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Checkpoint for Friday 29 June 2012
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Manu Korihi News for 29 June 2012
6:48 PM.Nine people have been laid off from a Maori social services provider in south Auckland, after the Ministry of Social Development axed its Family Start contract; Meanwhile, another Maori authority's… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 29 June 2012
6:38 PM.Legislation paving the way for the partial sale of four State-owned energy companies passed its final stages in Parliament this week with a just one vote majority. Audio
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Sports News for 29 June 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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American psychologist questions use of GPS for sex offenders
6:25 PM.An American psychologist who helps monitor sex offenders in California says using GPS to track them once they're out of prison doesn't reduce re-offending. Audio
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Evening Business for 29 June 2012
6:22 PM.The Financial Markets Authority has raised questions about possible conflicts of interest at the the stock exchange - a worry the NZX's new boss is already trying to tackle. Audio
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Taranaki fishermen say set net ban will decimate industry
6:12 PM.A Taranaki fisherman says extending a set-net ban to protect maui's dolphins will rip the heart out of his industry. Audio
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Obama's signature healthcare law upheld
6:10 PM.To the United States, where its highest court has narrowly upheld President Obama's signature healthcare law - which requires most Americans to get insurance by 2014 or face a fine. Audio
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Rates rebates for retirement villages, rises for others
5:52 PM.The Auckland Council and the Kapiti District Council have introduced rates rebates for elderly people living in retirement villages. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 June 2012
5:47 PM.A Maori authority's fight against the axing of a Government welfare scheme contract has won backing from a judge to temporarily keep doing the work; Meanwhile, nine people have been laid off from… Read more Audio
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CERA on the rezoning of Port Hills homes
5:45 PM.More now one the Christchurch homeowners who've been told today they have to abandon their properties. Audio
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No charges over Stadium Southland collapse
5:40 PM.Criminal charges won't be laid over the collapse of Stadium Southland. Audio
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PM defends taxpayer dollars for Sky City
5:37 PM.Budget documents reveal that the convention centre deal the Government is working on with Sky City could cost taxpayers about two million dollars. Audio
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Sports News for 29 June 2012
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Potty mouthed community board member ruins Bluff reputation
5:25 PM.Local politicians have been brawling by blog in Bluff on the eve of a by-election that might only make the acrimony worse. Audio
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Evening Business for 29 June 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Eurozone plan to bring down Italy's and Spain's borrowing
5:20 PM.Late night talks in Brussels have ended with Eurozone leaders agreeing to take emergency action to bring down Italy and Spain's spiralling borrowing costs. Audio
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Redzone homeowner speaks of relief
5:17 PM.Nicky Taylor was told her home in Morgans Valley in Heathcote could be repaired and the land it stands on is sound - but the threat of rockfall means it's not safe to live there. Audio
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Wait goes on for Port Hills homes still white zoned
5:15 PM.Almost 300 more Christchurch homeowners are coming to terms tonight with the news they will have to abandon their properties. Audio
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Defence argues the Crown has not
5:10 PM.The defence lawyer Greg King has told a jury that the Crown evidence presented at the trial of his client, Ewen Macdonald does not solve the mystery of who killed Scott Guy. Audio
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Budget documents show school staffing changes
5:05 PM.New documents reveal that more than a thousand primary teachers would have lost their jobs next year if the government had gone ahead with its ill-fated changes to school staffing ratios. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 29 June 2012
5:00 PM.Budget documents show school staffing changes would have cut 1000 jobs;Defence argues the Crown has not;Wait goes on for Port Hills homes still white zoned;Redzone homeowner speaks of relief;Eurozone… Read more Audio