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Checkpoint for Thursday 20 September 2012
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Silver Ferns could lift Constellation Cup
6:56 PM.The Silver Ferns can lift the Constellation Cup for the first time if they can beat Australia in the second netball test in Auckland tonight. Audio
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Geo says it'll fix problem with false earthquake alerts
6:52 PM.A new rapid earthquake alert system may be slowed down a bit to make sure there's no repeat of two false alerts that happened today. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 20 September 2012
6:49 PM.A Bay of Plenty tribe says the passing of its first Treaty of Waitangi Bill reading in parliament is the result of hard work; The New Zealand Maori Council says it should be given back control of… Read more Audio
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Council cleaning up contaminated site after 6 years
6:43 PM.The first truckloads of waste from contaminated land around Taranaki gas wells has been taken away six years after an oil company confessed to polluting the ground. Audio
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Five more years for Christchurch dump despite local protests
6:40 PM.Thousands more tonnes of demolition rubble from central Christchurch will be dumped at a Burwood landfill over the next five years despite locals' protests. Audio
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Chch's biggest insurance provider to offer new cover
6:36 PM.The biggest insurance provider in Christchurch - IAG - is to offer new policies in the city from next month. Audio
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Sports News for 20 September 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Parata faces more heat on Christchurch school closure plan
6:26 PM.The Education Minister, faced more heat today over the proposed closures and merging of Christchurch schools - this time in Parliament. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 September 2012
6:24 PM.A tepid labour market is keeping demand for new employees down in some regions. Audio
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Lawyers oppose law change to peer into judges' pockets
6:21 PM.Lawyers have spoken out against a members' Bill that would force judges to list all their business and investment interests. Audio
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ILO has condemned the Fijian Government
6:16 PM.The International Labour Organisation has condemned the Fijian Government for kicking out investigating unionists, who left the country earlier today. Audio
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Economy is doing better than expected
6:09 PM.The economy is doing better than expected largely thanks to plenty of grass and therefore lots of milk. Audio
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Jail for the man who kidnaped and stabbed 2 people
6:07 PM.A Christchurch man who kidnapped a delivery truck driver then stabbed both her and a council worker, has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison. Audio
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Man who saved his neighbour from a burning home in Chch
5:55 PM.A Christchurch man who saved a neighbour from his burning home last night says the man was seconds away from being engulfed by the flames which gutted the flat. Audio
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Global warming is making its mark
5:52 PM.Global warming is making its mark on opposite sides of the globe, with arctic ice melting, and antarctic ice growing. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 20 September 2012
5:48 PM.A Bay of Plenty tribe says the passing of its first Treaty of Waitangi Bill reading in parliament is the result of hard work; The New Zealand Maori Council says it should be given back control of… Read more Audio
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Court of Appeal hears case over extradition evidence
5:42 PM.Lawyers acting for the United States Government have asked the Court of Appeal to overturn earlier District and High Court rulings forcing the FBI to provide to Kim Dotcom its evidence against him. Audio
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Banks back at Parliament after Dotcom visit
5:39 PM.The ACT Party leader, John Banks, was back at Parliament today after being absent when the internet multimillionaire, Kim Dotcom, paid a visit yesterday. Audio
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Sports News for 20 September 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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SAS logistics officers in Afghanistan on revenge mission
5:27 PM.Labour says John Key has tipped off the Taleban about SAS logistics officers who are back in Afghanistan on a revenge mission. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 September 2012
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Schools and parents are outraged by lack of warning
5:21 PM.Auckland's biggest bus company is making a last ditch effort to avert next week's industrial action with more than 800 of its drivers preparing to strike every Monday for the next eight weeks. Audio
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Comment from UBS senior economist
5:18 PM.The UBS senior economist, Robin Clements, is with us. Audio
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Economy has grown more strongly
5:15 PM.The economy has grown more strongly than at any time since 2007, as the Christchurch rebuild shows signs of a long-heralded take off. Audio
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Hussein's lawyer on sentencing
5:11 PM.Zakariye Hussein's lawyer Allister Davis is with us. Audio
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The man who stabbed 2 people in rush hour traffic is jailed
5:06 PM.A Christchurch man who went on a rampage in morning rush hour traffic, kidnapping a delivery truck driver and stabbing her and a council worker, has been sent to prison for six and a half years in… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 20 September 2012
5:00 PM.The man who stabbed two people in rush hour traffic is jailed for 6 and a half years. The strongest annual growth figures since 2007 and last ditch talks to stop the Bus Strike in Auckland. Audio