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Checkpoint for Thursday 19 February 2015
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Today In Parliament for 19 February 2015 - evening edition
6:53 PM.Labour's Carmel Sepuloni and Social Development Minister Anne Tolley go head to head. Grant Robertson coins a new moniker for Finance Minister Bill English. Coroners Amendment Bill passes first… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 February 2015
6:48 PM.A Maori artist from Taupo is threatening to take tourism operators to court if they don't pay him royalties for visiting a stone sculpture he carved 30 years ago. In a break from tradition, the… Read more Audio
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Some police still don't know how to deal with sexual assault
6:46 PM.Some police officers are still struggling to talk to sexual assault victims years after measures were introduced aimed at improving such investigations. Audio
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Peter Dunne against sending troops to Iraq
6:43 PM.One of the Government's allies has come out strongly against plans to send troops to help train the Iraqi army in its fight against Islamic State. Audio
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Marlborough business fined for not paying migrant worker
6:35 PM.A Marlborough business has been ordered to pay more than $20,000 dollars in unpaid wages to a migrant worker. Audio
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Fears sea level report could harm property prices
6:28 PM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has told MPs New Zealanders can't bury their heads in the sand over rising sea levels, even at the risk of driving down coastal property prices. Audio
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A call for police to be praised for their part in shooting
6:21 PM.The Police Association says the officer who shot Adam Morehu at the New Plymouth Golf Club in 2013 should be praised and not critcised. Audio
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$100 for a 10-minute concert
6:18 PM.Fans of an American R-N-B singer are furious they waited hours for her concert to begin in Christchurch last night, only to have it end after ten minutes. Audio
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US military court rules David Hicks is innocent
6:14 PM.David Hicks, the former Australian detainee at Guantanamo Bay is no longer a terrorist. Audio
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New Bain compensation inquiry sets aside $600,000 of legal work
6:11 PM.The Government has announced a fresh inquiry into David Bain's bid for compensation, three years after the first inquiry concluded he was innocent and should be paid. Audio
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Ngati Porou chairmanship could be split
5:55 PM.In a break from tradition, the leadership role of Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou could be filled by more than one person. Audio
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Too much assessment hurting student wellbeing
5:50 PM.Too much assessment is causing stressed out students and anxiety in secondary schools. Audio
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MPI rolls out bins, sets traps on day two of fruit fly lockdown
5:47 PM.Traps have been set, thousands of pamphlets delivered and hundreds of bins are being rolled out around Grey Lynn and surrounding suburbs as part of a biosecurity crackdown after the discovery of a… Read more Audio
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Missing helicopter found crashed near Queenstown
5:44 PM.Two men have died in a helicopter crash near Queenstown. A Robinson 44 operated by Queenstown's Over the Top helicopters was reported overdue at around 2.30pm this afternoon. Audio
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Four boys arrested for obstructing police at college
5:39 PM.Three boys were arrested at Te Awamutu College as they tried to stop police officers taking away a 14 year old classmate who'd punched a hole in an office wall after he was told off. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 February 2015
5:37 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Tree crushes three cars in Auckland Domain
5:29 PM.Tofik Mamedov owns one of the crushed cars - his three thousand dollar Rover is a write off. Audio
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Falling oak branch crushes cars in the Auckland Domain
5:27 PM.Three cars have been crushed by a massive branch falling from an oak tree in the Auckland Domain at about one this afternoon. Audio
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Police analyst grilled at Lundy trial
5:23 PM.The Mark Lundy retrial has heard the accused hasn't been able to account for 423 kilometres of travel around the time his wife and daughter were killed . Audio
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Police justified in shooting man in back
5:16 PM.Police were justified in shooting a man in the back twice, tasering him before and after and also punching and hitting him with a torch when he was on the ground. Audio
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Political reaction
5:12 PM.Our political reporter Demelza Leslie has been following today's developments. Audio
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Fresh inquiry into David Bain's compensation claim
5:06 PM.The Government has announced a fresh inquiry into David Bain's bid for compensation, three years after the first inquiry concluded he was innocent and should be paid. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 19 February 2015
5:00 PM.Fresh inquiry into David Bain's compensation claim, Police justified in shooting man in back, Police analyst grilled at Lundy trial, Falling oak branch crushes cars in the Auckland Domain, Missing… Read more Audio