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Checkpoint for Monday 12 March 2012
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DoC says humans may be responsible for mass bird deaths
6:50 PM.The Department of Conservation says it appears humans may have killed some of 60 endangered birds found dead near Roxburgh last month. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 12 March 2012
6:47 PM.Te Kohanga Reo Trust board today opened an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing, calling for a law change, for the Maori pre-schools not to be run by the Ministry of Education; Members of nine Ngati… Read more Audio
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The latest news from our correspondent in Latin America
6:42 PM.To Argentina now, where the country's transport secretary has resigned two weeks after a train crash that killed 51 people. Audio
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Billionaire's family feud laid bare
6:36 PM.A family feud splitting one of Australia's richest families is being laid bare in court across the Tasman. Audio
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Sports News for 12 March 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Work encroaching on private life - survey
6:27 PM.A new survey shows more than half of New Zealand workers say their work and home lives are becoming more intertwined. Audio
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The latest from the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission
6:25 PM.An earthquake engineer says designing buildings to resist earthquakes is as much an art as it is a science and you can never make a structure completely quake-proof. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 March 2012
6:23 PM.Fonterra has lowered its forecast payout this season by 15 cents per kilogram of milk solids. Audio
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NZ scientists confident in Square Kilometre Array bid
6:20 PM.New Zealand scientists bidding with Australia to build a massive radio telescope are unfazed by reports that a rival proposal is the front runner. Audio
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Woman's right to ACC cover upheld by Court
6:08 PM.A precedent setting Court of Appeal ruling means people with HIV could be charged with rape if they don't tell a willing sexual partner about their disease. Audio
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Investigation into why children were playing on rail bridge
5:56 PM.Child Youth and Family is investigating how four children ended up unsupervised on a railway bridge and a four year old girl got struck by a train. Audio
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Details emerge about US soldier accused of opening fire
5:51 PM.To the US now, where more details are emerging about the American soldier who went on a killing spree shooting dead 16 people in Afghanistan - including nine children. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 12 March 2012
5:48 PM.Te Kohanga Reo Trust board today opened an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing, calling for a law change, for the Maori pre-schools not to be run by the Ministry of Education; The iwi and some residents… Read more Audio
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Milford bus tunnel would threaten world heritage area
5:45 PM.The Department of Conservation has been told a proposed bus tunnel to Milford Sound would threaten the area's world heritage status. Audio
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High Court hears final evidence in Te Urewera trial
5:39 PM.A High Court jury has heard one of the four people accused of being involved in military-style camps in Te Urewera is a gentle and caring person who should not be associated with murder and mayhem. Audio
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HIV positive man drugged some victims
5:36 PM.The inquest into the death of a man accused of deliberately infecting people with HIV has been told he drugged some victims to incapacitate them. Audio
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Sports News for 12 March 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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PM signals another merger.
5:26 PM.The Prime Minister has signalled he will announce another merger of government agencies this week but refuses to say which ones . Audio
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Evening Business for 12 March 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Passengers lucky to be alive after Pac Blue flight
5:19 PM.A court has heard it was sheer luck that 70 passengers and crew survived the takeoff in a Pacific Blue 737 from Queenstown in June 2010. Audio
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More from the CTU's President
5:15 PM.And the Port is risking losing one of its biggest customers, Maersk shipping, as long as the strife goes on. Audio
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Still no breakthrough in the Auckland Port's dispute
5:11 PM.Auckland's mayor has failed in last-ditch talks to broker peace between the Ports of Auckland and the union representing hundreds of striking workers who face redundancy. Audio
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Woman's right to ACC cover for HIV stress upheld by Court
5:07 PM.A precedent setting Court of Appeal ruling means people with HIV could be charged with rape if they don't tell a willing sexual partner about their disease. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 12 March 2012
5:00 PM.ACC is forced to compensate a woman who had sex with a man who had HIV. Last ditch talks but still no break through in the Auckland Port's dispute and evidence that 'sheer luck' saved a Queenstown… Read more Audio