Checkpoint for Monday 3 September 2018
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Teenager takes out top award at NZ fashion week
6:27 PM.Natasha Senior, 14, has taken out the top prize at the YMCAWalk The Line catwalk over the weekend, taking away a $2000 scholarship to pursue a career in fashion. Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington City Council accredited as living wage employer
6:20 PM.Wellington City Council has become the first local authority in the country to get accreditation as a living wage employer, joining another 110 employers across New Zealand. Audio
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Australia will live to regret Nauru decision - Refugee Council
6:10 PM.Keeping refugees on Nauru is in "complete breach" of Australia's moral and legal obligations, and the country could ultimately face paying millions in compensation, Refugee Council of Australia… Read more Video, Audio
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PM defends decision to fly to Nauru for one day
6:08 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has defended her decision to fly to Nauru for just one day, rather than spend the full three days there that other ministers and leaders are doing. Audio
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NZers detained in Aus exhausted and hopeless - advocate
5:53 PM.Detainees at Australia's Yongah Hill Detention Centre set fire to buildings following a self-harm incident last night. A detainee says he fears more riots will follow, while an advocate says New… Read more Video, Audio
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'Jaw-dropping' delays for special education
5:50 PM.Delays in specialist support for children with disabilities under five in the Wellington region are "ridiculous", parents and teachers say.. Read more Audio
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Pike River electrical infrastructure may have survived explosions
5:46 PM.Key parts of the Pike River Mine's electrical infrastructure could have survived the multiple explosions that shook it close to eight years ago. The 400 metre network of tunnels off to the side of the… Read more Video, Audio
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Half of former Cadbury workers yet to find new jobs
5:37 PM.Only half of the 350 people made redundant when Dunedin's Cadbury factory closed in March have found new jobs, according to their union. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 3 September 2018
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Winston Peters arrives in Nauru for Pacific Islands Forum
5:28 PM.Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says he will wait to establish the facts before responding to a new report outlining a dire situation for children in refugee camps on Nauru. He said nothing… Read more Audio
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Meka Whaitiri to be based in Gisborne during investigation
5:21 PM.Side-lined Labour MP Meka Whaitiri appears to have gone to ground while she's under investigation regarding a "staffing matter" in her ministerial office. She was missing from an education… Read more Audio
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Man who sold drivers licenses sentenced to home detention
5:18 PM.Lovepreet Brar - the man behind an online Hindi pop-sensation - has been sentenced to 11 months home detention for taking bribes for New Zealand driver licences. Court reporter Edward Gay filed this… Read more Audio
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Unitec to use Crown loan to pay staff redundancies
5:09 PM.Unitec is to lay off somewhere in excess of 100 staff, possibly more than double that number, using money borrowed from the Government as it suspends 19 full courses and parts of three others. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 3rd September 2018
Watch Monday's full programme here.
