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Checkpoint for Thursday 17 November 2022
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National dusts off boot camps policy for youth offenders
6:07 PM.The National Party wants to bring back boot camps for teen offenders, promising a crackdown on what it says is a youth crime wave.
National's leader Christopher Luxon announced the plan in Hamilton… Read more Audio
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Ōtepoti museum returns artefacts to Indigenous Australians
5:54 PM.An Ōtepoti Dunedin museum has returned cultural artefacts first taken from Indigenous Australians more than a century ago.
Stone knives, an adze, and a boomerang belong to the Warumungu people, the… Read more Video, Audio
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Wayne Brown stamps mark on Auckland Council committees
5:49 PM.Wayne Brown has stamped his authority on Auckland Council, axing some committees, and limiting the numbers on others.
There are three fewer committees now, and fewer people on them.
Our reporter… Read more Audio
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Countdown's reward points scheme flaw short-changes some
5:45 PM.Countdown has apparently failed to properly count up customers' reward points as part of its loyalty scheme, meaning shoppers have been short changed when it comes to discount vouchers. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 17 November 2022
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Fullers apologises for 'disappointing' Auckland ferry disruptions
5:28 PM.Fullers360 Chief Operations Officer Paul Trotman says up to five percent of its 5000 trips a month are being cancelled. Read more Video, Audio
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Nurse training problems not unique to AUT - students across NZ
5:18 PM.In the last week, AUT has been under fire from dozens of nursing students who are fed up with the way their concerns about the degree are being treated. Students from other nursing schools across New… Read more Audio
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Diabetics call on Pharmac to fund life-saving device
5:14 PM."Laziness" is one reason used to NOT fund a potentially life saving device for diabetics.
It was a comment made by officials when discussing whether to fund the continuous glucose monitors - which… Read more Audio
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Ankle bracelets on youth offenders possible under National - Goldsmith
5:07 PM.National's justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says if necessary, young offenders could wear ankle bracelets under a National government.
National is re-releasing its past policy idea of boot camps… Read more Video, Audio