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Checkpoint for Tuesday 13 March 2012
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Sexual abuse services welcome ACC ruling
6:55 PM.Sexual abuse services are backing a Court of Appeal decision yesterday which ruled a woman had the right to ACC compensation for the mental stress suffered, after finding out a man she had unprotected… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 13 March 2012
6:48 PM.Maori who've been attending an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing in Wellington, are mourning a kuia who helped establish Kohanga Reo for pre-schoolers in Eastern Bay of Plenty; As well as the urgent… Read more Audio
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Air Asia customers left in the lurch
6:44 PM.Air Asia X customers without travel insurance face having to pay hundreds of dollars more to get to their destinations, as the airline moves to axe all its flights from New Zealand. Audio
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Call for Fiji to review all restrictive laws
6:38 PM.The newly-appointed chairperson of Fiji's Constitution Commission says the country's regime should review all laws that restrict freedoms to ensure frank discussions around the constitution. Audio
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Sports News for 13 March 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Norman says Japanese conference worried about TPP.
6:27 PM.The co-leader of the Green Party says an international conference in Japan is worried a proposed trans-Pacific trade deal will restrict the sovereign rights of individual countries. Audio
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Evening Business for 13 March 2012
6:25 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Prime Minister says merit in merging a number of Ministries
6:22 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says the Government is using the newly formed Ministry for Primary Industries as a blueprint for bringing compatible portfolios together. Audio
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More from the ACC chair
6:16 PM.The chair of the ACC's board John Judge joins us. Audio
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ACC apologises over privacy breach of thousands
6:12 PM.The Accident Compensation Corporation is apologising for releasing the personal details of thousands of clients and breaching the privacy act. Audio
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Jock Hobbs has died aged 52
6:08 PM.The former New Zealand Rugby Union chairman, Jock Hobbs has died in Wellington this afternoon. Audio
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Man appears in Nelson court charged with murder
5:57 PM.A 44-year-old man has appeared in the Nelson District Court today charged with murder after the body of a woman was found in a car. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 13 March 2012
5:50 PM.Maori from around New Zealand who've been attending an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing in Wellington, are mourning a kuia who helped establish Kohanga Reo for pre-schoolers in Eastern Bay of Plenty… Read more Audio
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Fate of some Restart Mall retailers uncertain
5:47 PM.Some retailers in Christchurch's container mall are facing an uncertain future with the news that one property owner may soon rebuild on the land. Audio
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Annual immunisation campaign against flu gets under way
5:43 PM.Winter is on the way and health authorities say it's now time to get vaccinated against the flu. Audio
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ACC breaches repeated,serious and getting worse - lawyer
5:39 PM.Peter Sara is a specialist accident compensation lawyer in Dunedin and a member of the Law Society's Accident Compensation committee. Audio
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Opposition says ACC privacy breach possibly needs compensation
5:35 PM.Opposition parties say ACC claimants could be entitled to compensation over a privacy breach of thousands of people's personal details. Audio
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Sports News for 13 March 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Jupiter and Venus to look like they're moving closer together
5:28 PM.The two brightest planets in the night sky will look like they're moving towards each other, for the next few evenings. Audio
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Details on the soldier who went on shooting rampage
5:24 PM.The American defence secretary, Leon Panetta, says the soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in a shooting rampage in Afghanistan's Kandahar province could face the death penalty, if he is found… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 13 March 2012
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Closing arguments in Te Urewera case
5:18 PM.Tame Iti's lawyer has likened the activist to Nelson Mandela during his closing address in the trial of four people accused of participating in a criminal group and unlawful possession of firearms. Audio
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ACC apologises for leak
5:08 PM.ACC has admitted accidentally leaking personal information about six thousand people, almost certainly including some sexual abuse victims, and it's now investigating the leak. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 13 March 2012
5:00 PM.ACC admits accidently leaking personal information about six thousand claimants. Tame Iti is likened to Nelson Mandela in court and the two brightest planets in the night sky will look like they're… Read more Audio