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Checkpoint for Thursday 19 April 2012
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NZ Navy captain caught up in Indian Ocean drug bust
6:52 PM.A British war ship is claiming a hit against terrorism with a big drug bust in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 19 April 2012
6:48 PM.The first in-depth assessment of health needs of Maori in Taranaki has highlighted the need for more Maori to be working in the health sector; A peaceful but loud protest hikoi has passed through… Read more Audio
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Nomadic home owner pleads for full rates relief
6:43 PM.Christchurch residents made homeless by the earthquakes have made an emotional plea to the city council for 100 percent rates relief. Audio
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Witnesses claim Korean fishing boat well-maintained
6:36 PM.Inspectors who checked the Korean fishing boat Oyang 70 before it sank have told an inquest it was well-maintained - contradicting earlier witnesses who claimed it was in bad shape. Audio
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Sports News for 19 April 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Research into 1080 aerial drops
6:25 PM.Scientists at the University Otago have discovered that 1080 aerial drops may actually increase the chances of native birds sucessfully breeding Audio
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Plain packaging for cigarettes
6:23 PM.The Government has agreed in principle to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 April 2012
6:20 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Suu Kyi leaves Myanmar for first time in quarter century
6:18 PM.The pro-democracy leader and Nobel peace laureate, Aung Sung Suu Kyi is taking an overseas trip for the first time in 24 years. Audio
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Otago Chamber of Commerce on Hillside sale
6:11 PM.Listening to that, the head of the Otago Chamber of Commerce, John Christie. Audio
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Union condemns Dunedin workshop sale as reprivatisation
6:08 PM.The future of 123 jobs at Dunedin's Hillside engineering workshops depends on Kiwirail finding a buyer, after the state-owned-enterprise decided to put them up for sale. Audio
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Lacklustre inflation figures won't worry Reserve Bank
5:54 PM.Latest inflation figures are unlikely to hold any terrors for the Reserve Bank despite a rebound in prices in the first three months of 2012. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 19 April 2012
5:46 PM.A peaceful but loud protest hikoi has passed through Whangarei, criticising a Crown deal over the future of Hauturu-Little Barrier island in the Hauraki Gulf; The first in-depth assessment of health… Read more Audio
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David Shearer floats idea of a living wage
5:41 PM.The Labour Party leader, David Shearer, wants to introduce a living wage to help raise people's incomes. Audio
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Plea for rates relief from Christchurch locals
5:37 PM.Christchurch locals made homeless by the earthquakes have made an emotional plea to the council for 100 percent rates relief. Audio
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Opposition ask why state-owned Hillside being sold
5:34 PM.Opposition MPs are calling on the Government to front up and explain the unheralded sale of a state-owned asset. Audio
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Sports News for 19 April 2012
5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Kimbra becomes first NZ artist to top the US Hot 100 chart
5:26 PM.Hamilton singer Kimbra's hit number one in the US. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 April 2012
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Labour says John Key's intervention gave tender to Sky City
5:21 PM.The Labour Party says the Sky City tender for an Auckland convention centre was a one-horse race from the start because of John Key's intervention. Audio
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Neighbours react to home invasion stabbing
5:18 PM.Neighbours of a 95 year old man stabbed in the head by an intruder in West Auckland overnight say the attack sends shivers down their spines. Audio
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India fires long range missile with nuke capability
5:15 PM.India has test-fired a missile capable of hitting China or even Europe, joining an elite club of nations with such long range nuclear weapons. Audio
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More from Kiwirail on sale of Hillside
5:11 PM.As Kiwirail has sent more work overseas where it can be done cheaper it's also been looking around for other non-rail engineering jobs to do here. Audio
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Kiwirail puts Hillside workshop on the market
5:08 PM.Tonight the future of 123 jobs at Kiwirail's engineering workshops in Dunedin depends on the company finding a buyer able to secure enough work to keep the business running. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 19 April 2012
5:00 PM.Kiwirail is selling its Dunedin workshops putting 123 jobs at risk. The Government is asked to front up and explain the unheralded sale of a state-owned asset and Kimbra sings her way to the top of… Read more Audio