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Checkpoint for Friday 17 February 2012
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Manu Korihi News for 17 February 2012
6:55 PM.The Ngati Kahungunu Chair, Ngahiwi Tomoana, says more Maori businesses are now starting to see China as an important market to enter, as New Zealand becomes more focused on its relationship with Asia… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 17 February 2012
6:38 PM.The National-led Government has again been dogged by controversy over the Crafar farms sale and its partial privatisation programme. Audio
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Sports News for 17 February 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 February 2012
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland Council relaxes stance on city sprawl
6:11 PM.The Auckland Council has softened its stance against allowing the region to sprawl outwards over the next thirty years. Audio
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More on decision on Whanganui maternity services
6:07 PM.A change that would force hundreds of pregnant Whanganui women to travel to Palmerston North to give birth has failed to win the DHB's backing today. Audio
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Quake risks close another Wellington school
5:57 PM.Another Wellington school has closed classrooms because of the risk of collapse. Audio
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Warning to fix house foundations in Wellington
5:55 PM.Wellington homeowners are being warned to fix their foundations or risk worse damage than in the Christchurch shakes. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 17 February 2012
5:50 PM.Tukoroirangi Morgan is criticising members of the Waikato-Tainui executive for proposing to hold a meeting without completing elections of its members; The Ngati Kahungunu Chair, Ngahiwi Tomoana, says… Read more Audio
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NZ not so poor compared with Australia - banking boss
5:47 PM.New Zealanders may not be so badly off compared with Australians after all. Audio
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Are older people crowding teens out of the workforce?
5:44 PM.A new report suggests people working past retirement age may be crowding teenagers out of jobs. Audio
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More criticism of Pike management
5:40 PM.The Pike River inquiry's heard more criticism about the running of the Mine, and the management style of Peter Whittall. Audio
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Closed mine's owner plans to keep taking visitors
5:36 PM.The owner of a Coromandel gold mine shut down by the Labour Department says he plans to keep taking visitors through it. Audio
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Sports News for 17 February 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Urewera police tactics revealed
5:29 PM.The way the police followed and photographed some of the people accused of taking part in military-style camps in Te Urewera National Park has been revealed in court. Audio
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Decision on Whanganui maternity services
5:25 PM.A change that would force hundreds of pregnant Whanganui women to travel to Palmerston North to give birth has failed to win the DHB's backing today. Audio
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Government defends its handling of child poverty
5:23 PM.The Government is defending its handling of child poverty in the wake of a critical new report. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 February 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Underpants bomber sent to prison for life
5:17 PM.A Nigerian man who tried to blow up a US airliner with explosives hidden in his underwear has been sent to prison for life. Audio
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A new submisson from NZ group on Crafar farms
5:14 PM.A New Zealand group challenging the sale of the Crafar farms to Chinese interests, has put in a new submission spelling out why it thinks its 171 million dollar offer is better. Audio
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More from Interislander management
5:10 PM.Thomas Davis is the Interislander's general manager. Audio
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Man sentenced for trying to sneak explosives on ferry
5:07 PM.A blasting expert who tried to sneak enough explosives on board the Interislander ferry to sink it if they blew up, has been sentenced today in court. Audio