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Checkpoint for Monday 19 November 2012
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Judge sentences former bouncer to home detention
6:55 PM.A father broke down in tears today as he told a Court about how his family suffered after his son was killed outside a Blenheim bar. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 19 November 2012
6:49 PM.A 30-year plan to boost the Maori economy aims to create better paying jobs and higher living standards for Maori; A Kaitaia GP, Lance O'Sullivan, says he's now happy to have the freedom to improve… Read more Audio
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The latest news from Latin America
6:43 PM.To Latin America now, where negotiators for the Colombian government have arrived in Cuba for landmark peace talks with the FARC rebel group. Audio
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Public service held for Pike 29
6:41 PM.A public memorial service has just finished in the West Coast town of Blackball for the 29 men who died in the Pike River mine disaster. Audio
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Sports News for 19 November 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 November 2012
6:26 PM.A survey of small to medium sized businesses has found they are optimistic for growth over the coming months, with a quarter looking to hire more people over the next year. Audio
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Action plan to improve Maori economic development
6:23 PM.There's a new plan to grow the Maori economy. Audio
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Services sector leading economy out of the gloom
6:19 PM.Fears that the economy is heading into a soft patch have been tempered by new figures showing a sharp pick-up in the services sector. Audio
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Union leader says voting change all about democracy
6:12 PM.A former Labour Party secretary general and union affiliate says David Shearer will have a mandate to lead the party for the rest of the term if he wins tomorrow's vote. Audio
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Labour MPs vote tomorrow to endorse leader.
6:09 PM.The Labour leader David Shearer says he expects to win a leadership vote tomorrow but is refusing to say if he'll discipline David Cunliffe afterwards. Audio
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Money made back in oven mishap
5:55 PM.The Auckland couple who accidentally melted their SPCA donations in the oven, have made back the money with an online art auction. Audio
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Herald publishers selling up in South Island
5:52 PM.APN which publishes the New Zealand Herald is moving to sell up in the South Island. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 19 November 2012
5:49 PM.A Kaitaia GP, Lance O'Sullivan, now has the freedom to improve the health of the impoverished community in the Far North at his new independent practice; A 30-year plan to boost the Maori economy aims… Read more Audio
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Builders and agency say labour's housing plan is doable
5:45 PM.House builders say its unclear how the Labour Party could deliver it's plan for affordable homes across the country. Audio
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Labour MPs vote tomorrow
5:42 PM.Senior Labour MP David Cunliffe faces the prospect of being sent packing to the backbenches as punishment for undermining leader David Shearer. Audio
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The latest from Gaza
5:37 PM.More now on the violence in the Middle East where Israeli jets and warships have continued their bombardment of Gaza overnight. Audio
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Sports News for 19 November 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Friends and family of the Pike River workers remember
5:28 PM.Friends and relatives of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine two years ago today have marked the anniversary with a private memorial service close to the entrance of the mine. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 November 2012
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Heartbreak emerges over Queenstown NZ Post thefts
5:21 PM.Stories of heartbreak are emerging with the discovery of tens of thousands of undelivered letters and parcels stock-piled in Queenstown. Audio
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Police investigating Dunedin stabbing
5:18 PM.The police are looking for man who walked into a Dunedin home this morning and stabbed a woman in the neck and face. Audio
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Cunliffe faces prospect of being sacked
5:07 PM.Senior Labour MP David Cunliffe faces the prospect of being sent packing to the backbenches as punishment for undermining leader David Shearer. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 19 November 2012
5:00 PM.Labour will hold a leadership vote tomorrow afternoon. Heartbreak emerges over Queenstown NZ Post thefts and friends and family of the Pike River workers remember. Audio