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Checkpoint for Friday 10 February 2012
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Manu Korihi News for 10 February 2012
6:52 PM.A Whangarei-based Maori Trust is demanding that the Government doesn't sell any shares in four state-owned energy companies until its heard a Waitangi Tribunal claim on water; Meanwhile, the chair of… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 10 February 2012
6:40 PM.The National-led Government is facing increasing pressure from Maori over its plans to sell minority stakes in four energy companies. Audio
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Sports News for 10 February 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Labour calls for review of election laws
6:25 PM.The Labour Party is calling for a review of election laws and the way they are enforced, in the wake of the police's Radio Live investigation into the Prime Minister's pre-election show. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 February 2012
6:22 PM.Business news headlines for Friday 10 February 2012. Audio
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Hundreds of birds dying in Christchurch
6:18 PM.Hundreds of birds are dying in wetlands and ponds in eastern Christchurch, and vets and scientists are trying to figure out why. Audio
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Engineers seek answers about CTV building
6:10 PM.A victim's family and engineers are seeking answers from the Christchurch City Council on why the earthquake-devastated CTV building was allowed to be built. Audio
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More on the Pike River Royal Commission
6:06 PM.An Australian mining expert, has told the Pike River Royal Commission that regulators in his country would have shut the mine until the ventilation problems were fixed and a second emergency exit put… Read more Audio
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Heated debate at Whanganui meeting
5:52 PM.Tempers flared as Whanganui District Health Board members argued over a controversial proposal to restructure the city's maternity care. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 10 February 2012
5:47 PM.The Taranaki Maori Trust Board says the Trust Board Act isn't working and it's time to look at new ways of serving its beneficiaries more effectively; Ngati Kahungunu iwi hopes a visit to Hawke's Bay… Read more Audio
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Strong words at Whangarei hui on asset sales
5:45 PM.The Government has felt the wrath of Ngapuhi for the second time this week - at a hui on plans to sell shares in State-owned energy companies. Audio
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Buildings checked for weak columns after CTV collapse report
5:37 PM.Engineers are checking scores of buildings in three cities for the sorts of weaknesses found in the collapsed CTV building. Audio
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Sports News for 10 February 2012
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Lloyd Morrison succumbs to cancer battle
5:25 PM.A leading Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison has died, following a long battle with leukaemia. Audio
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Boy killed by falling log at school
5:23 PM.The board chairman of the school where a young boy was killed by a falling log says it was a staff member who'd stacked the logs into a large pile. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 February 2012
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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The Government plans a big increase in oil and gas exploration
5:17 PM.The Government is paving the way for a big increase in oil and gas exploration. Audio
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More homes zoned red in Christchurch
5:15 PM.Two hundred home owners must abandon their properties after being newly red zoned in Christchurch today. Audio
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Families respond to Pike evidence
5:08 PM.A spokesperson for the Pike River families, Bernie Monk, has been at the Royal Commission hearing this week. Audio
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More damning evidence about the safety of the Pike River Mine
5:07 PM.An Australian mining expert has told the Pike River Royal Commission that regulators in his country would have shut the mine until the ventilation problems were fixed and a second emergency exit put… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 10 February 2012
5:00 PM.More damning evidence about the safety of the Pike River Mine;Families respond to Pike evidence;More homes zoned red in Christchurch;The Government plans a big increase in oil and gas exploration;Boy… Read more Audio