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Checkpoint for Friday 28 October 2011
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National says employment relations policy not a sweetener
6:54 PM.The National Party says its employment relations policy is not an election sweetener for business. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 October 2011
6:53 PM.Ngati Porou say environmental damage caused by the Rena has increased the East Coast iwi's concern over oil exploration in the Raukumara basin off East Cape; Meanwhile, the Government is reminding… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 28 October 2011
6:38 PM.This week the Government opened its books, showing it was still on target to get the public finances back into surplus by 2014-15, but that ambition is dependent on what many consider are optimistic… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 28 October 2011
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Seven tokoeka kiwis start life in their new, predator-free home
6:27 PM.Seven critically endangered Haast tokoeka kiwi have started a new life on predator-free Pomona Island in Lake Manapouri. Audio
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Machines being tested to help clean BOP beaches
6:25 PM.New machines from Australia are being tried out at Mount Maunganui to help clean up the oil spilt on beaches by the stricken ship Rena. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 October 2011
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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World premiere of The Hobbit hits Wellington
6:18 PM.Wellington is to host the world premiere of the first Hobbit film, in November next year. Audio
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Call for Fiji to be allowed back into Pacific Forum
6:16 PM.The caretaker president of Kiribati, Anote Tong, says he stands by his belief that Fiji should be re-admitted to the Pacific Islands Forum. Audio
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Inquest email author could face imprisonment
6:14 PM.The person responsible for a potentially fraudulent email which was presented in evidence at an inquest, could go to jail for up to seven years. Audio
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Woman weeps as she's jailed for million-dollar fraud
5:57 PM.A woman wept quietly in the dock of the Wellington District Court today as she was jailed for more than four years for the stealing over a million dollars. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 October 2011
5:51 PM.Iwi leaders from Coromandel to Te Araroa near East Cape have met in Tauranga today, to discuss how to restore waterways polluted by oil from the container ship Rena; Meanwhile Ngati Porou say… Read more Audio
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Parole denied to Nia's mother
5:47 PM.The mother of the murdered Rotorua toddler, Nia Glassie, has failed in her first bid for parole. Audio
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Rena salvors build dam at submerged fuel tank
5:45 PM.Salvage crews working on the stricken container ship Rena have pumped nearly 900 tonnes of oil off, leaving an estimated 600 tonnes still on board. Audio
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Kiwirail moves to write down its assets by $6 billion
5:42 PM.Kiwirail is moving to write down the value of its assets by six billion dollars, or nearly half, and split itself into two. Audio
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Kiwifruit-killing disease spreading in Northland
5:38 PM.The kiwifruit vine killing disease PSA-v appears to be on the march, with a discovery in Northland, hundreds of kilometres from ground zero at Te Puke. Audio
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Sports News for 28 October 2011
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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MMP opponents lining up behind alternative
5:25 PM.The battlelines between the pro and anti-MMP campaigns are becoming increasingly clear, with Vote for Change is about to endorse Supplementary Member. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 October 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Mysterious loss of ship's power being looked into
5:17 PM.Divers and a surveyor are due to inspect a container ship to solve the mystery of why it ran aground in Tauranga Harbour this morning. Audio
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Further demolition of Christchurch cathedral
5:15 PM.More of the Christchurch Cathedral is to be pulled down but church officials are still hopeful not all of it will have to be bulldozed. Audio
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6400 home owners get go ahead to rebuild or repair
5:12 PM.The orange zoned homes are scattered through a large area of Brooklands, and small areas of South Brighton, Southshore, Wainoni, Parklands and Avonside. Audio
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Former Hamilton mayor resigns from top job
5:08 PM.The head of Auckland's events agency has resigned suddenly, after an audit report criticised his previous role in Hamilton relating to the loss-making V8 Supercar event. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 28 October 2011
5:00 PM.Former Hamilton mayor resigns from top job. 6400 home owners get go ahead to rebuild or repair. Further demolition of Christchurch cathedral. Mysterious loss of ship's power being looked into. MMP… Read more Audio