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Checkpoint for Thursday 15 March 2012
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Quake Royal Commission hears from man who had refused to appear
6:55 PM.A property manager has admitted that a detailed inspection of a Christchurch shop which collapsed, killing a woman in the February quake, wasn't done because of a miscommunication. Audio
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New charges for convicted sex offender who taught in schools
6:52 PM.A convicted sex offender who taught in several schools is facing new charges of falsifying his CV to get the positions. Audio
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Inquest held into deaths of men found in Council flats
6:50 PM.An inquest has heard there's no accurate way to tell how a man died in a Wellington council flat because the body wasn't discovered for eight months. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 15 March 2012
6:47 PM.New Zealand's first Maori majority owned and controlled dairy company, says signing an agreement with a large milk processing company in India, is a real boost of confidence; The Government says Maori… Read more Audio
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Inquest into Rosemary Ives takes place in Rotorua
6:40 PM.A police officer who investigated the death of Rosemary Ives at a campground near Turangi in 2010 has told an inquest he would not go mountain biking in the area now because it's too dangerous Audio
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David Shearer delivers his second major speech
6:36 PM.The Labour Party leader, David Shearer, has questioned the merit of the party's $5,000 tax free zone policy. Audio
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Sports News for 15 March 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Goldman Sachs worker publishes brutal attack on firm
6:27 PM.The investment bank Goldman Sachs has faced a blistering attack from one of it's own workers in a withering resignation letter published in the New York Times. Audio
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Plane could have crashed, says CAA
6:25 PM.A court's been told that a Pacific Blue pilot's actions were extremely serious and put the lives of his passengers in grave danger. Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 March 2012
6:22 PM.Consumer confidence has fallen this month, but optimism in quake-hit Canterbury is rising. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Cosumer Confidence Index for March shows optimism slightly lower at 110.2 points this… Read more Audio
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Workers productivity gains weakest in 30 years
6:19 PM.The gains in workers' productivity are at their weakest in 30 years and actually went backwards last year. Audio
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Joyce confident about new merged ministry.
6:11 PM.More job losses are on the way for public servants, with the Government announcing a new superministry today. Audio
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Principal speaks of knifeman smashing his way into classroom
6:08 PM.The principal of a Christchurch school where a stabbing rampage began this morning says the knifeman was smashing windows as he tried to attack two staff members sheltering in a classroom. Audio
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Grudging support for Otago rugby bailout
5:56 PM.The Otago Rugby Union's largest creditor, the BNZ bank, has broken its silence, confirming it has written off the one-point-two million dollars it's owed. Audio
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A warning from PSA about today's merger announcement
5:54 PM.The PSA says merging two departments and two ministries into one new entity will do more harm than good if it's simply a way of disguising more job cuts and restructuring. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 15 March 2012
5:50 PM.The Government says Maori won't get any special treatment under its plan to get more children into early childhood education; New Zealand's first Maori majority owned and controlled dairy company… Read more Audio
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Shearer speech labelled underwheming and light on policy
5:42 PM.Today's speech by the Labour Party leader, David Shearer is being labelled underwhelming and light on policy by the Prime Minister. Audio
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Auckland council keeps out of port dispute on legal advice
5:39 PM.Auckland councillors have decided to keep out of the industrial dispute at the port company which the council owns. Audio
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Sports News for 15 March 2012
5:36 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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John Key confirms merging of ministries
5:28 PM.More jobs losses are on the way for public servants with the government's announcement today of a new super ministry employing more three thousand staff. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 March 2012
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Breast cancer screening under investigation
5:22 PM.An urgent investigation has begun into how breast screening may have missed the cancer in 28 women in Otago and Southland. Audio
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Raids trial jury begins deliberations
5:19 PM.The jury in the trial of four people accused of taking part in military-style camps in Te Urewera National Park has begun deliberating and has now retired for the night. Audio
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The latest from the Christchurch Police
5:14 PM.Police have begun investigations into the rampage, including one into the shooting. Audio
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Eyewitness recounts knifeman confronting terrified drivers
5:08 PM.An eyewitness has spoken of drivers in rush hour traffic in Christchurch this morning sitting terrified while a man with a knife went on a rampage trying to get into their cars. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 15 March 2012
5:00 PM.Police shoot a knife wielding attacker terrorising Christchurch commuters. An urgent investigation into breast cancer screening in Otago and Southland and John Key's new super Ministry of Business… Read more Audio