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Checkpoint for Thursday 26 January 2012
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Bank cuts mortgage levels after cash rate review
6:51 PM.ASB has cut some of its mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank's cautious review of the benchmark rate today. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 26 January 2012
6:47 PM.A powhiri due to take place this afternoon at the national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, to mark the return from France of 20 toi moko or Maori ancestral heads, has been delayed until tomorrow; The… Read more Audio
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Aid money sent to flood-ravaged Fiji
6:43 PM.The Government has given Fiji $350,000 to help aid agencies, as the country recovers from severe flooding. Audio
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Engineer denies bar's quake repairs rushed for New Year's Eve
6:36 PM.A structural engineer has denied he rushed the inspection of earthquake repairs to a Christchurch bar so it could re-open in time for New Years Eve. Audio
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Sports News for 26 January 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 January 2012
6:28 PM.An economist says the Reserve Bank will be in no hurry to raise interest rates, as global turmoil continues to dominate the economic outlook. Audio
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PNG military head overthrown
6:24 PM.The commander of Papua New Guinea's defence force, Francis Agwi, has been overthrown after rebel soldiers stormed his Port Moresby barracks this morning and placed him under house arrest. Audio
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Antarctic watcher caught by surprise
6:21 PM.Jon Amtrup is the ocean editor of Explorer Web, a news website for polar expeditions, and who spoke with Mr Andhoey after he returned home from Antarctica last year. Audio
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Explorer trying to find out friends' fate - Norwegian press
6:17 PM.A Norwegian explorer heading for the Ross Sea has told a newspaper in Norway that he's trying to find out what happened to three of his friends who died on similar expedition last year. Audio
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Teapot recording lawyer urges PM to drop complaint
6:12 PM.The surprise leak today of the so called teapot tape is putting renewed pressure on the Prime Minister to drop his complaint to the police. Audio
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Labour says surplus forecast cut shows promises are empty
6:09 PM.The Prime Minister says there will be a return to surplus in two years' time, but has cut its size to just a third of what it was. Audio
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Latest from the Australian Open
5:57 PM.It's semi-final time at the Australian Open in Melbourne and watching the action is our tennis correspondent Dave Luddy. Audio
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Toddler hitches wild ride on grandfather's trailer
5:55 PM.A two year boy has escaped unscathed after hitching a ride on his unwitting grandfather's trailer for 20 kilometres. Audio
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Coastal cleanup plan launched in Bay of Plenty
5:50 PM.A long-term plan to return the Bay of Plenty coast back to pre-Rena days has been unveiled. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 26 January 2012
5:46 PM.A powhiri which was due to start at Te Papa museum at four o'clock this afternoon, to mark the return to New Zealand of 20 toi moko or Maori ancestral heads from France has been delayed; The Customs… Read more Audio
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OCR on hold but US Fed statement has more impact on markets
5:39 PM.The surging New Zealand dollar has shrugged off mild admonishment from the Reserve Bank and no change to the Official Cash Rate to make further strong gains today. Audio
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Occupy protesters head back to Square after arrests
5:36 PM.Protesters have returned to Aotea Square in Auckland after police earlier today evicted them, making 20 arrests. Audio
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Sports News for 26 January 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Bail has been granted in Mega Upload case
5:27 PM.Two of the men arrested along with Kim Dotcom have been granted bail, despite the United States fighting to keep them behind bars. Audio
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PNG military head overthrown
5:24 PM.The commander of Papua New Guinea's defence force, Francis Agwi, has been overthrown after rebel soldiers stormed his Port Moresby barracks this morning and placed him under house arrest. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 January 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Antarctic adventurer served deportation notice
5:18 PM.New Zealand officials served a rogue Norwegian adventurer with a deportation notice and warned him not to leave for Antarctica. Audio
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Bill English on the forecast for a reduced surplus
5:14 PM.We asked finance minister Bill English about the forecast for a reduced surplus. Audio
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Key says surplus still on track for 2014/15 - but much reduced
5:13 PM.The Government's projected return to surplus in two years' time is still in place but John Key has had a massive chunk sliced out of it. Audio
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Analysis from RNZ's Political Editor
5:10 PM.Our Political Editor Brent Edwards is with us. Audio
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Teapot tapes leak puts pressure on John Key
5:07 PM.The surprise leak today of the so called teapot tapes is putting renewed pressure on the Prime Minister to drop his complaint to the police. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 26 January 2012
5:00 PM.A surprise leak of the teapot tapes puts the prime minister under pressure. The country's books look shakier as the predicted surplus shrinks and the rogue Norwegian adventurer sidesteps a deportation… Read more Audio