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Checkpoint for Tuesday 29 May 2012
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Almost 7 million dollars for immunisation goes unspent
6:53 PM.The Health Ministry says it's saved almost seven million dollars from its immunisation budget this year, and the money will go on other things. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 May 2012
6:49 PM.An on-going dispute between an Auckland Maori immersion school and the Maori immersion pre-school next door has forced the Ministry of Education to step in; The New Zealand First leader, Winston… Read more Audio
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58,000 petition for stonger bail laws reaches Parliament.
6:43 PM.In a tearful speech, the mother of slain teenager Christie Marceau has urged the Government to listen to the petition calling for tougher bail laws, signed by almost 60 thousand people. Audio
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Syrian students in Auckland protest
6:40 PM.Some Syrian students living in New Zealand are calling on this government to cut all ties with the Bashar al-Assad regime. Audio
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Principals not impressed by Government's teacher guarantee
6:37 PM.The Government has this afternoon announced no school will lose more than two teaching positions under new staffing formulas, but says it's not back tracking. Audio
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Sports News for 29 May 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Former RSA president Donald Moselen has been fined
6:29 PM.A former Returned and Services Association president has been fined the maximum five hundred dollars for wearing war medals he wasn't entitled to. Audio
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Evening Business for 29 May 2012
6:28 PM.The Real Estate Institute says latest research backs the Reserve Bank governor's view that there is no housing boom, despite prices bouncing back to record levels. Audio
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Family reacts to triplets' death in Doha mall fire
6:17 PM.Tonight, the grandparents of New Zealand triplets, killed in the fire at a shopping mall in Doha, are flying to Qatar to be with their family - as unconfirmed reports surface that the first arrests… Read more Audio
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Gwaze's daughter responds to verdict
6:11 PM.George Gwaze's daughter Nothando Gwaze joins us. Audio
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Gwaze not guilty
6:09 PM.George Gwaze walked free for the second time - not guilty in a majority 11 to 1 verdict of sexually violating and murdering his adopted daughter. Audio
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High Ct reverses decision to strike off doctor
5:53 PM.A Hamilton GP struck-off by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has been given a reprieve by the High Court, although he can't return to work. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 May 2012
5:49 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, has made another attack on the Whanau Ora initiative; An on-going dispute between an Auckland Maori immersion school and a Maori immersion pre-school next… Read more Audio
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More from our education correspondent
5:44 PM.Our education correspondent John Gerritsen is with us. Audio
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Minister says guarantee to schools not a back-down
5:41 PM.The Government has this afternoon announced no school will lose more than two full time teachers under new staffing formulas, but says it's not back tracking on its new policy. Audio
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Gwaze's lawyer questions police investigation
5:36 PM.Returning now to the landmark acquittal of George Gwaze, the first time a person has twice been acquitted of a murder in this country. Audio
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Sports News for 29 May 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Kim Dotcom's bail conditions have been relaxed
5:27 PM.The man accused of being the world's worst internet pirate is moving back into his multimillion dollar Auckland mansion, and hitting out at authorities - calling the whole operation against him a… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 29 May 2012
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Latest on Doha mall fire
5:21 PM.An inquiry is underway in Doha into the cause of the fire, which is understood to have started in the daycare centre. Audio
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19 die in Gympanzee daycare centre fire
5:17 PM.Tonight, the grandparents of New Zealand triplets, killed in the fire at a shopping mall in Doha, are flying to Qatar to be with their family - as unconfirmed reports surface that the first arrests… Read more Audio
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Dead woman named as Czech tourist
5:13 PM.Police have revealed that a woman killed in a remote South Canterbury forest was a 31-year-old Czech tourist who was hitchhiking to Timaru. Audio
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Police officer in charge at the retrial
5:09 PM.During the retrial, one of Mr Gwaze's daughters Nothando Gwaze gave evidence that the police pressured her to incriminate her father. Audio
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George Gwaze walks free making legal history
5:07 PM.George Gwaze walked free for the second time - not guilty in a majority 11 to 1 verdict of sexually violating and murdering his adopted daughter. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 29 May 2012
5:00 PM.George Gwaze is found NOT guilty for the second time making legal history. Police reveal the young woman killed in the backblocks of South Canterbury was a Czech tourist and anger and sorrow over the… Read more Audio