Checkpoint for Monday 10 June 2019
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ACLU condemns US detention of Cook Islands girl
6:23 PM.The American Civil Liberties Union has condemned the two-week detention of a nine-year-old Cook Islands girl in California. As Ngatupuna Raela, known as Puna, finally travels back home to Aitutaki… Read more Audio
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Police describe bloody scene of fatal Mangere shooting
6:19 PM.Police officers called to a shooting in Mangere last year have described the bloody scene and their attempts to find out what happened from the sole survivor. Audio
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Hawke's Bay water infrastructure, transport links get funding boost
6:15 PM.Two dams, a lime juicing plant and a Māori tourism venture are among 19 projects in Hawke's Bay that will receive nearly $70m in cash from the Provincial Growth Fund. Audio
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AT wants to bring Waiheke, Devonport ferry routes under its wings
6:11 PM.Waiheke residents are getting increasingly frustrated at what they say are lengthy delays and cancelled sailings on the ferries, which are their only transport to the mainland. Audio
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NZ to end its training mission in Iraq in mid-2020
6:08 PM.The government has announced it will end its deployment in Iraq by the end of June, 2020, but why has it taken so long, given Labour had opposed it before coming into government? Video, Audio
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Dotcom extradfition appeal begins in Supreme Court
5:52 PM.A lawyer for two associates of the internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has told the Supreme Court the offences his clients are facing in the United States do not qualify for extradition because the… Read more Audio
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Fletcher Living homes in central Christchurch struggle to find buyers
5:44 PM.Almost six months on the market, the first of 940 upmarket townhouses priced between $1million and $1.6m are struggling to sell, putting a dent in an ambitious goal to have 20,000 people living in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Murupara: The town without any cash
5:41 PM.Last week, thieves ripped Murupara's only ATM out of the wall. Now NZ Credit Union, the last source of cash in the town, has decided to stop handling cash, leaving residents concerned it'll never… Read more Audio
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Hong Kong protesters say extradition bill will put legal independence at risk
5:38 PM.A peaceful mass protest in Hong Kong over an extradition bill descended into violence as several hundred protesters clashed with police outside the city's parliament. Zachary Goelman reports. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for Monday 10th June
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Two new political polls, with two very different results
5:27 PM.Pollsters say the differences between One News Colmar Brunton and Newshub Read Research polls aren't down to a margin of error - at least one of them is wrong. Audio
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Mosque victims spend 19,500 hours in hospital, 3000 in ICU
5:23 PM.Up to 15 people injured in the mosque shootings will need to have ongoing surgery for years. But as Logan Church reports, the ongoing surgeries are not only having a huge impact on the lives of the… Read more Video, Audio
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Midwife ‘actively deceived’ woman in labour about pain relief
5:14 PM.A midwife lied to a woman in labour when she gave her saline instead of pain relief against her wishes, Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill says. So why is her identity been kept secret… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ to pull troops from Iraq
5:08 PM.Defence Minister Ron Mark joins Checkpoint live to discuss the government's decision to withdraw troops from Iraq by mid 2020. There are currently up to 95 troops at Camp Taji training Iraqi security… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Monday, 10th June, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch today's full programme here. Video
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