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Checkpoint for Monday 8 October 2012
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PM says television production tax break could be lowered
6:56 PM.The Prime Minister says companies making TV shows could be given a tax break to match the one movie makers get, to lure more business here. Audio
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Govt may Ease Pressure on Christchurch's Property Market
6:53 PM.Housing experts in Christchurch say the Government will have to make drastic changes to make property more affordable in the city's extraordinary market. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 8 October 2012
6:49 PM.Te Papa museum in Wellington held a welcome home ceremony today for the skeletal remains of 22 ancestral Maori and Moriori, which have been housed in two Australian museums, some since 1899; The… Read more Audio
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DHB recruitment drive in US sparks criticism and praise
6:45 PM.Waikato health chiefs are selling New Zealand's scenery and lifestyle on a trip to Colorado in a bid to fill four emergency doctor vacancies. Audio
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Visist of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt
6:42 PM.The fastest man on earth, the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, has completed a super fast promotional trip to New Zealand. Audio
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The latest stories from Latin America
6:39 PM.Staying with Latin America now, and three helicopters have been burned on an airfield in the Peruvian jungle, in an attack the military is blaming on left-wing Shining Path rebels. Audio
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Sports News for 8 October 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Pacific islands look for greater control of fishery resources
6:28 PM.Calls for Pacific islands to take more ownership of their significant fishery resources have started to translate into action. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 October 2012
6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Government officials apologise to corporal's father
6:20 PM.Government officials have apologised to the father of an Air Force corporal killed in the Anzac Day 2010 helicopter crash, for not investigating it. Audio
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Auckland to double in size in 20 years
6:08 PM.According to the latest population forecasts the city will almost double in size to two million people within two decades. Audio
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Population set to boom in NZ's biggest city
5:54 PM.Auckland's population is heading towards 2 million people, with the latest figures from showing 38 out of every 100 people will be living in the city by 2031. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 8 October 2012
5:49 PM.Indigenous Australians have led the call to return 22 ancestral Maori and Moriori remains back to New Zealand; The Department of Conservation in Northland held a powhiri today in Whangarei, to welcome… Read more Audio
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Families stuggling to pay pre-paid power bills
5:44 PM.The Child Poverty Action group says low income families are being forced to cut down on buying food for their children to pay for high priced pre-paid power. Audio
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PM dismisses Green Party idea of printing more money.
5:39 PM.The Prime Minister has dismissed a Green Party suggestion the Government should print more money to bring down the value of the New Zealand dollar. Audio
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Sports News for 8 October 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Visit from the fastest man on earth
5:26 PM.The fastest man on earth, the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, flew into New Zealand today for a whirlwind promotional trip. Audio
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Body of missing whitebaiter still not found
5:24 PM.The police have still not found 21-year-old Victor Boraman, who was swept into the sea at the Rakaia River mouth last night. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 October 2012
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Government sympathetic to plight of Afghanistan translators
5:15 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says he's considering helping Afghan translators who fear for their lives once New Zealand troops are withdrawn from Afghanistan. Audio
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Officials say sorry for failure
5:12 PM.The Department of Labour, which is now part of the Ministry of Business, says it has apologised to Mr Carson for not investigating. Audio
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Father wants people responsible for Anzac crash investigated
5:07 PM.The father of an Air Force corporal killed in the Anzac Day helicopter crash says it's incredible the police haven't launched a criminal investigation. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 8 October 2012
5:00 PM.Anger the police did not investigate the fatal Anzac Day helicopter crash. The government considers helping Afghan translators who fear for their lives and the body of missing whitebaiter is still not… Read more Audio