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Checkpoint for Thursday 26 April 2012
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 26 April 2012
5:00 PM.Rod Petricevic jailed for more than six years, Crown prosecutor decries Petricevic for lack of remorse, Billion-dollar slide in Govt's books ahead of Budget and Elephant specialist shocked by keeper's… Read more Audio
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Rod Petricevic jailed for more than six years
5:07 PM.The stiffest prison sentence yet for a finance company director has been imposed on Rod Petricevic, with the judge today saying his lack of remorse counted against him. Audio
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Crown prosecutor decries Petricevic for lack of remorse
5:12 PM.The Department of Corrections won't say which prison Petricevic will be kept in, saying it doesn't comment about individual prisoners. Audio
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Billion-dollar slide in Govt's books ahead of Budget
5:17 PM.The Government's crucial target of hitting a surplus by 2014 just got one billion dollars harder, and it will be looking to make still more savings. Audio
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Analysis from RNZ's Political Editor
5:21 PM.Radio New Zealand's political editor Brent Edwards. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 April 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Elephant specialist shocked by keeper's death
5:26 PM.A zoologist who helped set up the elephant enclosure at Franklin Zoo is shocked to find his friend Helen Schofield was in harms way. Audio
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Sports News for 26 April 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Reserve Bank's tough talk fails to shoot down flying Kiwi
5:36 PM.The New Zealand dollar shrugged off attempts by the Reserve Bank to talk it down today while leaving the Official Cash Rate unchanged at its record low of 2-point-5 per cent. Audio
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Petricevic prison term sets new bar for penalties - FMA
5:39 PM.Rod Petricevic's prison sentence, the stiffest yet for a finance company director, is being hailed as setting a new bar for penalties in cases to come. Audio
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The latest on train delays in Auckland
5:43 PM.Thousands of Auckland commuters are struggling to get home after trains were stopped in their tracks by a power cut in Wellington. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 26 April 2012
5:45 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has questioned the Crown on why a kohanga qualification can't be ticked off by the Ministry of Education instead of the Teachers' Council; The Auditor General's office says it… Read more Audio
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Council backs away from opposing Sky City deal
5:48 PM.Tempers flared at the Auckland council today when a narrow majority managed to shut down debate on the Government's deal with Sky City to build an international convention centre for free in exchange… Read more Audio
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Longest prison sentence yet against finance company director
6:07 PM.One-time Bridgecorp boss Rod Petricevic has been handed down the longest prison sentence yet for a finance company director. Audio
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Verdict for Charles Taylor due shortly
6:14 PM.In a few hours time, Charles Taylor - Liberia's former president will receive a verdict for 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Audio
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Kiwirail explains how power cut stops Auckland trains
6:17 PM.Thousands of Auckland commuters are struggling to get home after trains were stopped in their tracks by a power cut in Wellington. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 April 2012
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Waterfront Watch wins court case on Wellington waterfront rule
6:27 PM.Wellington's Waterfront Watch, has won its battle to stop big developments along part of the city's harbourside. Audio
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Sports News for 26 April 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The fate of an Auckland elephant up in the air
6:37 PM.Authorities are trying to work out who should have the final say over the fate of the elephant that killed its zoo-keeper. Audio
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Auckland Zoo move in to help at Franklin
6:39 PM.Kevin Buley is one of five staff from Auckland Zoo who are taking temporary control of Franklin Zoo. Audio
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Sediment tsunami choking Christchurch streams
6:42 PM.A freshwater biologist says a tsunami of sediment and sand caused by the Canterbury earthquakes is choking the city's riverbeds and killing aquatic life. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 26 April 2012
6:46 PM.The Auditor General's office says it has received a request to look into aspects of funding relating to Te Taukura on the Wellington waterfront; The Waitangi Tribunal has questioned the Crown on why a… Read more Audio
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Universities oppose change to research fund
6:50 PM.Some university leaders are opposing a proposed last-minute change to the way they are ranked according to the quality of their research. Audio
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British Cabinet Minister fights for his political life
6:54 PM.A British cabinet minister is fighting for his political future and Prime Minister David Cameron is also under pressure as the Leveson Inquiry continues. Audio