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Checkpoint for Thursday 25 October 2012
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 25 October 2012
5:00 PM.Police deception threatens another gang prosecution. Solid Energy makes 350 staff and contractors at Spring Creek redundant and Pike River's Peter Whittall pleads not guilty in Greymouth. Audio
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Third gang prosecution in jeopardy from police botch-up
5:07 PM.Another gang case is poised to be thrown out because of the fake police prosecution that derailed months of undercover work in Nelson. Audio
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Police Minister defends force
5:12 PM.A lawyer for some of the Red Devils, Tony Bamford says the police could end up having to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Defences legal expenses. Audio
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Solid Energy axes 350 jobs at the Spring Creek coal mine
5:15 PM.Solid Energy has confirmed it is mothballing Spring Creek mine and 350 staff and contractors are losing their jobs. Audio
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Not guilty pleas from Peter Whittall
5:19 PM.Pike River's former chief executive has today pleaded not guilty to all charges brought by the Department of Labour following the explosions which killed 29 miners in 2010. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 October 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland Council votes to exclude maori members
5:25 PM.The Auckland Council has voted to exclude the Independent Maori Statutory board from having any say over next year's council budget. Audio
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Legislation rights one of most shameful moments in history.
5:28 PM.Maori MPs say legislation being considered by Parliament goes some way towards dealing with one of the most shameful moments in New Zealand's history. Audio
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Sports News for 25 October 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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PSA disease shows up in Kerikeri orchard
5:36 PM.Northland's always-fragile economy has taken a body blow today with confirmation that the kiwifruit vine-killing disease Psa has arrived in the region. Audio
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Six people charged over advertising scam
5:40 PM.A major operation involving several government agencies has led to the arrests of six people accused of running an advertising invoice scam that netted them one-point-six million dollars. Audio
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New Reserve Bank governor plays it safe, keeps OCR on hold
5:44 PM.The new Reserve Bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, did little to disturb the legacy of his predeccesor at his first Official Cash Rate review today - keeping the benchmark interest rate at its record low.
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Manu Korihi News for 25 October 2012
5:49 PM.Maori have been cut out of deciding what the budget should be for Auckland Council; Te Whakatohea rangatira, Mokomoko, and his family are finally due to have their mana restored by legislation; A new… Read more Audio
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Police ordered to pay in people smuggling case
5:52 PM.The police are to pay more than two-thousand dollars costs to four Chinese men charged with people-smuggling. Audio
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Cancer experts skeptical of claims breast cancer risk
5:55 PM.Australian researchers have found women living further south are nearly twice as likely to develop breast cancer. Audio
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Minister defends police as third undercover case falls
6:08 PM.The Police have just announced its reviewing aspects of their undercover operations to ensure what happened in the Red Devils case in Nelson does not happen again. Audio
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Police ordered to pay in people smuggling case
6:19 PM.The police are to pay more than two-thousand dollars costs to four Chinese men charged with people-smuggling. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 October 2012
6:21 PM.The country's largest lender, ANZ New Zealand, has recorded a profit off the back of increased lending and flat costs. Audio
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Sports News for 25 October 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Red Devils lawyer reacts to police undercover review
6:37 PM.Returning to the police's botched undercover gang operation in Nelson which has now scuppered three gang prosecutions. Audio
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Bad news still sinking in for Northland growers
6:40 PM.Northland's always-fragile economy has taken a body blow today with confirmation that the vine-killing disease Psa has arrived in the region. Audio
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Reports of a deadly purge in North Korea
6:44 PM.South Korean media is reporting that a senior official in North Korea has been executed for drinking alcohol during the mourning period for the former leader Kim Jong-il. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 25 October 2012
6:47 PM.Maori have been cut out of deciding what the budget should be for Auckland Council; Te Whakatohea rangatira, Mokomoko, and his family are finally due to have their mana restored by legislation; The… Read more Audio
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New ticketing system for trains in Auckland,
6:53 PM.Auckland's transport agency has officially launched its new 100 million dollar public transport ticketing system but still has no idea how it will make sure customers are paying for their rides. Audio
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Solid Energy confirms mine's mothballing, jobs cut
6:55 PM.The State owned coal miner Solid Energy has confirmed Spring Creek mine will be mothballed and 350 staff and contractors will lose their jobs. Audio
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West Coast deer poaching
6:58 PM.A West Coast farmer is warning that someone is going to end up being shot or even killed, if hunters persist in trying to poach deer illegally - and in the middle of the night. Audio