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Checkpoint for Tuesday 24 January 2012
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Tiny jellyfish invade Auckland beaches
6:54 PM.An invasion of microscopic jellyfish at Auckland beaches has left swimmers with irritating and sometimes painful rashes. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 24 January 2012
6:45 PM.A senior minister in the Ratana church, says the Labour Party's invitation for the Ratana movement to meet with its caucus is essential, after the low turnout by Maori at last November's general… Read more Audio
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Passengers caught breast-feeding on motorway
6:40 PM.The police have caught three mothers breast-feeding while being driven on Auckland motorways. Audio
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NZer living in Fiji stranded amid floods
6:36 PM.In Fiji, rising floodwaters have killed two farmers who were moving stock and forced the evacuation of nearly 800 other people. Audio
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Sports News for 24 January 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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40 whales still beached at Farewell Spit
6:26 PM.The fight to save dozens of pilot whales stranded at a beach on Farewell Spit beach in Golden Bay is carrying on. Audio
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Evening Business for 24 January 2012
6:20 PM.Fuel prices are tipped to be the biggest problem for businesses this year as they continue to struggle with rising costs. Audio
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Women relive fear when quake damaged mall
6:16 PM.Colleagues of a Christchurch man killed in February's earthquake today relived the frightening moments when the quake struck. Audio
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Police officers' ID numbers condemned
6:12 PM.The Human Rights Foundation has condemned the actions of police officers who wore the same identification number during a crackdown on protestors in Auckland yesterday. Audio
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Labour's Shearer meets Ratana leaders
6:08 PM.The Labour Party's new leader, David Shearer, has met with the Ratana Church leadership, vowing to reinvigorate their relationship. Audio
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Latest from the Australian Open
5:57 PM.Tennis correspondent Dave Luddy is watching the action - he joins us. Audio
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Desperate kiwifruit grower in covert growing breach
5:54 PM.A kiwifruit grower is admitting planting a new strain of Golden Kiwifruit without a proper licence. Audio
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Chances high of big Tokyo quake - researchers
5:50 PM.A leading team of researchers say the chance of a big earthquake rocking Tokyo within the next few years could be as high as 70 percent. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 24 January 2012
5:47 PM.A senior minister in the Ratana church, says the Labour Party's invitation for the Ratana movement to meet with its caucus, is essential after the low turnout by Maori at last November's general… Read more Audio
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Two dead in Fiji, hundreds evacuated
5:44 PM.Two people have died and hundreds have been evacuated as floodwaters continue to rise in Fiji. Audio
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Occupy protestors still camped out at Aotea Square
5:42 PM.Seventeen tents belonging to occupy protestors are still up in Auckland's Aotea Square despite the Council's attempt to clear the area yesterday. Audio
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Govt, Fonterra at odds over milk price setting plans
5:35 PM.The Government says a new way of setting milk prices will be fairer. Audio
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Sports News for 24 January 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Officials told Immigration Minister about Kim Dotcom
5:26 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says the Immigration Minister in 2010 knew about Kim Dotcom's application for residency. Audio
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People rescued from sinking ship
5:23 PM.Three people have been rescued from a sinking fishing vessel off the coast of Tauranga. Audio
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Evening Business for 24 January 2012
5:18 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Homicide investigation underway in Rotorua
5:16 PM.A homicide investigation is underway in Rotorua after a man in his 60's was found dead in Kuirau Park early this morning. Audio
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Our reporter at Ratana with the latest
5:13 PM.Our political reporter Demelza Leslie joins us now from Ratana near Whanganui. Audio
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Labour vows to repair Ratana relationship
5:11 PM.The new Labour leader is vowing to repair his party's relations with the Ratana Church, as rival politicians start the year with their annual pilgrimage to court Maori at Ratana Pa. Audio
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Milk shake-up will cost families, warns Fonterra
5:07 PM.Fonterra says families will miss out on cheaper milk under proposals out today to shake up the rules governing competition in the dairy market. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 24 January 2012
5:00 PM.The Government says a new way of setting milk prices will be fairer. Rival politicians front up at Ratana and three fishermen have a narrow escape off Tauranga. Audio