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Checkpoint for Wednesday 20 June 2012
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Teething problems with safety regime for heavy vehicles
6:53 PM.The Transport Agency says it could be more than a year before it makes public how safe truck, bus and towing companies are. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 20 June 2012
6:50 PM.A network of Maori language schools says league tables are not needed; The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, says there needs to be a greater effort to create a strong Maori brand - to boost New… Read more Audio
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Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in Britain
6:47 PM.Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in Britain, as part of a two week tour of Europe. Audio
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Study of Stewart Island streams for mini hydro scheme
6:43 PM.DOC is giving the nod to a company to study streams on Stewart Island in case a mini hydro scheme would work. Audio
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Typhoon lashes Japan
6:41 PM.To Japan now, where a typhoon lashing the country has forced the evacuation of thousands of people and cancelled flights and trains. Audio
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ACC sends letters to those who had privacy breached
6:38 PM.The ACC minister says any compensation for the corporation's mass privacy breach will be at the lower end. Audio
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Sports News for 20 June 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 June 2012
6:24 PM.The Co-operative Bank has appointed a former Westpac executive to run its operation, after its annual profit fell by a fifth. Audio
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US report on human trafficking criticises NZ
6:19 PM.Jeremy Bioletti is a lawyer who's represented victims of human trafficking, and he's with us. Audio
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US correspondent on NZ being criticised in report
6:15 PM.More now on New Zealand's record on using forced foreign labour on fishing boats, and sex trafficking, which has been criticised in a US State Department report as modern-day slavery. Audio
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Police revive hunt for killer after finding skeleton
6:08 PM.Nearly two decades after the high profile disappearance of a teenage prostitute from Auckland's red light district - her remains have finally been identified and the hunt for her killer revived. Audio
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No court action against Auckland occupy protestors
5:55 PM.The Auckland Council has dropped all court action against a group of occupy protesters, but not before spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal fees. Audio
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Police Minister grilled over whether police budget cut
5:53 PM.'That's life Mr Goff' was the response from the Police Minister when she was grilled today about a 15-million-dollar hole in the police budget. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 20 June 2012
5:47 PM.A network of Maori language schools says league tables are not needed; The US Supreme Court has ordered the government to repay Native American tribes the costs of providing public services, in a… Read more Audio
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Central Otago enjoys new gold rush
5:44 PM.Central Otago is in the grip of a new gold rush as companies open mines to cash in on near record prices. Audio
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Officials accused of secrecy over disabled policy group
5:42 PM.The Ministry of Health is being accused of being secretive and keeping parents of adult disabled children in the dark about its plan to work out how to pay them. Audio
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Dunne under scrutiny over asset sales.
5:37 PM.The man opposition parties blame for selling out on asset sales came under scrutiny today when he appeared in front of Parliament's finance and expenditure select committee. Audio
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Sports News for 20 June 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Guy family members give evidence about disappearance of puppies
5:23 PM.Scott Guy's father Bryan has told the High Court about the last time he saw his son and about the disappearance of cherished chocolate labrador puppies after Scott was shot dead. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 June 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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NZ criticised in US report into human trafficking
5:19 PM.The report also says New Zealand has become a destination for Indonesians, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Thais who are forced into labour on fishing boats. Audio
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Lobby groups calls for tougher legislation following report
5:16 PM.There's a call tonight for tougher laws to fight human trafficking in the wake of a scathing report from the United States. Audio
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The police officer leading the Furlong investigation
5:13 PM.Detective Inspector Mark Benefield is leading the investigation into Jane Furlong's killing. Audio
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Investigator says she never thought teenager in danger
5:07 PM.Police are now hunting for the killer of a teenager who vanished 19 years ago from Auckland's Karangahape Road. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 20 June 2012
5:00 PM.Jane Furlong's body is found on a remote beach 19 years after the teenager disappeared. The US accuses New Zealand of not being tough enough on human trafficking and what happened to the puppies on… Read more Audio