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Checkpoint for Friday 19 August 2011
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Manu Korihi News for 19 August 2011
6:54 PM.The Iwi Chairs Forum has delivered a resolution to back the Kohanga Reo claim before the Waitangi Tribunal; The mandating hui for Aotearoa's biggest iwi, Ngapuhi, will be open to news media -- as long… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 19 August 2011
6:35 PM.The National Party's announcement this week that, if it were re-elected, it would take direct control of the payments made to young beneficiaries sparked a robust debate about the level of youth… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 19 August 2011
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 August 2011
6:19 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Over 90-percent of two year olds now fully immunised
6:16 PM.Within a year it's expected that 95-percent of all two-year old children in this country will be fully immunised. Audio
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Father of murdered Auckland man makes appeal
6:14 PM.The father of an Auckland man is pleading for anybody with information to come forward so the police can track down his son's killer. Audio
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Pike Coal not prosecuted for safety breaches
6:08 PM.A Department of Labour report has revealed the Pike River Coal company was not prosecuted for serious safety breaches before last November's explosion in which 29 men died. Audio
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Cancer patients and specialists call for improvements in care
5:53 PM.Cancer patients say major improvements are needed in the way cancer care is provided, and specialists agree. Audio
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Holcim Weston project decision delayed
5:51 PM.The international cement company Holcim has delayed a decision on a new national factory near Oamaru until at least the end of the year. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 19 August 2011
5:48 PM.The Ngapuhi chairman Sonny Tau says the first mandating hui for the tribe's treaty claim went ahead in Auckland this afternoon without major disturbance; The Iwi Chairs Forum has delivered a… Read more Audio
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Chch red-zone residents about to get govt buy-out offers
5:45 PM.Thousands of people in red-zoned parts of Christchurch are about to get the chance to move on, with offers from the Crown to buy them out in the mail today. Audio
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Has the exodus to Australia peaked?
5:38 PM.Despite a record making number of people moving across the Tasman last month, there are predictions the exodus could be close to peaking. Audio
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Father of dead man asks for the public's help
5:35 PM.The father of an Auckland man is pleading for anybody with information to come forward so the police can track down his son's killer. Audio
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Sports News for 19 August 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Silver Ferns coach steps down after ten years in the role
5:27 PM.The Silver Ferns Coach Ruth Aitken, says she knew it was time to go after last month's loss to Australia in the final of the world champs. Audio
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A helicopter carrying ABC staff crashes in Australia
5:23 PM.A helicopter has crashed in a fireball in remote South Australia, almost certainly killing all three of the veteran newsmen aboard. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 August 2011
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Safety prosecutions at Pike River up to inspectors - Whittall
5:17 PM.The Pike River Coal company says whenever there was a problem with safety at the mine it always did whatever was necessary to fix it. Audio
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Authority has power to stop land prices sky-rocketing
5:12 PM.The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says it could step into the property market to stop land prices sky-rocketing but is confident it won't have to. Audio
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Suicide attackers storm British office in Kabul
5:07 PM.Suicide attackers have stormed the British Council offices in the Afghan capital Kabul, and one bomber may still be holed up inside. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 19 August 2011
5:00 PM.Taliban bombers attack British buildings in Kabul. A offer to buy is in the mail for thousands of people in Christchurch and the Ruth Aitkin bows out of the Silver Ferns. Audio