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Checkpoint for Wednesday 25 September 2019
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Police search for 'sexual predator' after weekend attacks
5:10 PM.Police are searching for a man they describe as a sexual predator following two separate attacks over the weekend.
In the first attack, a 17-year-old woman was abducted from the New World supermarket… Read more Video, Audio
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Jetstar scraps NZ regional flights from December
5:15 PM.Jetstar has announced it will axe all regional flights from December 1.
The budget airline is citing high fuel costs and a softened market for ongoing losses on the turboprop routes, which currently… Read more Video, Audio
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Ardern at UN urges world leaders to work together
5:20 PM.Jacinda Ardern has rebuked calls for fierce nationalism and has implored world leaders to instead work together.
The Prime Minister's address to the UN General Assembly was in stark contrast to US… Read more Video, Audio
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Trump impeachment inquiry in US, explained
5:25 PM.US President Donald Trump has described moves to impeach him as the "most destructive witch hunt of all time" and he is pledging to release the transcript of a phone call that's at the centre of the… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Weds 25 Sept
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sex offender at Royal Commission 'there to support my partner'
5:38 PM.The convicted paedophile at the centre of the scandal engulfing the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has admitted being in the room at meetings held by the survivor's advisory group.
It… Read more Audio
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Banks warned: Govt to ban sales-based incentives
5:43 PM.Insurance brokers and bankers can kiss goodbye to junkets and bonuses as the government moves to ban sales-based incentives.
The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi announced stricter… Read more Video, Audio
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Canterbury student found dead in residence, investigation urged
5:47 PM.The Education Minister is calling for an investigation after a Canterbury student was found dead, reportedly after up to eight weeks, at a university hall.
The University of Canterbury says the… Read more Video, Audio
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Bay of Plenty hapū accuses council of breaking promise
5:50 PM.A Bay of Plenty hapū is accusing the Tauranga City Council of breaking its promise to gift or lease a significant piece of land back to it.
Last year the council agreed in principle that the land at… Read more Video, Audio
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Clutha police face rising meth problem in community
5:55 PM.Police in Clutha say they'll be dealing with a growing meth problem in the region as a health issue - and aim to offer help to users rather than arresting them.
The local council, police and social… Read more Video, Audio
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Shane Jones warns Air NZ as Jetstar scraps regional flights
6:10 PM.Self appointed champion of the regions Shane Jones says he'll ask the government to reconsider his idea of a contestable fund to help airlines breaking into the regions - after Jetstar announced it's… Read more Video, Audio
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Police appeal for witnesses in search for sexual predator
6:20 PM.Auckland police are hunting for a man they describe as a sexual predator. They're appealing for witnesses after a 17-year-old woman was abducted from a supermarket carpark, dragged into a van, driven… Read more Video, Audio
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Rugby World Cup: Barrett brothers making history
6:25 PM.The Barrett boys are the first trio of brothers to start a test for the All Blacks and the first to represent New Zealand at a Rugby World Cup.
The history-making siblings are preparing for next… Read more Video, Audio