Checkpoint for Monday 17 December 2018
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Anxiety, gaming fuel truancy
5:56 PM.Anxiety and excessive online gaming are being blamed for more children wagging classes or refusing to go to school at all. Audio
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Ngapuhi iwi vote against govt's settlement proposal
5:53 PM.Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little says 51 percent of Ngapuhi individuals voted to support the Evolved Mandate Proposal - well short of the 75 percent majority needed. Audio
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A look back on NZ’s 2018 MeToo movement
5:48 PM.Parliament, youth wings of political parties and the Human Rights Commission - they've all all had their MeToo moment this year. Almost as soon as the explosive revelations about the behaviour of some… Read more Audio
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Law Society’s response to complaints must change – report
5:44 PM.Clearer conduct standards for lawyers are among the changes being mooted by a working group, set up in the aftermath of the sexual assault and bullying allegations that have rocked the legal… Read more Audio
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MPI hopeful of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis
5:41 PM.A new report into Mycoplasma bovis says good progress is being made controlling the infection and eradication is "feasible", but the response will need to continue for some time to ensure the disease… Read more Video, Audio
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Chch homeowner paying rates for home she can’t live in
5:38 PM.Christchurch homeowner Nikki Ross says Christchurch City Council has threatened her with legal action and debt collectors if she doesn't front up with $2600 in rates for a property she hasn't been… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 17 December 2018
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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The cost of protecting DOC staff from death threats, violence
5:28 PM.The security bill to protect Department of Conservation staff from death threats and abuse has reached $1 million, but DOC says even that doesn't reflect the full cost of what they're dealing with… Read more Audio
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84-year-old NZ woman found after three days lost
5:25 PM.A New Zealand family is celebrating after their 84-year-old mother, grandmother and great-grandmother was found alive after spending three days missing and alone in the Australian bush. Video, Audio
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Slavery, trafficking charges ‘a new low’ for NZ
5:18 PM.A man has been charged with slavery and human trafficking for allegedly not paying workers he brought over from Samoa, keeping their passports, assaulting them and controlling their movements… Read more Video, Audio
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Plane crashes into sea off Raglan coast
5:16 PM.Two people are believed to have died in a light plane crash at Raglan. RNZ reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint live from the scene. Audio
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Public outcry over hit-and-run driver's sentence
5:10 PM.The lawyer for teenager Rouxle Le Roux, who was sentenced to home detention for killing a 15-year-old cyclist in a hit and run accident, claims her client is now the target of death threats. Belinda… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Monday, 17 December 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
