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Checkpoint for Friday 16 November 2012
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The title of Senior Counsel is to be replaced by that of QC
6:57 PM.The highest title a lawyer can get, Queens Counsel, is being brought back four years after Labour axed it. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 16 November 2012
6:54 PM.A group set up to advance Maori interests in freshwater fisheries says issues over iwi rights and interests in freshwater must be resolved quickly; Labour says too many vacant Crown properties are… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 16 November 2012
6:38 PM.The Labour Party is holding its annual conference in Auckland over the weekend - the first for David Shearer as party leader. Audio
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Sports News for 16 November 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Queensland lawmakers told Bill discriminatory
6:26 PM.Queensland lawmakers have been told a Bill that blocks New Zealanders getting sickness and unemployment benefits will create a permanent second class of people. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 November 2012
6:23 PM.The chief executive of the BNZ says the country's tax system needs a shake-up. Audio
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Bob Scott dies
6:16 PM.The former All Blacks fullback Bob Scott has died at the age of 91. Audio
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Bowel cancer found in more than 33 in first year of pilot
5:55 PM.The country's first screening programme for bowel cancer has detected the cancer in more than 33 people in its first year. Audio
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Royals charm Christchurch crowds
5:51 PM.The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have charmed Christchurch crowds during their final day in New Zealand. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 16 November 2012
5:46 PM.Labour says too many vacant Crown properties are being vandalised, tagged, and kicked around - and no-one seems to care; A group set up to advance Maori interests in freshwater fisheries says issues… Read more Audio
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Labour Party conference kicks off in Auckland
5:44 PM.New rules to elect the Labour Party leader are one of the major talking points at the party's annual conference, which has started today in Auckland. Audio
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NZ needs to learn lessons from BP oil disaster
5:40 PM.Environmental groups say New Zealand is grossly underprepared to deal with an oil disaster similar to that of the Deepwater horizon explosion. Audio
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Government plans to make Hobsonville Point housing affordable
5:36 PM.The Government has reheated plans put on hold three years ago to make sure some houses at Hobsonville Point are priced under half a million dollars. Audio
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Sports News for 16 November 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Increased likelihood of an eruption at Mt Ruapehu
5:26 PM.People are being told to stay away from the crater lake on Mount Ruapehu as the volcano is showing signs it could suddenly erupt. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 November 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Drugs found with body found on grounded yacht
5:18 PM.200 kilos of cocaine have been seized from a yacht found run aground off Tonga with a decomposed body on board. Audio
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Meth-fuelled gang member jailed for shooting at cop
5:16 PM.A gang member who shot at a police officer in central Auckland while high on methamphetamine has been jailed for eight years and three months. Audio
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Rocket hits Tel Aviv killing three
5:12 PM.Arsen Ostrovsky is an Australian living in Tel Aviv, he's been in the south today, where he saw the house where a Hamas rocket hit, killing three Israelis. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 16 November 2012
5:00 PM.Hamas rocket hits a house in Tel Aviv killing three, Meth-fuelled gang member jailed for shooting at cop, Drugs found with body found on grounded yacht, Increased likelihood of an eruption at Mt… Read more Audio