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Checkpoint for Friday 11 May 2012
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Manu Korihi News for 11 May 2012
6:54 PM.A health study's found excessive drinking could be reduced if patients are queried about alcohol use during routine visits to their doctor; The Whangarei pre-school at the centre of a storm over HIV -… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 May 2012
6:37 PM.Government MPs considering the partial asset sales legislation have been told in no uncertain terms that there is still a significant level of public opposition. Audio
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Sports News for 11 May 2012
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 May 2012
6:22 PM.Despite a sluggish retail market, The Warehouse Group has increased its sales as it refits stores as part of a multi-million dollar revamp. Audio
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The bad news continues for Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium
6:18 PM.Just two days after it was revealed Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium lost nearly two million dollars in its first six months, an eight-million-dollar cost overrun in building it has come to light. Audio
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Fruit fly old news for Queenslanders
6:11 PM.As officials comb the streets of Avondale in Auckland looking for more Queensland fruit flies, across the Tasman, growers have of course been living with the pest for generations. Audio
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Fruit fly cordon in Auckland
6:07 PM.Tonight thousands of Aucklanders living in the 1.5 km fruit fly exclusion zone are banned from taking fruit and vegetables outside the restricted area and some are not even allowed to take them off… Read more Audio
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Convicted fisherman gets firearm licence back
5:58 PM.An angler who shot at fleeing burglars in a remote Wairarapa town has been given back his firearms licence after a judge ruled it had been unlawfully taken away. Audio
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Welder responds to Stadium Southland report
5:50 PM.More now on the police being brought in to investigate the collapse of Stadium Southland. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 11 May 2012
5:46 PM.The Whangarei pre-school at the centre of a storm over HIV - says the little boy involved was never expelled and is welcome back; A health study's found excessive drinking could be reduced if patients… Read more Audio
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Leaked letter exposes judge shortage claim
5:43 PM.A leaked letter from the Chief District Court Judge says her court will be put at risk unless more judges are hired. Audio
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Govt coming under renewed pressure over biosecurity
5:35 PM.The Government is coming under renewed pressure to halt further changes to the country's biosecurity system after the discovery of a Queensland fruit fly in Auckland. Audio
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Sports News for 11 May 2012
5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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SPCA responds to Wellsford dog killings verdict
5:28 PM.The Auckland SPCA's executive director, Bob Kerridge, comments. Audio
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Wellsford dog killings accused found guilty
5:26 PM.Two men have been found guilty of wilfully ill-treating animals during the slaughter of more than 30 dogs at a Wellsford property. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 May 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Pike River families threaten a blockade
5:20 PM.Families of the miners killed in the Pike River disaster are threatening to block coal sales from the mine if it is re-opened commercially without the bodies of the dead miners being brought out… Read more Audio
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Police to investigate Stadium Southland collapse
5:14 PM.The police are to investigate the catastrophic collapse of Stadium Southland in a big snow storm two years ago. Audio
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Fruitfly exclusion zone in Avondale
5:08 PM.Tonight thousands of Aucklanders living in the 1.5 km fruitfly exclusion zone are banned from taking fruit and vegetables outside the restricted area, and some are not even allowed to take them off… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 11 May 2012
5:00 PM.Fruitfly exclusion zone in Avondale; Police to investigate Stadium Southland collapse; Pike River families threaten a blockade; Wellsford dog killings accused found guilty; SPCA responds to Wellsford… Read more Audio