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Checkpoint for Thursday 22 March 2012
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Drugs, cash and loaded guns seized in Woodville
6:56 PM.The police have seized nearly a million dollars and multiple loaded guns amid a major drug bust in the Tararua town of Woodville. Audio
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Expert calls for unifying vision for Cantabs to get behind
6:52 PM.A visiting expert from the United States says Christchurch needs to focus less on buildings and more on a vision of the city the majority of Cantabrians can get behind. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 22 March 2012
6:49 PM.Te Puke based Seeka - New Zealand's largest kiwifruit grower - plans to work with Maori growers in Bay of Plenty, to see if they're interested in planting a new gold variety, which has shown… Read more Audio
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Should murder victims have advocates in court?
6:43 PM.The father of Dean Browne who was murdered in Wellington two years ago has told Parliament that homicide victims should have court-appointed legal advocates to represent their interests. Audio
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Union speaks about Kidicorp wanting staff to agree to pay
6:41 PM.We talk to Paul Goultier, the National Secretary of the New Zealand Educational Institute, which represents some of the ABC workers. Audio
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Workers at ABC childcare centres asked to take a pay cut
6:38 PM.Fourteen hundred staff at ABC early childhood centres are being asked to take a 5 per cent pay cut and forgo a 2 per cent pay rise. Audio
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Sports News for 22 March 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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New Christchurch Stadium built in 100 days
6:28 PM.New Zealand's most quickly built stadium has received rave reviews from its first guests, the Canterbury Crusaders rugby team. Audio
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Mother of raids woman says she wouldn't hurt a fly
6:21 PM.The mother of one of the Te Urewera four says she has no idea what her daughter would be doing with guns as she would never kill anything - not even a fly. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 March 2012
6:18 PM.A body set up to allow councils to borrow money more cheaply is more than half way to its one billion dollar target this year, with global investors continuing to show strong interest in its bond… Read more Audio
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Former ports board member talks about dispute
6:11 PM.Nigel Haworth, a professor of Human Resource Development at the University of Auckland and former board member of Ports of Auckland is watching the dispute unfold. Audio
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Port workers blocked from return to work rail against company
6:08 PM.Auckland's watersiders have ended their strike but the ports company is refusing to let them back on the wharves. Audio
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Kim Dotcom granted $60k monthly living allowance
5:55 PM.The New Zealand-based tycoon accused of global internet piracy has been granted up to $60,000 a month to live on while on bail. Audio
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RWC and dairy boom fails to rev up growth at end of 2011
5:52 PM.The pace of economic growth slowed at the end of last year despite the twin boons of record dairy production and the Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 22 March 2012
5:49 PM.The Government has confirmed more money will be returned to two of the biggest iwi, under a special Treaty of Waitangi clause; Te Puke based Seeka - New Zealand's largest kiwifruit grower - plans to… Read more Audio
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Unions meet with Ministry of Foreign Affairs
5:47 PM.We are now joined by Eric Frykberg who is outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade offices in Wellington. Audio
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McCully rejects accusations of responsibility for MFAT cuts
5:43 PM.The Minister of Foreign Affairs has rejected accusations he was responsible for plans to radically restructure his ministry. Audio
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Funerals for Easy Rider victims held in Invercargill
5:39 PM.More than three and half thousand people have turned out for the funeral for four men, who died when the fishing boat Easy Rider capsized and sank in Foveaux Strait. Audio
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Sports News for 22 March 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Two prisons to close
5:25 PM.Two of the country's oldest prisons are to close and hundreds of inmates relocated as the Corrections Department gets rid of its worst cells. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 March 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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PM resists calls for wider inquiry into Pullar ACC case
5:19 PM.The Prime Minister is resisting opposition calls for an independent inquiry into the Bronwyn Pullar case that led to the resignation of the cabinet minister, Nick Smith. Audio
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Union responds after workers blocked from returning
5:14 PM.The Maritime Union president Garry Parsloe comments. Audio
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Port's company defends its actions
5:09 PM.Auckland's watersiders have ended their strike but the ports company is refusing to let them back on the wharves. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 22 March 2012
5:00 PM.Port's company defends its actions; Union responds after workers blocked from returning; PM resists calls for wider inquiry into Pullar ACC case; two prisons to close; and funerals for Easy Rider… Read more Audio