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Checkpoint for Friday 25 November 2011
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 25 November 2011
5:00 PM.Ex-boyfriend changes plea, admits murdering Carmen Thomas, Charges laid against Watercare Services and Canadian Pacific; Key winding up campaigning; Key winding up campaigning; Last push for Labour… Read more Audio
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Ex-boyfriend changes plea, admits murdering Carmen Thomas
5:09 PM.The lawyer for the man who's unexpectedly pleaded guilty to murdering Auckland mother Carmen Thomas says they'd have mounted a defence of provocation if the law still allowed it. Bradford Callaghan… Read more Audio
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Charges laid against Watercare Services and Canadian Pacific
5:14 PM.Auckland's council owned water company is being prosecuted over a gas explosion in one of its pipes which killed a worker and seriously injured another in June. Audio
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Key winding up campaigning
5:17 PM.After an intensive two days of touring the North Island by bus, the National Party leader, John Key, is heading home to his Helensville electorate for a barbeque with supporters. Audio
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Last push for Labour
5:20 PM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, will be campaigning right up until midnight, pushing for all the votes he can muster in tomorrow's election. Mr Goff spent the final day of the campaign on a bus… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 25 November 2011
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ACT closes its campaign in Auckland
5:26 PM.The ACT Party has officially closed its campaign, but its Epsom candidate John Banks will be on the streets of the electorate campaigning until midnight. Audio
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Sports News for 25 November 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Polls put NZ First on cusp of return to Parliament
5:37 PM.The National Party has a commanding lead in the final polls of the election campaign but they also show New Zealand First making it over the 5% threshold that would return it to Parliament. Audio
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Asset sales to NZers only may not be legal
5:42 PM.Lawyers say it's possible the National Party's promise to prefer New Zealanders over foreigners in state asset sales will fall foul of trade agreements. Audio
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Auckland welcomes back Rena salvage vessels
5:44 PM.Two of the captains who played a key role in recovering oil from the stricken container ship Rena, say they hadn't expected it to be the success that it was. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 25 November 2011
5:48 PM.A bulletin from Radio New Zealand's Maori News Unit. Audio
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Investigation to find out why dangerous containers not listed
5:52 PM.Maritime New Zealand is investigating why 21 containers on board the cargo ship Rena with dangerous goods in them, were not declared as required and if anyone's broken the law. Audio
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More income being spent on rent and rates
5:57 PM.New figures show more of people's income is going on rent and rates. The latest household economic survey shows that over the two years from June 2009 to June this year, New Zealander's on average… Read more Audio
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Campaign Focus on Politics for 25 November 2011
6:08 PM.Political parties have just a few hours left to campaign before they leave it to the voters to decide the future direction of the country. National's leader John Key has made ominous warnings about… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 25 November 2011
6:26 PM.The country's largest listed retailer, The Warehouse, has warned its profit will fall about 8% in the current financial year, partly due to the cost of sprucing up its stores. Audio
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Sports News for 25 November 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Police upgrade security guard's death to homicide
6:36 PM.The death of a young security guard found at a West Auckland construction site is now being treated as homicide. Audio
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Shock guilty plea in Carmen Thomas case
6:37 PM.In an unexpected twist today the ex-boyfriend of Auckland mother, Carmen Thomas admitted murdering her. The 32 year old 's dismembered body was found in a crude grave in the Waitakere Ranges last year… Read more Audio
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Last day of campaign trail for minors
6:40 PM.The minor party leaders have been out on the campaign trail in a last effort to drum up support. The leaders have been maximising the last few hours before election day to try and sway the poll. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 25 November 2011
6:45 PM.A bulletin from Radio New Zealand's Maori News Unit. Audio