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Checkpoint for Tuesday 22 January 2013
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Waikanae woman climbs mountain, paddles strait
6:56 PM.A 50-year-old Waikanae woman has climbed the country's highest mountain, cycled up the South Island and kayaked across Cook Strait; 14 months after nearly dying during her first attempt. Audio
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Plumbing graduates help Samoa after Cyclone Evan
6:51 PM.Five Wellington plumbing graduates now have the unusual opportunity to put their new skills to use as Samoa rebuilds in the wake of Cyclone Evan. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 22 January 2013
6:47 PM.An attempt's being made to stop Whanganui District Council continuing to be the trustee of local Maori land; The Deputy Chairman of the Gisborne iwi collective Turanganui-a-kiwa, says there's a… Read more Audio
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Online campaign labels cats native born killers
6:45 PM.The economist Gareth Morgan has begun an online campaign to get cats locked inside and discourage owners from ever getting a new one. Audio
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Second whale stranding in 24 hours
6:42 PM.A second whale has been put down by the Department of Conservation after it stranded itself on a Southland beach. Audio
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Suicide higher in rural areas
6:39 PM.A farmer who's suffered depression has gone public to back up Federated Farmers' call for more action over the rural suicide rate. Audio
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Cyclone recedes but threat sparks evacuations in Samoa
6:36 PM.Samoans remain on alert, even as Cyclone Gary moves eastwards and away from the island group. Audio
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Sports News for 22 January 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 January 2013
6:25 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Rigger blamed for causing helicopter to crash in CAA report
6:22 PM.A rigger blamed for causing a helicopter to crash while trying to put up a Christmas tree on the Auckland waterfront is hitting out at the Civil Aviation Authority. Audio
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White Island boat tours carry on despite volcanic unrest
6:16 PM.Scientists says volcanic unrest at White Island is the most vigorous for years and there's a 50/50 chance the volcano could soon erupt. Audio
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Conservation group responds
6:13 PM.Meanwhile, Forest and Bird is pleased Nick Smith is being appointed Minister of Conservation. Audio
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Cabinet reshuffle results in return of Nick Smith
6:08 PM.The Prime Minister John Key says he asked Phil Heatley and Kate Wilkinson to resign as ministers, because he needs to make room for new faces. Audio
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The latest from the Australian Open
5:57 PM.It's time for our Australian Open update, and our tennis correspondent in Melbourne is Bill Scott. Audio
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Mount Cook hut deemed safe to reopen after rockfall
5:55 PM.A hut in the Mount Cook area has been deemed safe to re-open after a colossal rockfall nearby. Audio
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Family First links gay marriage with incest
5:52 PM.A Christian lobby group has linked same sex marriage with incest in its submission against the Marriage Amendment Bill. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 22 January 2013
5:49 PM.An attempt's being made to stop Whanganui District Council from controlling some Maori land; The Deputy Chairman of the Gisborne iwi collective Turanganui-a-kiwa, says there's a challenge for young… Read more Audio
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Cabinet reshuffle results in return of Nick Smith
5:46 PM.The director of the Salvation Army social policy and parliament unit, Major Campbell Roberts, was listening to that and is with us. Audio
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Cabinet reshuffle results in return of Nick Smith
5:42 PM.More on our top story now with the recently disgraced Nick Smith invited back into Cabinet. Audio
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Fire on Great Barrier Island results in evacuation
5:36 PM.People in more than 20 homes and a factory on Great Barrier Island have been evacuated due to a large fire. Audio
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Sports News for 22 January 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Auckland apartment fire deliberately lit
5:28 PM.The police are hunting the arsonist who set alight an Auckland apartment block where fire alarms had been turned off. Audio
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Barack Obama makes his liberal agenda clear
5:23 PM.He pledged to fight climate change, battle for gun-control and, for the first time ever in an inaugural address, made an impassioned plea for gay rights. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 January 2013
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Fifty fifty chance White Island could blow
5:18 PM.Scientists say volcanic unrest at White Island is the most vigorous for years and there's a 50/50 chance the volcano could soon erupt. Audio
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More from RNZ's Political Editor
5:14 PM.With us is our political editor Brent Edwards. Audio
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PM brings back Nick Smith in Cabinet reshuffle
5:08 PM.The Prime Minister has sacked the Housing and Conservation Ministers but resurrected the recently disgraced Nick Smith and promoted young Auckland MP Nikki Kaye in his Cabinet reshuffle today. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 22 January 2013
5:00 PM.The housing and conservation ministers are dumped but Nick Smith is back in Cabinet. Barack Obama lays bare his liberal agenda and a fifty fifty chance White Island could soon erupt. Audio