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Checkpoint for Friday 23 September 2011
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Manu Korihi News for 23 September 2011
6:55 PM.The chair of the Waikato-Tainui executive has called for the iwi's Parliament to postpone a scheduled meeting - following the death of a great elder, Whatumoana Paki; The Westpac bank has responded… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 23 September 2011
6:36 PM.The Emissions Trading Scheme is set to be amended again, following a statutory review. Audio
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Sports News for 23 September 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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New Zealand's largest ever coin, banknote and stamp auction
6:28 PM.New Zealand's biggest auction of coins, banknotes and stamps is underway in Wellington. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 September 2011
6:21 PM.Employment confidence has fallen slightly, as households become less optimistic about their prospects in the year ahead. Audio
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Biggest urban art collection unveiled in Nelson
6:18 PM.The biggest collection of urban, or street, art ever seen in New Zealand has been unveiled in Nelson. Audio
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Violence escalates in Yemen
6:14 PM.In Yemen, anti-government protesters camped in the capital Sanaa are being picked off by snipers hiding in buildings that surround the central city square. Audio
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Eden Park businesses sceptical of World Cup plans
6:11 PM.Businesses around Eden Park are gearing up for a repeat of last weekend's drunken street party, saying new crowd control measures won't work. Audio
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Second phase of Pike River Royal Commission ends
6:06 PM.The second session of the Pike River Royal Commission has ended - with the head of the coal company, Peter Whittall, breaking down while giving evidence. Audio
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First screening of hitchcock film found in NZ
5:58 PM.The only known copy of what's thought to be Alfred Hitchcock's earliest surviving film, which was discovered in New Zealand, has just been watched for the first time in over 80 years. Audio
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Brash to stand in Nth Shore not because of polling
5:55 PM.The ACT leader Don Brash has changed his mind and will now stand in an electorate seat at the November election. Audio
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250 jobs to go at Christchurch meatworks
5:52 PM.Two hundred and fifty more jobs are in jeopardy in Christchurch with the Alliance group moving to close its meatworks in Sockburn. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 23 September 2011
5:48 PM.The Westpac bank has responded quickly to a complaint by a Far North trust working to save Maori homes from mortgagee sales; The chair of the Waikato-Tainui executive has called for the iwi's… Read more Audio
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America accuses Pakistan's spies of aiding Taliban
5:43 PM.Pakistan has warned America it stands to lose an ally over its accusations that Pakistan's spy agency is behind some of the worst attacks on western targets in Afghanistan. Audio
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Falling NASA Satellite
5:39 PM.The bus-sized Nasa research satellite that will crash to earth this weekend may hit in the Southern Ocean or north of New Guinea, but sky watchers aren't at all sure. Audio
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Science world rocked by speed of light findings
5:35 PM.Findings which could supercede Albert Einstein's long-standing theory of special relativity, are sending shock-waves around the scientific world. Audio
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Sports News for 23 September 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 September 2011
5:29 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Exporters are reporting a silver lining
5:25 PM.Exporters are reporting a silver lining to the carnage which has swept global financial markets over the past 36 hours. Audio
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Head of the takeover consortium on football club's future
5:17 PM.The seven member consortium of Wellington businessmen that's taken over the Phoenix includes Gareth Morgan, who made his millions from investing in the Trade Me website his son Sam started, and… Read more Audio
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Terry Serepisos has quit the Phoenix football team
5:14 PM.The man who started Wellington's professional football team the Phoenix has quit the team he started four years ago. Audio
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Pike CEO breaks down as gives evidence to Royal Commission
5:08 PM.The head of Pike River Coal broke down today as he talked about the disastrous meeting at which he told family members there was no chance the 29 men trapped in the mine were alive. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 23 September 2011
5:00 PM.The head of Pike River Coal breaksdown at the Royal Commission of Inquiry and Terry Serepisos hands over control of the Phoenix football team. Audio