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Checkpoint for Friday 21 December 2012
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The Government is confident it owns a large housing development
6:57 PM.Much of the land was compulsorily acquired under the Public Works Act and the Government has obtained a legal opinion on whether the new development meets the criteria for "State Housing Purposes"… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 21 December 2012
6:53 PM.The Crown signed a Deed of Settlement today on Wakatau marae in Nelson, for all outstanding historical Treaty claims with Ngati Koata; The Waitangi Tribunal has released its fourth report on how the… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 21 December 2012
6:38 PM.This week the Government released its half-yearly economic and fiscal update. The Treasury is now forecasting the economy won't grow as strongly as it predicted in the May Budget. Audio
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Sports News for 21 December 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 December 2012
6:22 PM.Latest figures show immigration is up and fewer people are crossing the Tasman. Audio
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Mahe Drysdale committed to Rio olympics
6:10 PM.The World and Olympic single sculls champion Mahé Drysdale has set his sights on another Olympic gold. Audio
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Social issues need to be kept in mind during chch rebuild
6:07 PM.Aid agencies in Canterbury say the earthquake recovery is putting buildings before people. Audio
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Chch's historic Peterborough Centre saved from wreckers
5:56 PM.A company helping to demolish earthquake damaged buildings in Christchurch, has come to the rescue of the heritage-listed Peterborough Centre. Audio
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School tackles summer fade
5:54 PM.A Dunedin secondary school is hoping to improve their 13 and 14 year olds' literacy by tackling what's known in the teaching profession as "summer fade". Audio
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Coromandel dredgers will face huge opposition - Greens
5:49 PM.Sea Group Holdings which has been granted a prospecting permit to look for gold in part of Coromandal harbour is already facing opposition. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 21 December 2012
5:46 PM.The Crown signed a Deed of Settlement today on Wakatau marae in Nelson, for all outstanding historical Treaty claim with Ngati Koata; The Maori tertiary institution Te Wananga o Aotearoa which… Read more Audio
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Record numbers needing aid for Christmas
5:39 PM.Record numbers of low income people are relying on emergency food in the lead up to Christmas. Audio
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Cyclone relief committee and mayoral fund set up in Auckland
5:36 PM.An Auckland Relief Committee and a mayoral fund have been set up to help Samoa and Fiji recover from Cyclone Evan. Audio
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Sports News for 21 December 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Scientists drill crucial ice core in Antarctica
5:27 PM.An international team of scientists in Antarctica has sucessfully drilled a 763 metre ice core which they say will give the most detailed record yet of climate change in the Ross Sea region. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 December 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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School caretaker gets hundred million dollar holiday pay
5:16 PM.Another Novopay blunder - a school caretaker, Ronnie Moffat, has gone from being short by 110 dollars every pay day to getting holiday pay of 100 million dollars. Audio
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13 year old killer's school wants troubled students tracked
5:11 PM.The principal of the Taranaki school, that the teenage killer Jordan Nelson went to, is promising to campaign to change the nationwide system that failed to alert them to his troubled background. Audio
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Treasury spells out problems with charter schools
5:07 PM.It's been revealed Treasury has problems with the Government's controversial plan to introduce charter schools and opposes using unregistered teachers. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 21 December 2012
5:00 PM.Treasury spells out problems with charter schools, 13 year old killer's school wants troubled students tracked, school caretaker gets hundred million dollar holiday pay, Scientists drill crucial ice… Read more Audio