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Checkpoint for Tuesday 12 June 2012
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 12 June 2012
5:00 PM.The ACC Minister won't say if John Judge jumped or was pushed. The Government gives up the fight over paying people who look after disabled relatives and 32 years later - a dingo is ruled responsible… Read more Audio
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John Judge to leave the ACC board
5:07 PM.The Minister for Accident Compensation, Judith Collins, won't say if John Judge walked, or was pushed from his job as the chairman of the ACC board. Audio
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Green's Kevin Hague on ACC resignation
5:10 PM.The Green Party's ACC spokesperson, Kevin Hague, called for John Judge to be sacked - and he joins the programme. Audio
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Govt gives up fight against disabled children's families
5:14 PM.The Government has given up its fight to stop families that care for their disabled adult children getting paid. Audio
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Pepper spray use in prisons widened
5:17 PM.Prison officers are to get wider and easier access to pepper spray to control inmates. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 June 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Coroner rules dingo took Azaria Chamberlain
5:28 PM.Mike Coggan of ABC Darwin joins us. Audio
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Sports News for 12 June 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mother cries as she talk about son's killing
5:37 PM.The mother of slain Feilding farmer, Scott Guy broke down in tears in court today as she described the moment she learned her son was dead. Audio
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Gang member accused of shooting at officer charged
5:41 PM.The gang member who the police say shot at an officer in Auckland last week has been charged with attempted murder. Audio
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Hui Gao pleads guilty
5:43 PM.The case of the runaway millionaires is nearing a resolution after Hui Gao today pleaded guilty to stealing more than 6-million dollars. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 12 June 2012
5:47 PM.The Minister of Internal Affairs, Chris Tremain, says the decision to re-locate the Treaty of Waitangi was made after consultation with some Maori groups; The Maori Land Court has ruled that a taonga… Read more Audio
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Pepper spray prison rollout won't stem most assaults
5:50 PM.The guards' union says it won't combat the vast bulk of assaults by inmates that are spontaneous, because the spray will still be locked away. Audio
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Family criticises organisers of fatal powerboat race
5:56 PM.The family of a woman killed in a powerboating accident during a high-speed lake race have criticised the organisers for a lack of medical backup. Audio
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Evil Angels author on Chamberlain case
6:07 PM.Today's historic ruling in Darwin that a dingo killed baby Azaria Chamberlian at Ayers Rock in 1980 has been hailed as a great moment for Australia by the author of a best-selling book on the case. Audio
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Abuse aboard the Oyang 75
6:11 PM.Indonesian fishermen have described being physically abused and called dogs by their Korean bosses aboard the Oyang 75 last year. Audio
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An end to slave labour at last - mother reacts to Govt's move
6:14 PM.The Government has surrendered its fight over paying people who look after their disabled adult children. Audio
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Midwife facing disciplinary action
6:18 PM.An independent midwife could be disciplined for leaving a woman alone and in agony after giving birth. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 June 2012
6:22 PM.Retail spending picked up sharply in May, as shoppers felt more comfortable about parting with extra cash. Audio
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Minister refuses to intervene to overturn logburner ban
6:28 PM.The minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, is refusing to intervene and force the Canterbury regional council, to loosen rules around log burners in Christchurch. Audio
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Sports News for 12 June 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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More evidence of property market pick-up
6:37 PM.There's further evidence tonight that the property market is continuing to pick up. Audio
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Kiwisaver needs to rise to lift pensions to top half of OECD
6:40 PM.An OECD report says Kiwisaver contributions need to be lifted for New Zealand to be in the top half of developed countries when it comes to retirement income. Audio
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Calls for New Zealand and Australia to do more
6:43 PM.Calls have been renewed for New Zealand and Australia to do more to press Indonesia to rein in its military in Papua region. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 12 June 2012
6:46 PM.The Maori Land Court has ruled that a taonga tuturu or artefact found north of Wellington belongs to Ngati Toa and not the man who discovered it near his property; The Minister of Internal Affairs… Read more Audio
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Older cyclists die at higher rate than other age groups
6:50 PM.Cyclists 65 and over are dying at a far higher rate than other age groups. Audio
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Legislation allows Government to reverse partial asset sales
6:55 PM.The Select Committee considering legislation paving the way for the partial sale of four state-owned energy companies has added a provision allowing the Government to back out of the sales if it wants… Read more Audio