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Checkpoint for Monday 8 May 2017
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Cocaine Kiwis dumped from World Cup side
5:07 PM.Kiwis Coach David Kidwell says embattled Kiwis captain Jesse Bromwich and Kevin Proctor will not be considered for the upcoming World Cup. Video, Audio
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Ray Warren is the voice of the NRL
5:11 PM.Ray Warren is the voice of the NRL, a commentator who's called so many games, and is so central to rugby league's identity in Australia, his home town has erected a bronze statue of him. Video, Audio
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Armed robbers smash way into Auckland cafe as staff watch
5:16 PM.Around six men smashed their way into three shops with baseball bats just after 5am today, ignoring the terrified workers inside. Audio
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Outrage over Canadian 'Haka' energy drink
5:27 PM.A group of expat New Zealanders has tried repeatedly to talk to the company behind Haka about its commercial appropriation of Māori culture, but the company won't respond. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Mon 8 May
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Information sought over Pike River footage
5:37 PM.If you have information about who was responsible for withholding recently released footage of Pike River from the families of those who died, Checkpoint wants to hear from you. Video, Audio
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Colin Craig likens alleged defamation to medieval punishment
5:39 PM.Colin Craig opened his defamation case at the High Court in Auckland against Cameron Slater and the company that owns Mr Slater's blog, saying his reputation was dragged through the mud. Audio
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Pacific bracing for category 5 Cyclone Donna
5:42 PM.Cyclone Donna is the strongest May cyclone ever to hit the Southern Hemisphere, but aid agencies are yet to reach the areas hardest hit. Video, Audio
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Controversial Maori TV CEO resigns as legacy questioned
5:45 PM.A former Maori Television staffer says she's disappointed it's taken so long for the station's Chief Executive Paora Maxwell to resign. Audio
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Dunedin gripped by housing crisis - Clare Curran
5:55 PM.The Dunedin Labour MP says her office is inundated with desperate calls for help for shelter, after house prices rose more than 12 per cent in the last year. Audio
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Former Kiwis coach says players breached trust
6:08 PM.Former Kiwis coach Graham Lowe says it's right for Kiwis Captain Jesse Bromwich and team mate Kevin Proctor not to be considered for places in the upcoming Rugby League World Cup. Audio
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Piha arson attacks cause fear and anger
6:10 PM.Piha business owners are beefing up security and even sleeping at their premises overnight after a spate of suspicious fires in the Auckland seaside community. Audio
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Former trustee takes Kohanga Trust to court
6:19 PM.A former Kohanga Reo trustee who lost his job after he blew the whistle over allegations of financial impropriety has taken his legal battle back to the High Court. Audio