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Checkpoint for Friday 28 September 2012
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Government clamps down on infant formula exporters
6:57 PM.The Government is clamping down on illegal exports of infant formula to China. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 September 2012
6:54 PM.The Iwi Education Authority says the publishing of national standards puts emphasis on the need to improve the performance of Maori students in mainstream schools; The Maori Council says the… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 28 September 2012
6:36 PM.In a story that would could have been part of a Hollywood script Government ministers at the highest level have been dragged into a scandal complete with spies, a flamboyant internet tycoon and… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 28 September 2012
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Christchurch Schools want more Time for Consultation over
6:26 PM.Canterbury schools targeted by the Government's radical plans to close and merge dozens of them say the deadline to consult parents is too soon. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 September 2012
6:20 PM.Telecom's new chief executive, Simon Moutter, plans to deliver his new strategic vision for the company at the start of next year. Audio
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Mayor settles law suit with Otago rugby officials
6:18 PM.The Dunedin city council has paid 29-thousand dollars to settle a defamation suit by two former Otago Rugby Football Union officials. Audio
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Lawyer believes charges over CTV unlikely
6:11 PM.A lawyer for a family at the Earthquakes Royal Commission says the police are unlikely to investigate the man in charge of building the ill-fated CTV building. Audio
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John Key dismisses calls for more spying inquiries
6:07 PM.The Green Party's asking police to investigate the illegal spying on Kim Dotcom but John Key it's just a stunt and there's no need for any more inquiries. Audio
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Ombudsman alarm at Government secrecy
5:56 PM.The Chief Ombudsman is warning of moves by the Government to keep information secret by drafting laws to avoid the Official Information Act. Audio
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Man holds boy under water in Avon River
5:53 PM.The police are looking for a man who threw a boy into the Avon River in Christchurch and held his head under water yesterday. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 September 2012
5:50 PM.The Iwi Education Authority says the publishing of national standards puts emphasis on the need to improve the performance of Maori students in mainstream schools; The Maori Council says the… Read more Audio
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Principals say standards figures will become more dangerous
5:47 PM.School principals have hit back at the government's assertion that parents should use national standards figures published today to help them choose schools. Audio
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Perjury charges against Lord Dalgety dismissed
5:43 PM.A high-profile judge in Tonga may take civil action for malicious prosecution, now the Supreme Court has thrown out charges of perjury against him. Audio
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Christchurch red zone resident disputes accuracy of reports
5:41 PM.Red-zoned residents in Canterbury fighting to stay in their homes say new information about the state of their land is wrong and simply raises more questions. Audio
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Sports News for 28 September 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Police heavily criticised over killer pursuit
5:25 PM.The police watchdog says officers should have called off a fatal car chase in the Bay of Plenty earlier and not gone so fast. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 September 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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The man behind anti-Muslim film is now behind bars
5:18 PM.A California man linked to an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests across the Muslim world is behind bars tonight in Los Angeles charged with violating his probation. Audio
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Body believed to be that of Rae Portman found
5:14 PM.The police have found the body believed to be that of a missing Hamilton woman. Audio
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Greens lodge police complaint over Dotcom spying
5:07 PM.The Green Party's asking police to investigate the illegal spying on Kim Dotcom but John Key says that's not necessary and just a stunt. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 28 September 2012
5:00 PM.Greens lodge police complaint over Dotcom spying, Body believed to be that of Rae Portman found, The man behind anti-Muslim film is now behind bars, Police heavily criticised over killer pursuit… Read more Audio