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Checkpoint for Tuesday 20 March 2012
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Nats defend Public Service plan in face of Labour criticism.
6:55 PM.The National-led Government has defended its plans to restructure the Public Service, in the face of criticism from the Labour Party. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 20 March 2012
6:51 PM.A Ruatoki resident says following a recent armed offenders call out there - it feels like the community can always expect that when police are called - they'll be armed with guns; A Ngati Awa leader… Read more Audio
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Crown Prosecutor in the Te Urewera raids trial comments
6:46 PM.The Crown Prosecutor in the Te Urewera raids trial Ross Burns joins us. Audio
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More from the High Court in Auckland.
6:44 PM.Back now to the High Court where the four accused have now been granted bail. Audio
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Police reaction to the verdict
6:36 PM.The jury in Urewera raids trial has found four people guilty on a number of firearms charges but has failed to reach a verdict on whether they were part of a criminal group. Audio
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Sports News for 20 March 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Binge drinking takes toll
6:27 PM.New research has confirmed what many of us suspected - that binge drinking takes its toll the next day. Audio
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Business News Update
6:24 PM.Publicly listed companies with dominant shareholders will be most affected by a revamp of the way equity markets are calculated. Audio
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The latest from Tame Iti's lawyer
6:20 PM.Tame Iti's lawyer Russell Fairbrother joins us. Audio
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Strong opposition to tunnel at Milford hearings
6:17 PM.A Department of Conservation hearing in Queenstown has been told a tunnel beneath Fiordland and Mount Aspiring National Parks will destroy one of New Zealand's greatest tourism assets and should not… Read more Audio
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Tuhoe reaction to the verdicts
6:12 PM.The chair of the western Tuhoe executive, a tribal political collective centred in Ruatoki, Patrick McGarvey, joins us. Audio
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Te Urewera Verdict
6:08 PM.The jury in Urewera raids trial has found four people guilty on a number of firearms charges but has failed to reach a verdict on whether they were part of a criminal group. Audio
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Study finds students struggle after night of heavy drinking
5:56 PM.A researcher is defending a 27-thousand dollar study that found amongst other things that university students struggle to concentrate on their studies after a night of heavy drinking. Audio
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Raids jury agrees on 12 charges
5:54 PM.The jury in Urewera raids trial has found four people guilty on a number of firearms charges but has failed to reach a verdict on whether they were part of a criminal group. Audio
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New software to detect internet child sex abuse
5:51 PM.Child sex abuse investigators have a new weapon to detect objectionable images on the internet, helping to track down offenders and identify the victims in New Zealand and worldwide. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 20 March 2012
5:48 PM.A Ngati Awa leader says the good relationship the iwi has with a Pakeha family that has collected moa and human bones is enabling it to return the taonga back to Maori ownership; Ngati Ranginui says… Read more Audio
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Lawyer blames institutional silence at Bridgecorp
5:45 PM.The lawyer for a former director of the finance company, Bridgecorp, says his client was left out of the loop about the dire state of the company in the months before it collapsed, due to, what he… Read more Audio
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Autistic man guilty of starting Black Saturday bushfire
5:42 PM.An autistic man has been found guilty of starting a bushfire that killed 10 people on Black Saturday in Victoria. Audio
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Labour demanding to know which council services will go
5:39 PM.The Labour Party is pushing the Government to outline exactly which local council services will go under proposed new laws. Audio
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Sports News for 20 March 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Wild weather strikes Taranaki, Taupo
5:26 PM.Wild weather has ripped through Taranaki today, sending rooves, shingle and trampolines flying in gusts of up to 120 kilometres an hour. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 March 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Christchuch man charged with attempted murder
5:20 PM.A 27 year old Christchurch man has been charged with attempted murder and injuring with intent following two stabbings during rush hour traffic in the city last week. Audio
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Corrections Department supervisor jailed for bribery
5:15 PM.A Corrections Department supervisor who took bribes of cash and firewood in return for wiping hours off offenders community work sentences has been sent to jail. Audio
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Our political editor on ACC stoush
5:12 PM.Nick Smith turned down our request for an interview, saying enough had been said about his ACC letter. Audio
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Raids jury agrees on 12 charges, stuck on crucial one
5:08 PM.The Te Urewera jury has agreed on a verdict on 12 of the 13 charges faced by four people who the Crown accuses of planning to carry out guerrilla warfare. Audio
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Prime Minister stands by Nick Smith over ACC reference
5:08 PM.John Key is standing by Nick Smith, saying he does not believe the former ACC Minister broke Cabinet's rules when he wrote a letter of reference for a friend battling the Accident Compensation… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 20 March 2012
5:00 PM.The Te Urewera Jury decides on all but one of the charges against the four accused. Nick Smith says sorry but Labour calls for a full inquiry and Taranaki bears the brunt of today's storm. Audio