Checkpoint for Tuesday 9 April 2019
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26,000 sign petition to keep Crusaders’ name
6:24 PM.A petition by lifelong Crusaders' fan Shane Cannons to keep the Super Rugby team's name has garnered more than 26,000 signatures. He told our reporter Brooke Jenner why he's opposed to a name change. Audio
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Kapiti Councillor appeals conviction and sentence
6:20 PM.Kapiti Coast councillor David Scott, whose penis was measured during his trial for indecently assaulting a staff member, is seeking to overturn both his conviction and sentence. Audio
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Some Auckland ANZAC services cancelled in wake of mosque attacks
6:18 PM.Two thirds of Auckland's Anzac Day commemorative events have been ditched this year because of security concerns in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks. RSA National President BJ Clark spoke… Read more Audio
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David Seymour considers changes to euthanasia bill
6:08 PM.David Seymour is now willing to rule out people with grievous and irremediable conditions from his euthanasia bill - this means it may only apply to terminally ill people with six months to live. He… Read more Video, Audio
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Flaxmere in midst of ‘alcohol holocaust’ – Hastings councillor
5:51 PM.Flaxmere community leaders are pleading for the judiciary to draw a line in the sand around the harm caused by alcohol. Giving evidence before the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority, which… Read more Audio
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Man fined for freedom camping after sleeping in car after drinking
5:51 PM.Arrowtown man Glen Wallace is worried a hard-line stance on freedom camping will encourage reckless driving after he was given a $200 fine for parking up overnight in central Queenstown because he'd… Read more Video, Audio
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Men describe finding hidden camera in defence official’s trial
5:37 PM.The jury in the trial of top defence force official Alfred Keating has heard from two men who discovered a hidden camera in a bathroom at New Zealand's embassy in Washington D.C. Anneke Smith reports.
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Evening Business for Tuesday 9th April
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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National wants gun law broadened to include more groups
5:25 PM.The National Party is pushing for gun law exemptions to be broadened to more groups as the legislation banning most semi-automatic weapons continues its rapid progress through Parliament. Audio
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'It's very hard to ask for the money' - families of mosque victims struggling
5:21 PM.Some family members of the mosque shooting victims are struggling to make ends meet, as they're not eligible for ACC cover. So what's happened to the millions of dollars raised by the public in the… Read more Audio
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Lawyers plan to challenge euthanasia legislation 'if we need to'
5:13 PM.A group of 75 lawyers says it may have to take legal action to stop the End of Life Choice Bill, because it's loose criteria leaves vulnerable people open to coercion. Lisa Owen interviews… Read more Video, Audio
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Select committee recommends changes to euthanasia legislation
5:08 PM.Euthanasia legislation is likely to be amended and restricted only to the terminally ill, if it makes it through the next vote in Parliament. The justice committee delivered its response to the bill… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
12:00 PM.Watch today's full programme here. Video
