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Checkpoint for Wednesday 21 March 2012
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Ports of Auckland to re-enter collective bargaining
6:55 PM.The chair of port company's board, Richard Pearson is with us. Audio
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More on French killings standoff
6:53 PM.Police in Toulouse, France, are in a standoff after exchanging fire with an armed man they suspect of four killings at a Jewish school and other attacks that left three soldiers dead. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 21 March 2012
6:49 PM.An independent witness has told the Waitangi Tribunal that her local Kohanga Reo operates well with teachers who mainly have a teaching qualification; Future decisions on the management of Mauao, or… Read more Audio
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Large earthquake hits southwest Mexico
6:44 PM.Hundreds of homes have been damaged in a powerful earthquake which struck near Acapulco in Mexico this morning, with the worst expected to be found in remote areas of the country. Audio
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One Southland council plan reignited by Govt reforms
6:41 PM.Invercargill's mayor, Tim Shadbolt, says a merger of all Southland's councils is back on the agenda as a result of fresh local government reforms. Audio
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Ports of Auckland to re-enter collective bargaining
6:38 PM.In a surprise move, the Maritime Union says the Ports of Auckland has agreed to halt contracting out watersiders' work and will re-enter collective bargaining. Audio
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Sports News for 21 March 2012
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Brazil demands answers over tasering death of student in Sydney
6:28 PM.The Brazilian government is demanding a rigorous investigation into the death of a student who was tasered by police in Sydney. Audio
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Canterbury irrigation scheme a worry for polluted lake
6:23 PM.Fish and Game says an 11 million dollar scheme to clean up New Zealand's most polluted lake will barely make a difference if a new irrigation scheme is given the go ahead. Audio
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NZ contributions to IMF bailouts nears 100 million dollars
6:21 PM.New Zealand has contributed another ten million dollars to the latest bailout of Greece through an International Monetary Fund lending programme. Audio
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Most expensive trial in NZ history
6:17 PM.Official documents reveal the Government has spent more than $3,500,000 investigating and prosecuting people in Te Urewera trial, making it the most expensive in New Zealand's history. Audio
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Labour insists on inquiry despite Smith quitting
6:13 PM.Labour is still demanding an inquiry into Nick Smith's intervention for the ACC claimant Bronwyn Pullar despite him quitting his ministerial posts this afternoon. Audio
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John Key on Nick Smith's resignation
6:08 PM.National's Nick Smith has quit all his ministerial portfolios over the help he gave a friend with her ACC claim, while he was the ACC Minister. Audio
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Minister of Foreign Affairs waves a stick at his own department
5:54 PM.The Minister of Foreign Affairs is waving a stick at his own department for cost cutting measures he does not like. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 21 March 2012
5:46 PM.Future decisions on the management of Mauao, or Mount Maunganui, are to be split 50-50 between Tauranga City Council and three local iwi; An independant witness told the Waitangi Tribunal that her… Read more Audio
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Nick Smith admits falling short as Minister
5:41 PM.Nick Smith says he accepts that he has not lived up to the standards required of a Cabinet Minister. Audio
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French police are engaged in a shootout
5:38 PM.French police are engaged in a shootout with a suspect in the Jewish school killings of three children and a teacher, and two other attacks in Toulouse. Audio
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Sports News for 21 March 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mitt Romney cruises to victory in Illinois primary
5:28 PM.Mitt Romney's cruised to victory over his rivals in the Illinois primary - moving him a step closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 March 2012
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Evening Business News for 21 March 2012
5:25 PM.Fonterra blames a fourth consecutive fall in dairy prices on lower global demand. Audio
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Minister dislikes cost cutting measures
5:19 PM.The Minister of Foreign Affairs is waving a stick at his own department for cost cutting measures he does not like. Audio
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Te Urewera case most expensive in NZ history
5:17 PM.Official documents reveal the Government has spent more than $3,500,000 investigating and prosecuting people in Te Urewera trial, making it the most expensive in New Zealand's history. Audio
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Our political editor Brent Edwards joins us
5:12 PM.We asked the Prime Minister to talk to us about the resignation of his senior Minister but were told he has no time. Audio
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Nick Smith resigns over second letter on Pullar matter
5:08 PM.Senior National MP Nick Smith has quit all his ministerial portfolios over the help he gave a friend with her ACC claim, while he was the ACC Minister. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 21 March 2012
5:00 PM.Nick Smith admits errors of judgement and resigns from Cabinet. Counting the cost of the Te Urewera raids case and the Minister of Foreign Affairs attacks his own Ministry over cutbacks. Audio