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Checkpoint for Thursday 8 November 2012
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 8 November 2012
5:00 PM.An unexpected sharp rise in unemployment. The Employment Minister Stephen Joyce agrees the job numbers aren't good and a crashed truck closes the desert road. Audio
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Jobs shocker pushes unemployment up to 13-year high
5:08 PM.The unemployment rate has risen sharply to a 13-year high and employers are warning there is no end in sight. Audio
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Employment Minister says latest unemployment figures not good
5:12 PM.The Employment Minister Stephen Joyce agrees the job numbers aren't good. Audio
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Truck driver still missing in Desert Road crash
5:22 PM.It apears the truck lost control as it came down a hill, missed the bridge and crashed about 5 metres down a bank into the fast flowing Waihohonu Stream in the Tongariro National Park. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 November 2012
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Injured pair still on yacht, Orion above
5:28 PM.Two injured people, one an Auckland woman, are still on board a damaged yacht 700 kilometres from Tonga, with an Airforce Orion keeping watch above. Audio
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Sports News for 8 November 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Chinese begin congress for once-a-decade power handover
5:35 PM.Less than 24 hours after US voters made their pick for president, Chinese leaders have begun a week-long congress to do the same. Audio
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Canterbury manufacturer lays off 60 people
5:38 PM.The unemployment rate has risen sharply to 7.3% a 13-year high and employers are warning there is no end in sight. Audio
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MP accuses submitter of making deeply offensive comments
5:42 PM.An MP has accused the Human Rights Commissioner of making deeply offensive comments after referring to democracy in Canterbury, and Nazi Germany. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 November 2012
5:47 PM.A Maori union man says the Government has dropped the ball on manufacturing - as new figures show more Maori are out of work; The Maori Party says opposition to a bill allowing the Treaty of Waitangi… Read more Audio
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Fire service manager regrets not taking charge of CTV site
5:51 PM.A senior member of the fire service says he regrets not taking overall charge at the CTV rescue. Audio
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Labour scores own goal over Pike River scrutiny
5:55 PM.The Government has tried to turn the tables on the Labour Party over arguments about when a Minister should resign from cabinet. Audio
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Employers cut jobs with no relief in sight
6:08 PM.The unemployment rate has surged to a 13-year high of 7-point-3 per cent, surprising economists and the Government and cementing employers' fears that there's no end in sight in a grim economy. Audio
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Government will stick with economic plan
6:10 PM.The First Union says the real jobless rate could be even worse because the latest figures are only to the end of September and its organisers have been reporting job losses on a daily basis since… Read more Audio
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Why Republicans should be worried about Hispanic voting bloc
6:14 PM.President Obama can thank the strong support from America's fastest growing demographic - Hispanics - for his return to the White House. Audio
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Judge throws out attempt to prosecute dead ship's officer
6:21 PM.A judge has thrown out a government department's unprecedented attempt to prosecute a dead man. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 November 2012
6:23 PM.The commercial office property investor, Precinct Properties, says business sentiment across its Auckland and Wellington portfolio is split between growing confidence and indecision. Audio
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Guatemala quake toll near 50 and rising
6:26 PM.Dozens have died in the worst earthquake to hit Guatemala in 36 years. Audio
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Troops in Afghanistan face danger when leaving
6:29 PM.The Defence Force says New Zealand's troops in Afghanistan will be most in danger when removing their light armoured vehicles from their base. Audio
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Sports News for 8 November 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Rumours fly about Clinton replacements
6:40 PM.After a victorious election yesterday, President Obama now needs to appoint a team of top aides and cabinet secretaries. Audio
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China is about to undergo a monumental change
6:43 PM.China is about to undergo a monumental change in its leadership. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 November 2012
6:47 PM.The Maori Party says opposition to a bill allowing the Treaty of Waitangi to be mentioned in legal oaths goes against the true partnership spirit of the Treaty; A Maori union man says the Government… Read more Audio
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Nests of internationally endangered gull destroyed
6:55 PM.Nests of a rare endangered gull have been destroyed by people driving onto a Canterbury river bed. Audio