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Checkpoint for Monday 4 February 2013
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Donations scheme gets mixed support
6:57 PM.Charities want a payroll giving scheme changed so it's better suited to small businesses. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 February 2013
6:47 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has rejected a plea from a Far North iwi to use special powers to order the Crown to return land wrongly taken from the iwi; The MP for Te Tai Tokerau MP, Hone Harawira, expects… Read more Audio
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Japanese taxpayers keep whaling fleet afloat
6:42 PM.The Japanese Government has been forced to prop up its whaling programme with injections of a new taxpayer funded subsidy. Audio
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Titewhai made own decision to keep her role
6:37 PM.Calls for Titewhai Harawira to step aside at Waitangi appear to have fallen on deaf ears. Audio
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Sports News for 4 February 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Team New Zealand launches boat that will chase America's Cup
6:28 PM.The America's cup challenger Team New Zealand has launched the yacht which it hopes will bring back the trophy later this year. Audio
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Government agrees to delay Bain's compensation application
6:24 PM.The Government has agreed to delay considering David Bain's bid for compensation over his wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Audio
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Evening Business for 4 February 2013
6:22 PM.The agri-tech firm, Tru-Test, has bought the milk storage and refrigeration provider, Dairy Technology Services, for an undisclosed price. Audio
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Murder victim's family tell of grief
6:19 PM.A Rotorua woman is tonight beginning a 17 year sentence for killing her lover last November. Audio
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West Coast mayor on Solid Energy boss quitting
6:12 PM.The chief executive of the state-owned coal mining company, Solid Energy, has suddenly quit his one-point-four million dollar job, but just why is not clear. Audio
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Man injured during chase doesn't blame the police
6:08 PM.A man left brain injured and in a wheelchair after a police chase in Auckland says they're not to blame despite a report revealing numerous mistakes and breaches by the police. Audio
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Three midwives contributed to death of newborn
5:50 PM.A hospital midwife who failed to realise a baby was in distress because she monitored the mother's heart by mistake was too embarrassed to admit she didn't know how to use the equipment. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 February 2013
5:47 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has rejected a plea from a Far North iwi to use special powers to order the Crown to return land wrongly taken from the iwi; The MP for Te Tai Tokerau MP, Hone Harawira, expects… Read more Audio
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Blackout at the Super Bowl
5:44 PM.About a third of American's watch it - and today for the first time ever there was a power black out that plunged the country's most famous sporting spectacle into darkness. Audio
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Shearer gets second endorsement.
5:40 PM.David Shearer's leadership of the Labour Party has been endorsed for the second time in a couple of months and he says it puts his hold on the job beyond question. Audio
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Police claim grandmother planned abduction
5:37 PM.A Dunedin woman charged with abducting her two-year-old granddaughter tried to evade police by changing her car's number plates. Audio
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Sports News for 4 February 2013
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Hospital midwife's embarrassment to blame for death
5:27 PM.A hospital midwife who failed to realise a baby was in distress because she monitored the mother's heart by mistake was too embarrassed to admit she didn't know how to use the equipment. Audio
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Evening Business for 4 February 2013
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Prime Minister to face Maori Council at Waitangi
5:20 PM.The Prime Minister will be forced to face off with the lead claimant over water rights at Waitangi tomorrow. Audio
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Rotorua woman gets 17 years for murder
5:17 PM.A Rotorua woman will spend 17 years behind bars for killing her lover last November. Audio
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Solid Energy CEO quits, mayor says he was pushed
5:14 PM.Don Elder has quit suddenly from his one point four million dollar job at Solid Energy on the back of its big losses and the axeing of more than 500 workers last year. Audio
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Man who was brain damaged in a police chase blames himself
5:07 PM.A man who was seriously injured in a police chase riddled with mistakes, including an illegal roadblock, says he doesn't blame the officers for what happened and his injuries are his own fault. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 4 February 2013
5:00 PM.A man brain damaged in a police chase blames himself. The country's top coal boss quits suddenly and the Prime Minister heads towards a water rights faceoff at Waitangi. Audio