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Checkpoint for Thursday 27 October 2011
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 27 October 2011
5:00 PM.More milk is spilled as the cost of the maui gas leak escalates. A bold plan by Labour to raise the retirement age to 67 and the police have been called in to investigate a potentially fraudulent… Read more Audio
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Costs mounting on third day of gas crisis
5:07 PM.The costs of the Maui gas leak continue to mount with the energy crisis in its third day and a fix still up to three days away. Audio
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Gas leak adds to Auckland's history of power woes
5:12 PM.Auckland is bearing the brunt of the economic blow from the Maui gas leak, with many of its major businesses on shutdown or go-slow for a third day. Audio
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Labour pledges to raise pension age by 2033
5:16 PM.Labour's kicked off its election campaign with bold plan to raise the pension age to 67 by 2033. Audio
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Potentially fraudulent evidence heard at inquest
5:22 PM.The police have been called in to investigate a potentially fraudulent email, which was presented as evidence at an inquest today. Audio
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Evening Business for 27 October 2011
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 27 October 2011
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Many told how accused helped mother die
5:38 PM.A euthanasia trial in Dunedin has heard the accused told his brother, a close friend and a journalist that he helped his mother die. Audio
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Auckland's mayor will ask ratepayers for more money
5:41 PM.Auckland's mayor will ask ratepayers for more money next year, but it will be months before individual increases become clear. Audio
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The latest from Fonterra
5:44 PM.The Maui gas pipeline may take two-and-a-half to three more days to fix and in the meantime the costing are mounting for many big businesses and farmers. Audio
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Bill English admits the gas supply to Auckland is not secure
5:44 PM.The Infrastructure Minister Bill English admits the gas supply to Auckland is not secure enough but won't say if it needs a second big gas pipeline. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 27 October 2011
5:51 PM.New Zealand's first Maori-controlled dairy company Miraka Limited, is helping out other processors, shut down by a leak in the Maui gas pipeline; A Ngati Awa scholar will be continuing her studies at… Read more Audio
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Sealord to monitor treatment of foreign crews
5:53 PM.Sealord says it will begin monitoring the treatment of crews on its foreign charter vessels, pre-empting the findings of a major inquiry into alleged abuses in the industry. Audio
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Labour proposes increasing the pension age
6:08 PM.The Labour Party has launched its election campaign with a bold bid to present itself as the party ready to tackle the tough problems. Audio
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National promises under-six's free 24 hour health care
6:13 PM.Both of the main political parties are on the same page when it comes to ensuring under-six year olds have free around-the-clock health care. Audio
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Victim of a potential fraud at the coroner's court speaks out
6:16 PM.The police have been called in after the supposed author of an email presented in evidence at an inquest today revealed to Radio New Zealand that he had not written it. Audio
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Rena costs approaching the 10 million dollar mark
6:20 PM.The Transport Minister, Steven Joyce, says the cost of the Rena oil spill is approaching the ten million dollar mark. Audio
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Evening Business for 27 October 2011
6:23 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Sports News for 27 October 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Eurozone leaders announce deal
6:38 PM.Eurozone leaders have announced what they say is a vital deal to resolve their financial crisis - after talks stretched well into the night. Audio
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Hamilton underestimates V8 race cost by $29 million
6:40 PM.The Hamilton City Council failed to draw up a business case for staging the V8 supercar races before committing to them, and underestimated the cost by nearly thirty million dollars. Audio
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Businesses warn of shortfalls and delays due to gas leak
6:44 PM.Businesses across the country are warning there will be delays and shortages in production thanks to the leak in the Maui gas pipeline. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 27 October 2011
6:47 PM.New Zealand's first Maori-controlled dairy company Miraka Limited, is helping out other processors shut down by a leak in the Maui gas pipeline; The mother of a Ngati Awa scholar, who's won a… Read more Audio
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Govt company to manage failed finance company assets
6:50 PM.The Government will spend 800 thousand dollars setting up a company to sell the remaining assets of six failed finance companies. Audio
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Reserve Bank accused of failing to fight inflation
6:54 PM.A manufacturers' lobby group says the Reserve Bank is shying away from confronting inflation with its decision to hold the benchmark interest rate steady. Audio