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Checkpoint for Friday 20 July 2018
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Janine Southby resigns as Silver Ferns coach
6:20 PM.Netball New Zealand has released the findings of the independent review into the performance of the Silver Ferns, on the back of its disappointing loss at the Commonwealth Games. Audio
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Woman charged with murdering her sister likely to spend years in psychiatric hospital
6:17 PM.Boushra Rahman appeared in the High Court in Auckland today charged with stabbing her sister and burning her body. Video, Audio
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Six months community detention for Waitoa man who shot another hunter
6:08 PM.37-year-old Quentin McCreedy has been described as a decent person who did a tragic and stupid thing. Video, Audio
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Govt announces West Coast investment plan
5:53 PM.A new passenger rail service between Hokitika and Westport is on a short-list of plans to revitalise the West Coast economy. Video, Audio
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Greenpeace say sentence will mean fewer people ‘standing-up for what they believe in’
5:48 PM.Two of its protestors will wait months for sentencing after pleading guilty to interfering with an oil exploration ship. Video, Audio
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Zac filed an OIA and it came painted black
5:43 PM.RNZ reporter Zac Fleming finally received a 99-page Official Information Request from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment ... and it was completely blacked out. Read more Video, Audio
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Organisers of far-right speaker rally try to find new venue
5:39 PM.Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux have been granted visas but are banned from Auckland Council venues. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Friday 20 July
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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At least 11 confirmed dead in Missouri duck boat accident
5:31 PM.An amphibious boat overturned in Table Rock Lake as powerful thunderstorms passed through the Midwest. Video, Audio
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Tensions escalate between union and bus company
5:25 PM.Police were called yesterday by both parties after two members of Tramways Union entered a Tranzit bus depot. Audio
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Bus driver who was attacked on night shift has quit job because of fears to her safety
5:22 PM.An Auckland bus driver who was attacked by three hooded men during a night shift has quit her job rather than risk it happening again. Audio