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Checkpoint for Thursday 10 November 2011
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Accused man adamant
6:50 PM.A man accused of arranging underage sex tours to Asia is adamant he refused to promote anything illegal. The 47-year-old is facing up to 14 years in prison if he's convicted on charges of promoting… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 10 November 2011
6:46 PM.A national organisation representing many Kura Kaupapa, or Maori immersion schools, says a comment by the Act Party leader Don Brash about te reo Maori means nothing; The Rotorua District Council says… Read more Audio
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Hamilton's renowned roses safe
6:45 PM.Peace has broken out in Hamilton's War of the Roses. The city council had considered ripping out the award winning Rogers Rose Garden to help save more than 14 million dollars, but now it's decided… Read more Audio
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Taxi drivers' long working hours prompt concern
6:43 PM.There are fears taxi drivers who work long shifts, up to 14 hours at a time, are being taken advantage of. Audio
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APEC leaders gather for this weekends summit
6:40 PM.As APEC leaders prepare for the upcoming summit, in Honolulu, all eyes are on the United States, as the Obama administration says it is now ready to "pivot" its attention away from Europe and towards… Read more Audio
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Green Party proposes nationwide earthquake levy
6:37 PM.The Green Party has spelt out how it would impose an earthquake levy on higher earning taxpayers, to fund the rebuild of Christchurch, if it becomes part of the next Government. Audio
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Sports News for 10 November 2011
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Speeders clocked at almost 200km/ph
6:28 PM.Official papers show vehicles are being clocked by cameras doing almost two hundred kilometres per hour on the open road. The police say the speeds recorded are ridiculous. But some of those… Read more Audio
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Pumping continues on stranded Rena
6:25 PM.Pumping's continuing on the stranded container ship Rena with more than fifty tonnes of heavy fuel oil removed from a submerged starboard tank. The pumping rate from the starboard number five fuel… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 10 November 2011
6:22 PM.The transport firm Mainfreight's half year profit has jumped 76 percent to a record 29-point-1 million dollars. Audio
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Mock tsunami exercise
6:17 PM.A mock tsunami exercise is being held around the Pacific to test co-ordination and better prepare people in the region. Audio
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Cut the threshold interest rate, urges economist
6:15 PM.One economist says the Reserve Bank may need to CUT the threshold OCR interest rate, to protect the economy, instead of just holding it steady at its record 2 point 5 percent low. Audio
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Reserve Bank comfortable with Labour and Nats' commitment
6:10 PM.While the National and Labour Parties continue to attack each other's spending promises, the Reserve Bank is comfortable with both parties' commitment to getting the public finances back into surplus.
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Family of Pike victim reacts to charges being laid in court
6:06 PM.Charges have been laid in court over the Pike River mine disaster, just days short of the first anniversary of the fatal blasts. Three parties are accused of health and safety failures. Audio
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Bridgecorp director pleads guilty in surprise plea
5:55 PM.A Bridgecorp director's surprise guilty plea leaves three of the five originally accused still facing trial. Gary Urwin, a non-executive director, has admitted 10 charges of making untrue statements… Read more Audio
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Labour Party leader steps up opposition to asset sales
5:50 PM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, is stepping up his opposition to asset sales, saying his first act if he becomes Prime Minister would be to stop the sales process. Labour has made opposition to… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 10 November 2011
5:46 PM.The Maori Party's policy to make it compulsory for schools to offer te reo by 2015 is drawing warm support from a network of Maori language immersion schools; The Rotorua District Council says while… Read more Audio
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National wants to reduce waiting times for elective surgery
5:45 PM.The National Party is promising to shorten waiting times for elective surgery - to a maximum of four months - if it leads the next Government. At the moment health boards perform over 90 per cent of… Read more Audio
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Police dog killer sentenced to 14 years prison
5:40 PM.The man who shot two policemen and killed a police dog in Christchurch last year has been sentenced to 14 years in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 7 years. Audio
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Christchurch man faces charges of $100 million fraud
5:35 PM.A Christchurch man is facing charges of orchestrating a 103 million dollar fraud, including ripping off South Canterbury Finance for millions via a Ponzi style scheme. Audio
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Sports News for 10 November 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Beekeepers bust thieves stealing local hives
5:27 PM.Northland beekeepers are confident they've busted the thieves who've been stealing hives in the region, in a systematic rustling operation. They've found more than a hundred hives on remote properties… Read more Audio
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Evening Business News for 10 November 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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800 rare giant snails frozen
5:15 PM.Eight hundred rare giant snails have been accidentally frozen to death in Hokitika. A temperature probe failed in a Department of Conservation cool room which meant the cooling unit kept getting the… Read more Audio
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NZ banks vulnerable are eurozone crisis spreads
5:10 PM.The Reserve Bank is warning the banking system is vulnerable to the deepening debt crisis in Europe, even as eurozone fears switch from Greece to the much bigger and imperilled Italian economy. Audio
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Criminal charges laid over the Pike River disaster
5:05 PM.Charges have been laid over the Pike River disaster, accusing three parties of health and safety failures at the coal mine. The Department of Labour laid the 25 charges at the Greymouth District this… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 10 November
5:00 PM.Criminal charges laid over the Pike River disaster;NZ banks vulnerable as eurozone crisis spreads;800 rare giant snails frozen; Beekeepers bust thieves stealing local hives;Christchurch man faces… Read more Audio