Checkpoint for Monday 2 September 2019

5:09 PM.Health officials say they are still a long way off using special powers to limit public gatherings to prevent the spread of measles - despite the number of Auckland cases rising to more than 800.

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5:15 PM.A young man who claims he was assaulted at a Labour Party youth camp last year has told a jury it "screwed up" his life.

A 21-year-old man, who has name suppression, has gone on trial at the Auckland… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.The boss of the agency set up to ensure Māori get the same chance of surviving cancer as Pākēhā doesn't know if that's achievable within the 10-year time frame the government's set.

Māori are 20… Read more Video, Audio

5:40 PM.A trainee pilot in Australia thought his instructor was messing with him when he collapsed during their maiden lesson, forcing the novice flyer to land the Cessna 152 solo.

Max Sylvester called air… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.A court has been told that police were not aware of any threats to two far right Canadian speakers, despite Auckland Council banning them from speaking at a council venue because of safety concerns.

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6:07 PM.An elderly Northland farmer and his wife are among the nine people killed in a fiery plane crash in the Philippines.

Tom and Erma Carr from Ruakaka were on board a medical flight to Manila when the… Read more Video, Audio

6:12 PM.More than 800 people in Auckland have now caught the measles, with more than 50 schools and a similar number of childcare centres experiencing cases this year.

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6:15 PM.Cancer patients are crying out for much more radical change, saying the country's new action plan doesn't go far enough and the funding boost is just a drop in the ocean.

The government announced the… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Low ticket sales may have played a part in the postponement of this year's Military Tattoo, despite Palmerston North Council saying it was delayed after the mosque attacks.

The council announced its… Read more Audio