Syria for first time
5:14 PM.The United States has launched air and missile strikes for the first time against Islamic State strongholds in Syria, with Arab allies backing it up. The targets have been the headquarters of the… Read more Audio
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Labour caucus meets
5:08 PM.Labour MPs are still embroiled in their first meeting since the party's humiliating election defeat. Leader David Cunliffe is facing a possible challenge from at least three of his caucus colleagues. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 23 September 2014
5:00 PM.Cunliffe speaks out after marathon caucus meeting; Number of young people in court drops 17% in a single year; Tully charged with a second attempted murder; and Australia's senior I.S. member was a… Read more Audio