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Checkpoint for Thursday 14 June 2012
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 14 June 2012
5:00 PM.PM signals Govt might not sign deal with Sky City, Dr Bollard rules out another housing boom despite low interest rates, Lance Armstrong says doping charges against him are baseless and Lawless admits… Read more Audio
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PM signals Govt might not sign deal with Sky City
5:07 PM.The Prime Minister has signaled the Government might not sign a deal with Sky City to build a new convention centre until the Auditor-General's office has finished its investigation into the matter. Audio
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Political analysis from Brent Edwards
5:10 PM.Political editor Brent Edwards. Audio
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Dr Bollard rules out another housing boom
5:14 PM.Despite record low interest rates the Reserve Bank's governor's dismissing suggestions he's helping fuel another housing boom. Audio
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Greens dispute Government's TPP claims on investor cases
5:18 PM.The Green Party has hit back at claims by the Government that it will not sign up to a trade deal if it handicaps future governments from legislating in the public interest. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 June 2012
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Lance Armstrong says doping charges against him are baseless
5:24 PM.Lance Armstrong is describing doping charges against him as baseless and spiteful. Audio
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Lawless admits breaking the law
5:29 PM.Lucy Lawless, says she illegally boarded a ship during a protest against oil exploration, because it is what she felt she had to do. Audio
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Sports News for 14 June 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Detective tells Court about suspects investigated
5:37 PM.A detective has told a Wellington jury that two cars seen near the Guy farm around the time Scott Guy was shot dead have never been found. Audio
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Wine fraudster jailed over intricate hoax
5:46 PM.A fine wine fraudster who hired a graphic designer to change wine labels so they looked like more valuable brands has been sent to jail. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 14 June 2012
5:49 PM.A Far North iwi is standing by its plans to refuse land access to companies that want to explore parts of Northland for metallic minerals; Netball will be used to encourage wahine to live healthily… Read more Audio
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Tenants told to leave unsafe Chch council flats
5:52 PM.20 people living in a Christchurch City Council housing complex have been told they have seven days to get out because the building is unsafe. Audio
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Potholes ahead if roads remain underfunded, warn councils
5:56 PM.Local councils are pulling money out of their roading budgets and warning that potholes will multiply if the underfunding carries on. Audio
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An Australian law professor talks about free trade agreements
6:09 PM.An Australian law professor Kimberlee Weatherall says the experience with free trade agreements in her country shows the public should be worried about a loss of sovereignty to international… Read more Audio
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People buying more on credit in consumer turnaround
6:18 PM.People are buying more on credit in a significant turnaround following five years of dropping demand. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 June 2012
6:23 PM.The Reserve Bank has kept the cost of borrowing at its record low, due to the deepening European debt crisis and a subdued domestic economy. Audio
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Guards not warned before prisoner hung himself
6:27 PM.An inquest has heard that prison guards weren't told about an inmate's history of self harm and suicide attempts before the 20 year old hanged himself in his cell. Audio
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Sports News for 14 June 2012
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Minister deflects questions in the House about TPP agreement
6:38 PM.The Minister of Trade and Enterprise, Tim Groser, has been under fire in the House about whether the Government would follow Australia's lead in Trans-Pacific trade negotiations. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 14 June 2012
6:45 PM.Netball will be used to encourage wahine to live healthily and cut down on the amount of alcohol they're drinking; A Far North iwi is standing by its plans to refuse land access to companies that want… Read more Audio
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Fracking opponents liken the debate to nuclear free campaign
6:48 PM.Opponents of fracking being used for oil exploration in Hawke's Bay, say it's becoming the most contentious debate in New Zealand since the nuclear free arguments in the 1980s. Audio
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No sign of escapees at Alcatraz
6:52 PM.Despite the legend that the three men who broke out of Alcatraz in 1962 would return to the scene on the 50th anniversary of their escape, there was no sign of them this week. Audio
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Rare Russian Faberge box found in Auckland
6:56 PM.A century-old jewel-encrusted Faberge box has been found at an Auckland auction house - much to its owner's surprise. Audio