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Checkpoint for Friday 25 May 2012
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Shearer highlights opposition during post-budget day visits
6:57 PM.The Labour leader, David Shearer, has attacked the government's move to increase class sizes and dismissed its research and development funding during his post-budget day visits in Wellington. Audio
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Call to examine cannabis law gathers strength
6:55 PM.As MPs prepare to debate the Alcohol Reform Bill, the call to also re-examine 37-year old cannabis law is gathering strength. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 25 May 2012
6:53 PM.News from the Maori news team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 25 May 2012
6:37 PM.There was never any expectation that Finance Minister Bill English's fourth Budget would be bold and imaginative. Audio
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Sports News for 25 May 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The 'Farmer's Olympics' comes to Dunedin
6:27 PM.The grand finals of the event known as the Farmer's Olympics are on again, this year in Dunedin. Audio
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$326m in new spending on science in the Budget
6:22 PM.Science, innovation and research will receive more than $320 million in new spending over four years. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 May 2012
6:19 PM.Tower's half year profit has jumped by more than eighty percent, as it recovers from the costs associated with the Canterbury earthquakes and improves revenue growth. Audio
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Donors pledge aid to Yemen
6:13 PM.In Yemen government forces say they've killed at least 35 al-Qaeda militants after a large scale assault on the terrorists' stronghold in the south. Audio
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Iwi leader on sentencing in Rena case
6:12 PM.the captain and the navigation officer of the Rena have each been jailed for seven months. Audio
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Drug firms label Govt medicines funding cut disappointing
5:57 PM.Drug companies are warning the decision to cut Pharmac's budget will mean patients missing out on the latest medicines. Audio
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KiwiRail could turn to selling assets for cash
5:54 PM.Documents show cash strapped KiwiRail might turn to hocking off assets in a bid to raise money. Audio
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Rena captain and officer sent to prison
5:51 PM.The captain of the Rena and its navigation officer have both been sent to jail for seven months. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 25 May 2012
5:48 PM.New from the Maori news team. Audio
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Western Australian CEOs pay for exclusive govt access
5:44 PM.In Western Australia, millionaire businessmen, property developers and some of the world's largest companies are paying $25,000 a year for exclusive access to the Premier and his ministers. Audio
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Surpluses might not be enough for auto Kiwisaver enrolment
5:43 PM.An automatic enrolment of all workers into Kiwisaver looks even further away, just a day after the Budget delayed the move until the Government is running significant surpluses. Audio
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PNG leadership tensions rise
5:38 PM.Papua New Guinea's political impasse has descended into chaos again after the Supreme Court ruled Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's Government is illegal. Audio
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No reports of damage or injury after 5.2 quake
5:37 PM.Christchurch has been shaken by another sharp aftershock but there are no reports of damage or injuries. Audio
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Sports News for 25 May 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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PM refuses to discuss raids case amidst protests
5:24 PM.The Prime Minister is refusing to comment on the Te Urewera raids case, which has led to a series of protests following the sentencing of Tame Iti and Te Rangikaiwhiri Kemara. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 May 2012
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Intermediate schools angry at technology staff cuts
5:18 PM.Anger is growing among intermediate schools and others with children in years seven and eight over big cuts to staffing for technology teachers. Audio
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AOS officers told not to attend emergencies after drinking
5:14 PM.The police want to test front line officers including members of the Armed Offenders Squad for drugs and alcohol after they've been involved in a shooting. Audio
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Sentencing underway for Rena captain and navigational officer
5:11 PM.The Crown says fundamental incompetence by the captain and navigation officer of the Rena, led to the grounding of the container ship on the Astrolabe Reef last October. Audio
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"Dirty little budget" secret dominates parliamentary debate
5:07 PM.In Parliament this afternoon there have been angry scenes as MPs debated what the Opposition is calling the Budget's dirty little secret - a change to asset testing that means more elderly people will… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 25 May 2012
5:00 PM."Dirty little budget" secret dominates parliamentary debate; sentencing underway for Rena captain and navigational officer; AOS officers told not to attend emergencies after drinking; intermediate… Read more Audio