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Checkpoint for Tuesday 29 November 2011
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 29 November 2011
5:00 PM.Labour's Phil Goff steps down triggering a race for a new leader. The OECD slashes New Zealand's growth forecast and the Government's accused of breaking its word over mining on public land. Audio
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Goff resigns, three main contenders in tussle to take over
5:07 PM.Phil Goff has confirmed he's stepping down, triggering a race for the leadership of the Labour Party between three main contenders. Audio
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David Parker on leadership race
5:11 PM.Another of the contenders for Labour Party leadership, David Parker, joins us. Audio
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The new campaign for Labour's leadership
5:13 PM.Our Parliamentary Chief Reporter Jane Patterson is with us. Audio
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John Key says good progress being made on forming government
5:14 PM.The Prime Minister John Key says good progress is being made in its talks on forming the new government. Audio
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Evening Business for 29 November 2011
5:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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The OECD slashes New Zealand's growth forecast
5:21 PM.The OECD has slashed its forecasts for New Zealand's growth next year as it warns that the spreading eurozone debt crisis could turn into a real depression. Audio
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Sports News for 29 November 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mother starts giving evidence at Cezar Taylor trial
5:35 PM.The mother of Cezar Taylor, the six-month-old who died last July, has started giving evidence in the trial of her former partner, James Hemana, who's accused of murdering the baby. Audio
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PGC building tenants told it was safe to occupy
5:38 PM.Owners and tenants of the PGC building in Christchurch where 18 people died were unaware it was quake prone, and were repeatedly told it was safe to occupy. Audio
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Govt breaks its word over coalmining - Forest and Bird
5:43 PM.The Government's being accused of breaking its promise to allow people a say over major new mining on public land. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 November 2011
5:47 PM.A lawyer representing a whanau member, who helped take the body of James Takamore from Christchurch to Bay of Plenty, says a series of meetings will be held with the wider hapu about how to proceed… Read more Audio
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$US7 trillion in secret loans to big banks revealed
5:50 PM.The US Federal Reserve lent some of the world's biggest banks more than seven trillion dollars during the financial crisis - in cheap money deals that were kept secret from Congress and allowed the… Read more Audio
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Protesters confident court will back their occupation
5:56 PM.Protesters occupying Auckland's Aotea Square disrupted a court hearing today in their fight to be allowed to camp in the public park. Audio
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Labour leaders announce they're stepping down next month
6:07 PM.The Labour leader, Phil Goff, and his deputy, Annette King, have announced they're stepping down following the party's big loss in the election. Audio
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OECD slashes NZ's growth forecasts
6:10 PM.The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has slashed its forecasts for New Zealand's growth next year. Audio
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Australia likely to go further into the red
6:14 PM.In Australia, the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, is having to find savings of more than 11 billion dollars, after revising an economic forecast which now shows the country is likely to go further into the… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 29 November 2011
6:22 PM.The Singapore-listed food giant Cerebos says there's an even chance it'll walk away from its takeover bid for the honey products maker, Comvita. Audio
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Sports News for 29 November 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Vladimir Putin expected to win the presidental campaign
6:36 PM.Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned the West against interfering in the upcoming elections after he formally agreed to run for a historic third term as president. Audio
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Cruise ships forced to by-pass Napier
6:41 PM.High winds have kept cruise ships from docking at Napier, punishing tourism operators who'd expected thousands of visitors. Audio
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Students took BZP, not Ecstasy
6:43 PM.Pills taken by six Hamilton students, which ended up putting them in hospital, have turned out not to be the class B drug Ecstasy. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 November 2011
6:45 PM.One of the new Green Party MPs, who's Maori, says there's still a long way to go to have the Treaty of Waitangi recognised properly; A lawyer representing a whanau member, who took the body of James… Read more Audio
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Southern Ocean changing at faster rate than any other
6:48 PM.The latest research shows the Southern Ocean is absorbing more heat and carbon dioxide than any other, and it's warming at a faster rate and to greater depths. Audio