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Checkpoint for Thursday 22 September 2011
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 22 September 2011
5:00 PM.Families speak at Pike River Royal Commission, A big pay rise for dairy farmers and Economy slows sharply in June quarter. Audio
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Families speak at Pike River Royal Commission
5:08 PM.Families of the men who were killed in the Pike River mine have told the Royal Commission investigating the tragedy they were given false hope the men were alive after the first blast. Audio
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A big pay rise for dairy farmers
5:15 PM.Today's massive pay rise for dairy farmers will inject 10 point 6 billion dollars into the economy. Audio
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Economy slows sharply in June quarter
5:21 PM.New figures show the economy slowed sharply in the June quarter from earlier in the year. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 September 2011
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 22 September 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Closure of Manawatu Gorge causing problems
5:36 PM.The long lasting closure of the Manawatu gorge is pushing ever mounting costs on to businesses that use it. Audio
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Father of a man beaten to death questions sentences
5:37 PM.The father of a man beaten to death in Timaru says it's totally unjust some of his killers are out after spending less than three years in jail. Audio
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How dairy farmers will spend their pay rise
5:41 PM.The dairy giant Fonterra is confident that today's record payout to farmers will flow through into the country's economy. Audio
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Building slump puts brakes on economy
5:43 PM.New Zealand's economic growth has slowed sharply, at the same time as globally there are warnings of a double dip recession looming for America and Europe. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 22 September 2011
5:48 PM.The tangi for the father of the Maori King Tuheitia will be held at Waahi Marae in Huntly; The Crown has agreed in principle to settle historic Treaty of Waitangi claims with a Hawke's Bay hapu; The… Read more Audio
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Agreement signed for 2 billion dollar infrastructure rebuild
5:51 PM.An agreement has been signed between the government, the Christchurch City Council and five contractors to complete repairs on the city's quake damaged infrastructure. Audio
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Sex Assaults
5:54 PM.Sexual assaults are twice as common on cruise ships than on land, according to new research. Audio
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Business booming for flag company
5:57 PM.A Dunedin flag company is flying high thanks to Rugby World Cup fans. Audio
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Pike River families talk about meeting with the Prime Minister
6:09 PM.The Royal Commission into the Pike River disaster has heard heartbreaking evidence from the families of the 29 men who died. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 September 2011
6:23 PM.The kiwi shed a couple of cents against its American counterpart, then rebounded a after a strong result and higher than expected payout from the country's biggest company, Fonterra. Audio
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Firm gives everyone an extra day off, urges others to join in
6:25 PM.An Auckland company is giving all its workers an extra day off, and urging other employers to do the same. Audio
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Sports News for 22 September 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Rugby union clamps down on trademark free riders
6:42 PM.The rugby union has ordered an Auckland car dealer to change a sign reading "Go the All Blacks", as it cracks down on companies using team trademarks. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 22 September 2011
6:46 PM.The funeral for the father of the Maori King Tuheitia will be held at Waahi Marae in Huntly; The Crown has agreed in principle to settle historic Treaty of Waitangi claims with a Hawke's Bay hapu; The… Read more Audio
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Christchurch drawing up new brothels bylaw
6:51 PM.Christchurch city councilors have decided to go ahead with drawing up new rules about where brothels can set up, and how they're run. Audio
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Merino sheep to become known for meat as well as wool
6:53 PM.Merino may be a bye-word for fine wool, but it may become known for fine dining too. Audio
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Bid put in for world's biggest science project
6:58 PM.Scientists have been meeting in Wellington to look at the opportunities that can be made from a multi-billion dollar plan to build and operate an immensely powerful radio telescope. Audio