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Checkpoint for Monday 12 November 2012
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Royal watchers turned out in force (2012)
6:59 PM.We leave you tonight with the royal watchers who turned out in force in Auckland today to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall who are on a six day Jubilee tour of New… Read more Audio
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Dolphin plan does not go far enough
6:55 PM.Over 21-thousand submissions have been received on a plan to save the Maui Dolphin. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 12 November 2012
6:49 PM.Tributes are being paid to a prominent Te Arawa leader who died today, after a long battle with diabetes; A veteran of the 28th Maori Battalion has died, reducing the number of surviving veterans to… Read more Audio
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Enquiry to consider opposition to new motorway
6:45 PM.The Transport Agency's defended a four lane expressway north of Wellington against opponents gathered today at the opening of a board of enquiry into the road. Audio
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Mining contracts under scrutiny in Australia
6:41 PM.A corruption inquiry in Australia has heard the awarding of mining contracts to friends of former Labor ministers robbed hundreds of millions of dollars from New South Wales. Audio
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Pay gap between men and women ten year high
6:36 PM.The pay gap between men and women is the biggest in 10 years and there are calls for the government to step in an take action to reverse the trend. Audio
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Sports News for 12 November 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 November 2012
6:23 PM.The introduction of KiwiSaver has made people more aware of the need to save for retirement but the difficult economic environment is putting people off. Audio
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Waihi shooting exhibition opens at police college
6:16 PM.An exhibition opens this evening aimed at rehabilitating the reputation of a police officer who killed a striking Waihi gold miner a hundred years ago today. Audio
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Chch Boys High principal resigns for new job in the Ministry
6:11 PM.The principal of Christchurch Boys high school has resigned to take up a new job in the Ministry of Education overseeing the planned major shakeup of schools in Canterbury. Audio
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Police closing in on escaped offenders
6:08 PM.The police hunting three men, two of them high-risk offenders, are now more certain they are in the Arthur's Pass area or were there recently. Audio
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Surfers worried about largely untreated sewage discharges
5:57 PM.Surfers and swimmers are worried they will get sick when largely untreated sewage is pumped into a popular New Plymouth surf break from today. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 12 November 2012
5:49 PM.A veteran of the 28th Maori Battalion has died, reducing the number of surviving veterans to 25; Tributes are being paid to a prominent Te Arawa leader who died today, after a long battle with… Read more Audio
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Super city's super brothel controversy
5:47 PM.The businessmen hoping to open a so-called super brothel in the super City are warning consent laws shouldn't be re-written just because of public opposition. Audio
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Meatworkers' union calls for Govt leadership to save industry
5:43 PM.The Meatworkers' union says the Government needs to take action if it is to save the declining meat industry. Audio
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Royal watchers get up close with Charles and Camilla
5:36 PM.Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have kept to a hectic schedule of activities in Auckland today, meeting olympians, watching a hairy maclary show and meeting locals on Queen Street. Audio
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Sports News for 12 November 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Trial begins for man accused of road rage stabbing murder
5:25 PM.A Jury has heard that a man accused of fatally stabbing another man in a road rage attack claims he acted in self-defence. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 November 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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A mother of a mental health patient wants police to apologise
5:18 PM.The mother of a mental health patient at the centre of botched sexual assault investigation says she's never had an apology from the police for what happened. Audio
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Union raises prospect of industrial action at port
5:10 PM.The Maritime Union has raised the prospect of more industrial action at the Ports of Auckland now that facilitation in the long-running labour dispute has failed. Audio
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Summing up at JJ Lawrence trial
5:07 PM.The lawyer for a man accused of killing an Auckland toddler has told the High Court the crown has made an imaginative case, that has no compelling evidence. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 12 November 2012
5:00 PM.A court hears that a toddler was murdered because he was a nuisance. The Ports of Auckland dispute escalates again and trial begins for man accused of road rage stabbing murder. Audio