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Checkpoint for Monday 22 May 2017
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Woman lost baby due to hospital mistake - Health and Disability Commissioner
6:26 PM.Staff at Palmerston North Hospital missed a red flag that led to a woman needing an emergency caesarian and losing her baby, the Health and Disability Commissioner says. Audio
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NZQA failed 80% of college's business grades
6:23 PM.New Zealand National College has agreed to stop teaching four business courses after problems including plagiarism and poor marking. Audio
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Government told to re-examine Manawatu Gorge road after closure
6:20 PM.Businesses that rely on the main route from Palmerston North to Hawke's Bay say the constant closures due to slips are costing them time and money. Audio
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Dairy owner death inevitable says ACT
6:11 PM.The Act Party leader David Seymour says it's only a matter of time before a dairy worker is killed if secure vending machines aren't installed to prevent smash and grab thefts. Video, Audio
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NZ Navy contracted firm involved in global bribery and sex scandal
6:08 PM.The Navy says it won't investigate previous contracts with a company whose owner was involved in a multimillion dollar corruption scandal. Audio
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Homeless man accused of killing fellow homeless man on Christmas Eve
5:54 PM.Neville Harris allegedly attacked Tama Retimana in Hamilton on Christmas Eve, sending him fleeing into the Waikato River where he drowned. Audio
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Sex workers put Christchurch between rock-and-hard-place
5:51 PM.The Christchurch City Council could face legal action if it moves sex workers out of residential areas, but it also could face legal action if it doesn't. Audio
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Doctor stupefied patients and indecently assaulted them
5:47 PM.David Kang Huat Lim is facing 13 charges of stupefying and indecently touching four men in 2014. Audio
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Arguments heat up around Queenstown gondola upgrade
5:45 PM.100-million dollar project to double the size of Queenstown's landmark gondola ride has been challenged as a fire risk. Audio
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Government knew religion in schools potentially discriminatory
5:40 PM.The Ministry of Education identified that religious instruction in state schools may be discriminatory more than 16 years ago, but chose to take no action. Read more Video, Audio
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Exports applaud efforts to salvage TPP
5:37 PM.The 11 countries still signed up to the trade deal yesterday announced they'll look at ways to push ahead without the United States, which pulled out in January. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 May 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Dairy owners say they'll go broke if they stop selling cigarettes
5:27 PM.And while they're open to the idea of installing secure vending machines one big retailer who uses them says they're not the panacea it's being made out to be. Video, Audio
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Frustration in Christchurch over cathedral delays
5:22 PM.Christchurch Cathedral process described as "a shambles." Audio
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Waikato Hospital on managing the Sevens
5:13 PM.How will Waikato Hospital cope with the Sevens? Head of Emergency Medicine at Waikato Hospital John Bonning speaks to John Campbell. Audio
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Hamilton pinches the Sevens off Wellington
5:07 PM.Can Hamilton return the Sevens to its former glory? Audio