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Checkpoint for Tuesday 29 October 2019
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Counsellors unpaid as Mike King's Gumboot Fund runs out of cash
5:09 PM.Counsellors say hundreds of young people have been left high and dry after starting free counselling programmes through Mike King's Gumboot Fund.
The money has been all used up five months after its… Read more Video, Audio
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Mike King discusses counselling fund shortage
5:12 PM.Mental health campaigner Mike King joins Lisa Owen in the studio to discuss his Gumboot Fund which has run dry. Read more Video, Audio
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State care abuse inquiry: Survivors describe assaults
5:20 PM.Warning: This story contains details that some may find upsetting.
Survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care have been sharing harrowing details of the harm they suffered by those who were… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for Tuesday 29 November
5:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Marlborough ex-teacher admits to sexual relations with students
5:36 PM.Warning: Graphic content discussed.
A former Marlborough teacher has admitted a list of sexual misconduct charges with school students.
The offending was serious enough for a judge to impose the… Read more Video, Audio
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California fires: Mass evacuations in Los Angeles
5:42 PM.California is under widespread fire warnings today as yet another fire breaks out in Los Angeles.
In addition to the Kincade and Tick Fires, the Getty Fire is leading to mass evacuations as officials… Read more Video, Audio
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Hope remains for Louisa Akavi in Syria
5:47 PM.While the death of the Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made headlines around the world, it has also prompted fresh questions closer to home.
The United States is now looking to… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ Wars: Tears shed, hopes shared at Te Pūtake o Te Riri
5:50 PM.Tears have been shed, hymns sung and hopes for the future expressed at the second day of Te Pūtake o Te Riri - the New Zealand Wars commemorations in Taranaki.
Activities started early with a dawn… Read more Video, Audio
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Oamaru pub owner rescues penguin after tourists pick it up
5:55 PM.Now to a story about a penguin and a pub.
The owner of the Criterion Hotel, on Harbour Street in Oamaru, was left stunned when some tourists handed her a little penguin chick over the weekend, after… Read more Video, Audio
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SkyCity fire: 8m litres of water to be pumped out
As Auckland's central city gets back to normal after last week's fire chaos, Fire and Emergency says eight million litres of dirty water in the Convention Centre basement should be pumped out by… Read more Audio
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Whānau coming forward 'in droves' for Oranga Tamariki inquiry.
6:15 PM.The head of the Māori-led inquiry into Oranga Tamariki says it's made huge progress with whānau Maori, after they lost trust in the department's internal review.
One whānau is refusing to engage with… Read more Audio
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Papua New Guinea mine's toxic spill a threat - locals
6:22 PM.People living on Papua New Guinea's Rai Coast say a toxic spill from the Ramu nickel mine has killed marine life, destroyed livelihoods and endangered their health. They also say the mining company… Read more Audio
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Fears gunshot injury may change leopard seal's behaviour
6:25 PM.A biologist observing a seal who may have been shot at the weekend says the injury could change the cheeky mammal's behaviour forever.
Resident leopard seal Owha is a familiar face around Auckland's… Read more Video, Audio