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Checkpoint for Wednesday 17 October 2012
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Engineers believe AMI stadium can be fixed
6:57 PM.The company which insured Christchurch's AMI stadium has been told that the building can be repaired for the sum it is insured for. Audio
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Group's job to find savings in DHBs yields 110 million
6:53 PM.All 20 district health boards have saved 110 million dollars over the past two years by streamlining administration and support work. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 17 October 2012
6:49 PM.About sixty five iwi are to be offered the chance to take shares in state owned enterprises; A Ruapehu iwi says it will hold back on the Government's offer to set aside shares in State-Owned Energy… Read more Audio
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Dangerous goods mishandled by the Air Force
6:46 PM.The Air Force has found that it incorrectly identified eight lots of dangerous goods over several years, as it responds to the revelation that it put explosive gas canisters on an Air New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Underage drinkers will be caught out
6:39 PM.Underage drinkers will be caught out under new security measures adopted by some Auckland bars which force customers to have their pictures taken and their drivers licences scanned. Audio
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Hone Harawira calls his charges petty and unnecessary
6:37 PM.The Mana Party leader, Hone Harawira, has defended his protest action in court and called the charge against him over the top and pointless. Audio
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Sports News for 17 October 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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SOE partial sales put Contact Energy under more scrutiny
6:24 PM.Contact Energy will be under greater scrutiny with the planned partial privatisation of state-owned power companies, but it's chairman is confident the firm will benefit. Audio
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Winston Peters' bill set to fail this evening
6:20 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters' bill to make the Reserve Bank consider the exchange rate will be debated this evening, but is doomed to fail. Audio
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Absurb for Ministry to claim no systemic pay problems
6:17 PM.Principals and teachers say it's both absurd and disingenuous for the Ministry of Education to claim the new payroll system has no systemic problems. Audio
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Police Minister says no more money for force
6:14 PM.The Police Minister has again told the force there is no extra money available for it now, or on the horizon. Audio
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Psychiatrist describes mental illness of teenager's killer
6:07 PM.The 19 year old who stabbed Auckland teenager, Christie Marcaeu, to death at her family home has been found NOT guilty of her murder by reason of insanity. Audio
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English still intends to scuttle paid parental legislation
5:54 PM.The Finance Minister says he will still veto a Labour member's bill to extend paid parental leave, even if the policy costs a lot less than he said it would. Audio
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Questions over people's information kept private by bars
5:51 PM.Some bars are forcing drinkers to have their photos taken to keep out people who are under age or known trouble makers. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 17 October 2012
5:48 PM.About sixty five iwi are to be offered the chance to take shares in state owned enterprises; The Iwi Leaders Group is pleased that tribes have a choice to take up the shares - saying the Government… Read more Audio
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GCSB refusing to comment on disciplinary action.
5:43 PM.The Government Communications Security Bureau is refusing to say whether any disciplinary action has been taken against staff involved in the Kim Dotcom affair. Audio
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More on Maori being offered a stake in energy companies
5:40 PM.Iwi leaders are pleased the government has preserved opportunities for yet-to-settle iwi. Audio
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Crown Prosecutor on Marceau killer not guilty
5:36 PM.The killer of of Auckland teenager, Christie Marcaeu, has been found NOT guilty of her murder by reason of insanity. Audio
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Sports News for 17 October 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Candidates go head to head for second time
5:26 PM.Listening to the debate in Long Island was our correspondent Simon Marks who says Barack Obama certainly did better second time around. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 October 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Defence Force checks if it put other dangerous goods on planes
5:16 PM.The Defence Force is checking to see if it has put dangerous goods on any other passenger planes after admitting putting explosive gas canisters on an Air New Zealand flight. Audio
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Some iwi will be offered state-owned power company shares
5:12 PM.Iwi with treaty claims are going to be offered a stake in State-Owned Energy companies which are up for partial sale. Audio
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Christie Marceau's killer not guilty by reason of insanity.
5:07 PM.A judge has found the man who killed Auckland teenager, Christie Marceau, not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 17 October 2012
5:00 PM.Christie Marceau's killer is found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity. Some Maori will be offered a stake in State-Owned Energy companies and round two in the US presidential debate. Audio