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Checkpoint for Monday 13 October 2014
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Plans for Hundertwasser Art Centre revived
6:51 PM.Plans for a Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangarei have been revived after years of controversy. Audio
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The transformation of one of Australia's fattest towns
6:48 PM.In Australia, a Victorian country town, known for being one of the country's fattest - is now close to the national average after a massive community campaign. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 October 2014
6:44 PM.The board which oversees Te Urewera says it is reviewing hunting permits to create a more efficient system; The Maori Council says the Bay of Plenty Regional Council should listen to a Motiti Island… Read more Audio
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Some salads may be making people sick
6:41 PM.The company which owns New World and Pak 'n' Save has confirmed some of its bagged salads have been linked with an outbreak of severe gastoenteritis. Audio
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Health board didn't notice woman had had a heart attack
6:36 PM.The troubled Southern District Health Board has been censured for failing to notice that a woman in its critical care unit had a heart attack. Audio
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Market update
6:35 PM.New Zealand shares fell today, the benchmark Top 50 Index shedding 55 points, or more than 1 percent, to 5170. Audio
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Union on petrol thrown around council office
6:26 PM.A woman, armed with a lighter, threw petrol around a Feilding council office today, splashing workers who managed to keep her talking till police got there. Audio
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Greens on toughening terror laws
6:21 PM.The Prime Minister has revealed that the terrorist threat level has been raised from very low to low. Audio
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Pistorius awaits sentencing after divisive trial
6:17 PM.The disgraced South African track star Oscar Pistorius returns to court later today to find out whether he will serve a long stretch behind bars for the negligent killing of his model girlfriend, or… Read more Audio
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Little on being endorsed by Cunliffe
6:13 PM.Andrew Little is in two minds over the endorsement he won today from David Cunliffe. Audio
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Cunliffe promises to back whoever becomes Labour leader
6:11 PM.David Cunliffe has pulled out of the contest for the Labour Party leadership, throwing his support behind the list MP Andrew Little. Audio
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National Maori Council says regional council practising racism
5:53 PM.The New Zealand Maori Council says the Bay of Plenty Regional Council is practising institutional racism by not listening to a hapu from Motiti Island. The hapu trust claims the regional council has… Read more Audio
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North Otago farmworker murder trial begins
5:50 PM.Over 130 witnesses are expected to be called in a trial of four men and a woman accused of murdering a North Otago farm worker. Audio
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Questions about the death of a woman killed by huge rocks
5:43 PM.A 74-year-old woman crushed to death by table-sized rocks on a remote King Country road, drove through only three days before work was due to be done to remove falling hazards. Audio
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Mayor on petrol thrown in offices
5:40 PM.Returning to our story of petrol being thrown around today inside a Feilding council office by a woman with a cigarette lighter. Audio
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Ebola fears - Northland health chief speaks out
5:36 PM.A public health chief is speaking out to assauge public fears of ebola infection after Red Cross volunteers returned to New Zealand from virus-hit West Africa. Audio
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Today's market update
5:33 PM.New Zealand shares fell today, the benchmark Top 50 Index shedding 55 points, or more than 1 percent, to 5170. Audio
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US health worker diagnosed with ebola
5:26 PM.Health authorities in the United States say a mistake was clearly made by hospital staff who were treating an ebola patient in Texas, which led to one of them becoming infected. Audio
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A repeat drink-driver fails to have his conviction over-turned.
5:24 PM.A repeat drink-driver has failed in his bid to have his conviction over-turned, despite arguing he had only been driving because he felt threatened by his son. Audio
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Brent Edwards on today's political developments
5:19 PM.John Key says the review will take four weeks after which he says it is likely that a law change may be required. Audio
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Threat level raised a notch as PM details review of terrorism law
5:18 PM.The Prime Minister has revealed the terrorist threat level has been raised a notch, as he announced a review to ensure New Zealand can respond to the growing domestic threat posed by foreign fighters.
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A woman armed with petrol and lighter threatens council staff
5:13 PM.A woman, armed with a lighter, threw petrol around a Feilding council office today, splashing workers who managed to keep her talking till police got there. Audio
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Cunliffe quits race for Labour leadership
5:08 PM.David Cunliffe has pulled out of the contest for the Labour Party leadership, throwing his support behind the list MP Andrew Little. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 13 October 2014
5:00 PM.David Cunliffe pulls out of the race for the labour leadership. A woman armed with petrol and a lighter threatens council staff in Feilding and toughening terror laws. Audio