Checkpoint for Thursday 13 September 2018
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Apple unveils larger iPhone, health-conscious watch
6:24 PM.Apple has introduced its largest ever iPhone and a new line of watches that can detect heart problems. The move is a bid to get users to upgrade to more expensive devices in the face of stagnant… Read more Video, Audio
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Laura Langman named as Silver Ferns new captain
6:16 PM.Silver Fern's new coach Noeline Taurua has only been in the job for a few days, but has already made headway, today announcing her captain Laura Langman and vice-captain Katrina Grant. Audio
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New restraint guidelines not working, principal says
6:11 PM.Northland's outspoken principals' president Pat Newman is challenging new restraint guidelines that say teachers can't use physical force to make a child do as its told. Audio
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Auckland Council favouring developers over homeowners – councillor
6:08 PM.Auckland councillor Mike Lee says homeowners affected by the council's resource consent botch-up should join a class action lawsuit against the council. Video, Audio
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Family living in 'swamp house' no longer being evicted
5:52 PM.The family living in a "swamp house" which had been told they need to leave within 90 days are now no longer being evicted. John McCracken from Ray White says the notice has been withdrawn so there's… Read more Audio
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Sewing needles found in strawberries sold at Aus supermarkets
5:50 PM.Police in Australia believe a disgruntled former strawberry farm worker may be responsible for tampering with the fruit, after sewing needles were found in strawberries sold at Woolworths supermarkets… Read more Audio
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CCC warns District Plan change won't happen overnight
5:47 PM.Christchurch City Council has admitted a clause in the District Plan barring coastal residents from renovating or building on their land was a mistake, but fixing it won't be easy. Audio
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Cancer doctors demand Pharmac fund last-chance drugs
5:40 PM.Two terminally ill bowel cancer patients who cannot tolerate regular chemotherapy have been denied access by drug-buyer Pharmac to an alternative life-prolonging drug that's funded in Australia and… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 13 September
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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First KiwiBuild apartments revealed
5:29 PM.Two old villas have been knocked down to make way for the first KiwiBuild apartments, due to be completed by August next year. Reporter Tom Furley was in Onehunga as the bulldozers moved in. Video, Audio
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Steve Hansen: Government should be All Blacks ‘sponsor’
5:26 PM.All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has today reiterated his claims that New Zealand Rugby needs government money to stay at the top of the sport and keep the country's best talent onshore. Audio
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Thousands of Aurora Energy power poles red-tagged
5:21 PM.More than one-sixth of Aurora Energy's power poles were deemed unsafe enough to require replacement in March last year, and the company says it can't guarantee the safety of its network. Video, Audio
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Farmers cull stock, ask for compo despite no MPI intervention
5:13 PM.Some farmers have culled stock and put in compensation claims for Mycoplasma bovis-infected stock, before MPI had instructed them to do so. John Campbell reports Audio
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Fonterra posts $196m loss; analysts warn of worrying trend
5:09 PM.Fonterra's interim CEO Miles Hurrell admits the company's $196m loss came as a surprise, while ASB warns a worrying pattern of over promising and under delivering is emerging. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for 13 September, 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full show here. Video
