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Checkpoint for Thursday 29 March 2012
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Groups hope fracking investigation will provide clarity
6:57 PM.Some land owners are hoping an official investigation into the controversial practice of Fracking will provide much needed clarity about exactly what damage it could inflict. Audio
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NZ on Air grilled about National Party board member
6:51 PM.The Labour Party has grilled New Zealand on Air about the involvement of board member, Stephen McElrea, on documentary funding decisions, given his political affiliations. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 March 2012
6:47 PM.A Maori Council member, Maanu Paul, believes more tribes will join freshwater claims, which the Waitangi Tribunal has agreed to hear urgently; The Ministry of Economic Development says only one iwi's… Read more Audio
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Treatment of women in Papua New Guinea
6:43 PM.The United Nations's special rapporteur on violence against women has made a blistering assessment of the way women are treated in Papua New Guinea, where two-thirds of females in relationships have… Read more Audio
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Warnings of an onslaught of severe storms
6:39 PM.Countries are being warned to prepare for an onslaught of severe storms, droughts, heatwaves and floods in a new United Nations climate change report Audio
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Key backs ACC Minister
6:36 PM.The ACC Minister, Judith Collins, has sent letters threatening defamation action against Radio New Zealand and two Labour MPs. Audio
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Sports News for 29 March 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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More on Fonterra's lift in profit
6:26 PM.Fonterra has reported an 18 percent jump in half year profits, and outlined plans to push into fast growing markets like Latin America and China to increase exports in the future. Audio
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Business News Update
6:23 PM.From today New Zealanders have access to a new online entertainment service called Quickflix. Audio
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Protestors disrupt Auckland Council meeting
6:19 PM.The Auckland waterfront dispute made an appearance at today's council meeting. Audio
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Auckland Council signs off 30 year development plan
6:16 PM.The Auckland Council has signed off a thirty year development plan aimed at boosting the economy and increasing the proportion of high density housing. Audio
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Government defends handling of Christchurch housing crisis
6:13 PM.The Government is defending its handling of the housing crisis in Christchurch. Audio
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Lombard directors sentenced to community service
6:08 PM.More now on the sentencing of the Lombard directors who are not going to jail. Audio
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Fonterra Targets Emerging Markets for Export Growth
5:52 PM.Fonterra has reported an 18 percent jump in half year profits, and outlined plans to push into fast growing markets like China and Latin America. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 March 2012
5:48 PM.A Maori Council member, Maanu Paul, says he's overjoyed the Waitangi Tribunal has agreed to a speedy hearing on grievances involving freshwater - and the partial sale of state-owned power companies… Read more Audio
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Christchurch retail sector down but not out
5:45 PM.Christchurch's retailers are down but not out, according to the first official look at how its shops are doing. Audio
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More on the Lombard sentencing.
5:36 PM.Sir Douglas Graham and Lawrence Bryant have both been given 300 hours of community work and are to pay 100-thousand dollars reparation. Audio
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Sports News for 29 March 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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TAIC wants changes at Queenstown Airport.
5:27 PM.The Transport Accident Investigation Commission says poor operating procedures and misunderstandings between air traffic control staff and pilots has increased the level of risk at Queenstown Airport.
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Evening Business for 29 March 2012
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Corrections criticised for handling of road rage killer
5:21 PM.The Parole Board is criticising the Corrections Department, for consistently under-estimating the risk posed by the killer of an elderly Auckland man in a road rage attack. Audio
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Police arrest man for the murder of mellory manning
5:17 PM.Almost four years after she was beaten and stabbed to death police have today arrested a man over the killing of Christchurch woman Mellory Manning. Audio
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Collins suing RNZ and two Labour MPs
5:13 PM.The ACC Minister, Judith Collins, has sent letters threatening defamation action against Radio New Zealand and the Labour MPs Trevor Mallard and Andrew Little. Audio
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Reaction from Lombard investor
5:10 PM.Lombard investor Paul Wah lost a significant amount of money in the company's collapse, much of his life savings, he was in court today and joins us. Audio
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Lombard directors escape jail
5:07 PM.First to High Court In Wellingtion where the four Lombard directors have just been sentenced and will not go to jail. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 29 March 2012
5:00 PM.The Lombard Finance directors escape a jail sentence. The ACC Minister threatens defamation action and a man is charged with kidnapping and murdering Mellory Manning. Audio