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Checkpoint for Monday 3 December 2012
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Convicted child molester and Catholic brother in court
6:52 PM.A convicted child molester who abused boys when he was a Catholic brother has appeared in court as Australia seeks to extradite him, after his surprise return to New Zealand. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 December 2012
6:48 PM.The people of Rapanui are preparing to welcome their Maori cousins from two traditional canoes or waka which have made a ninety day journey from New Zealand; Maori residents in Rotorua angered by a… Read more Audio
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Resource consent hearing in Waihi today
6:46 PM.Waihi householders worried a new mine under their houses will mean more blasting and dust have rallied in the street today. Audio
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Justice Minister seeks more legal advice on Bain claim
6:36 PM.Mr Bain spent 13 years in jail for the 1994 murders of his parents and three siblings, before he was acquitted at a retrial in 2009. Audio
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Sports News for 3 December 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The mail finally gets through to Queenstown residents
6:26 PM.The mail has finally got through for Queenstown people who've been missing out on large amounts of it for two years. Audio
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Evening Business for 3 December 2012
6:20 PM.Shares in Chorus have tumbled 14 percent after the Commerce Commission cut what the network operator can charge retail providers for voice and broadband services. Audio
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Industries deliberately "muddying the water" on damage
6:16 PM.A fresh water scientist says people are being deliberately mislead about the damage of intensive farming. Audio
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Auckland Council accused of failing to protect homestead
6:13 PM.The Auckland Council has been accused of failing to protect an historic homestead badly damaged by a suspicious fire. Audio
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Court upholds discrimination ruling
6:11 PM.The High Court has upheld an earlier Human Rights Review Tribunal finding that the Health Ministry discriminated against intellectually disabled people aged over 65 by not funding their community… Read more Audio
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Man says delays contributed to wife's death
6:07 PM.A man whose wife died in the collapsed CTV building has told an inquest he was stopped by the police from rescuing her, and that they ignored valuable information on where she was was inside the… Read more Audio
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Locals may have been feeding the crocodile which attacked a boy
5:56 PM.In Australia, the search is continuing for a nine-year-old boy in the Northern Territory who was taken by a crocodile as he swam at a beach near the eastern tip of Arnhem Land. Audio
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Jury deliberates Switched on gardener case
5:55 PM.A jury deciding the fate of five businessmen accused of operating a one-stop-shop for cannabis equipment, have been told not to let their beliefs on this country's drug laws get in the way of their… Read more Audio
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Communication vital for all health teams: commissioner
5:51 PM.An unnamed surgeon failed to ensure a seriously ill woman got emergency surgery quickly. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 December 2012
5:48 PM.The tangata whenua of Rapanui are preparing to give their Maori cousins a warm welcome as the Waka Tapu expedition gets ready to disembark their two waka; Maori Rotorua residents angered by a plan to… Read more Audio
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Waihi householders fight new mine
5:39 PM.Waihi householders worried a new mine under their houses will mean more blasting and dust have rallied in the street today. Audio
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Investigation into tunnel collapse launched in Tokyo
5:36 PM.To Japan now where rescue crews are risking their own lives in a bid to recover the bodies of at least nine people from inside a collapsed motorway tunnel. Audio
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Sports News for 3 December 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Body in burnt car not that of owner
5:28 PM.The body found in a burnt-out car in North Canterbury on Sunday is not the owner of the car. Audio
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Luxury hotel a rare opportunity for Dunedin- expert
5:25 PM.A hearing panel has been told to embrace the opportunity for Dunedin's first luxury hotel because it might not come again for decades. Audio
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Evening Business for 3 December 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Will a convicted child molester gone on trial in Australia?
5:17 PM.A convicted child molester who abused boys as a Catholic brother has appeared in court as Australia seeks to extradite him, after his surprise return to New Zealand on Friday. Audio
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Deadly attack on journalist described as deliberate
5:13 PM.A deadly attack on a Radio New Zealand journalist has been described as deliberate, violent and unprovoked by the crown prosecutor in court today. Audio
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Justice Minister seeks more advice on Bain claim
5:11 PM.The Justice Minister, Judith Collins, is seeking more legal advice before making a recommendation to Cabinet on whether compensation should be paid to David Bain. Audio
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Claim police ignored info on whereabouts of trapped woman
5:07 PM.A man whose wife died in the collapsed CTV building has told an inquest he was stopped by the police from rescuing her, and that they ignored valuable information on where she was was inside the… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 3 December 2012
5:00 PM.Police are accused of stopping a man rescuing his wife from the CTV building. A deadly attack on a Radio New Zealand journalist is labelled deliberate and unprovoked and te Justice Minister seeks more… Read more Audio