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Checkpoint for Tuesday 16 October 2012
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Tongariro Alpine Crossing to reopen Labour Day weekend
6:57 PM.The Department of Conservation says a lahar flowing down Mount Tongariro on the weekend has made the Alpine Crossing safer for trampers. Audio
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Schools to write to PM seeking extension
6:54 PM.Christchurch primary school principals have decided not to take legal action over the Ministry of Education proposal to shut or merge 31 schools. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 16 October 2012
6:47 PM.The Maori Council says there's emphatic agreement among many iwi and hapu to mount legal action over the Government's decision to press ahead with the partial sale of state assets; The Mana Party says… Read more Audio
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AA says critics of WOF changes are scaremongering
6:44 PM.The Automobile Association says critics claiming there will be dozens of extra deaths on the roads if the governments' proposed changes for the Warrant of Fitness system go ahead, are scaremongering. Audio
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Investigation into how 20-year-old pretended to be med student
6:40 PM.An investigation is underway to find out how a twenty-year old man was able to pose as a medical student for two years and attend classes including ones where human bodies were dissected. Audio
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Sports News for 16 October 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 October 2012
6:26 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Man gives up smoking after finger-reattachment
6:23 PM.Tamati Parkes told doctors not to bother re-attaching two of his fingers, because he didn't want to give up smoking. Audio
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Intense debate prep underway in the US
6:19 PM.Twenty-four hours out from the second debate between American presidential contenders Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the latest poll has them virtually tied. Audio
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Lawyer for children critical of MSD breach
6:14 PM.A lawyer who represents children in state care says the MSD breach is the last thing they need. Audio
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Massive breach of security at the MSD
6:07 PM.The man who first uncovered the massive breach of security at the Ministry of Social Development says the whole department could be compromised. Audio
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Two Americans win Nobel Prize for economics
5:58 PM.Two American academics have won this year's Nobel Prize for economics, for their work on how to best use financial resources in institutions like schools and hospitals. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 16 October 2012
5:55 PM.The Maori Council says there's emphatic agreement among many iwi and hapu to mount legal action over the Government's decision to press ahead with the partial sale of state assets; The Mana Party says… Read more Audio
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More on the flight carrying dangerous canisters
5:47 PM.Civilian air safety investigators were not notified about the Air Force putting canisters that could have exploded on board a large passenger jet. Audio
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Dunedin to get Scarfie Army for good works
5:45 PM.A student volunteer army is being set up in Dunedin, as the idea begins to spread from post-quake Christchurch. Audio
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University apologies for fake medical student
5:41 PM.Auckland University has apologised for allowing a man posing as a medical student to attend classes for two years, including ones where human bodies were dissected. Audio
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Sports News for 16 October 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Hapu sells coastal land in golf course venture
5:28 PM.A Northland hapu has sold a third of its coastal land north of Auckland, to an American financier for a private golf course. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 October 2012
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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MSD warned about security flaws at kiosks a year ago
5:20 PM.It's been revealed that the Ministry of Social Development was warned about the flaws in security at its self-service kiosks a year ago after testing by a specialist IT company. Audio
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Maori Council going ahead with legal action
5:17 PM.The Maori Council has decided to go to court to fight for water rights. Audio
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Two MPs kicked out as they objected to PM.
5:14 PM.Two MPs were kicked out of Parliament this afternoon as they objected to the Prime Minister making a personal statement about his knowledge of the Kim Dotcom affair. Audio
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Canisters could have exploded on Air NZ plane
5:07 PM.The Defence Minister says the Defence Force is very lucky its oxygen-generating canisters did not explode on board an Air New Zealand passenger jet that flew to Canada. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 16 October 2012
5:00 PM.Dangerous oxygen cylinders on board an Air New Zealand passenger jet. MPs objecting to John Key's Dotcom correction get kicked out of Parliament and MSD warned about security flaws at public… Read more Audio