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Checkpoint for Tuesday 17 July 2012
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Authorities track down students here on fake visas
6:52 PM.Five students from China who arrived in New Zealand illegally after using false documents to get visas, are now in police custody waiting to be deported. Audio
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New chief of army appointed for North Korea
6:50 PM.North Korea has appointed a new vice-marshal a day after the chief of the force Ri Yong-ho was removed from his post. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 17 July 2012
6:46 PM.Ngati Kahungunu Chairman, Ngahiwi Tomoana, says their concern about water rights and ownership is quite different to the issues which other iwi have presented to the Waitangi Tribunal; The Treaty… Read more Audio
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State asset sales now risks lower share price - Labour
6:39 PM.The Labour Party says the Government should delay the sale of shares in Mighty River Power until Maori claims over water are settled, or risk getting a poor sale price. Audio
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Does paracetamol make flu worse?
6:37 PM.Medical researchers are investigating whether treating influenza with paracetamol prolongs the illness. Audio
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Sports News for 17 July 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Jury to begin its deliberations in morning in hit and run case
6:27 PM.The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing a woman after stealing her handbag has been told it must put aside any prejudice towards the defendants or sympathy for the victim. Audio
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Business News Update
6:24 PM.The listed online accounting software firm, Xero, has partnered with a US payroll provider, ADP, as part of long term growth plans. Audio
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ACC needs to move faster on sensitive claims
6:21 PM.ACC has been told it needs to move faster to make sure sexual assault survivors get easier access to help. Audio
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Supreme Court considers burial clash
6:17 PM.The Supreme Court has today begun hearing a dispute about the removal of a man's body from a marae in Christchurch five years ago. Audio
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Waihi mine fire burning, inspectors poised to go in
6:13 PM.A fire is still burning at a Waihi gold mine where 28 miners were rescued today. Audio
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ACC told it needs to move faster
5:54 PM.ACC has been told it needs to move faster to make sure sexual assault survivors get easier access to help. Audio
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Labour urging Govt to delay asset sales.
5:50 PM.The Labour Party is urging the Government to delay the sale of shares in Mighty River Power until Maori claims over water are settled. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 17 July 2012
5:46 PM.The Treaty lawyer, Annette Sykes, says the Crown is paying 300-thousand dollars to large iwi, to receive advice on freshwater issues - but smaller tribes don't see a cent or get the support; Ngati… Read more Audio
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Union demands better mine safety
5:40 PM.The main miners' union says the Waihi fire shows the country needs to urgently toughen up its mine safety regime. Audio
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Investigation to begin into Waihi mine fire
5:36 PM.Inspectors have been brought in to investigate a Waihi gold mine where 28 miners had to be rescued after a fire early today. Audio
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Sports News for 17 July 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Grandparents convicted of repeated assaults live with children
5:25 PM.Three young children have been living for months with a Hawera couple convicted of repeated assaulting their own granddaughter, despite warnings from Child Youth and Family. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 July 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Christchurch rebuild looms large over inflation outlook
5:20 PM.The high dollar and flat economy are being singled out as the major factors behind the lowest annual inflation rate in more than a decade. Audio
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The latest from the inquest into Iraena Asher
5:13 PM.Police say an Auckland woman who disappeared almost eight years ago, most likely drowned. Audio
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28 miners are rescued from a Waihi gold mine
5:07 PM.A 35 tonne truck is still burning inside the Waihi gold mine where twenty eight men had to be rescued today, but some parts of the underground tunnels could be reopened as soon as tonight. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 17 July 2012
5:00 PM.28 miners are rescued from a Waihi gold mine. Iraena Asher's disappearance from Piha Beach is again under scrutiny and the lowest inflation rate in more than a decade. Audio