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Checkpoint for Thursday 7 February 2013
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High rates of physical and sexual violence against women
6:57 PM.A national survey by Fiji's Women's Crisis Centre has found that the majority of women interviewed have experienced either physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Audio
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Mountaineer wants Paritutu Rock organiser shut down
6:51 PM.Four charges of failing to keep people safe have been laid against a school-based outdoor education centre over the Paritutu Rock tragedy in which three people drowned. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 February 2013
6:47 PM.The convenor of a two day planning hui for the people of Waikato-Tainui iwi, says it's important action is taken on recommendations made at the gathering; An Iwi leaders' group says talks about how a… Read more Audio
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Principals meet government representives over Novopay
6:41 PM.The Principals' Federation says dealing with the error-ridden Novopay system will be a nightmare, whatever the solution. Audio
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Bushfire threatens Tasmania homes
6:38 PM.A bushfire is threatening homes in Tasmania, triggering an emergency warning to local people to get out . Audio
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Sports News for 7 February 2013
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Future of NZ science in panel's hands
6:26 PM.A panel of scientists that will help set the agenda for research in New Zealand for years to come has been announced. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 February 2013
6:24 PM.An Auckland-based company will soon be providing security for Australia's credit cards. Audio
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Up to three thousand people displaced, aid just beginning
6:16 PM.Nine people are confirmed dead and up to three thousand are homeless following the eight-point-zero magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Solomon Islands. Audio
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NZ schools need to improve maths teaching
6:10 PM.The Education Review Office has called for urgent action to improve maths teaching in primary and intermediate schools. Audio
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Mainzeal staff and contractors in limbo
6:07 PM.The fate of four hundred Mainzeal Construction employees, along with suppliers and subcontractors around the country, is in limbo, with the company now in receivership. Audio
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Mainzeal receivership raises questions over Chch rebuild
5:54 PM.The Government and Mainzeal's partner in the Christchurch rebuild are rushing to reassure people that the big building company going into receivership won't derail things there. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 February 2013
5:51 PM.The convenor of a two day planning hui for the people of Waikato-Tainui iwi, says it's important action is taken on recommendations made at the gathering - including helping descendants to find work… Read more Audio
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Review calls for shake-up of Fire Service funding
5:47 PM.A review of the Fire Service says the way it collects funding needs urgent attention. Audio
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ERO says 90% of schools could improve their maths programmes
5:40 PM.The Education Review Office has called for urgent action to improve maths teaching in primary and intermediate schools. Audio
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Unemployment rate falls as more people give up looking for work
5:37 PM.Record numbers opted out of the workforce at the end of last year as the search for work got even tougher. Audio
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Sports News for 7 February 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Lucy Lawless gets community service for Greenpeace protest
5:29 PM.Lucy Lawless, who spent four days, 50 metres up the drilling tower of a Shell oil ship, has been sentenced to 120 hours community service and ordered to pay 650 dollars in reparation to the New… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 7 February 2013
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Tsunami damage in Solomon Islands could be far worse
5:21 PM.People from the area worst hit by yesterday's tsunami in the Solomon Islands fear the damage could be far worse than currently thought Audio
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Outdoor centre responds
5:20 PM.The Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits and Education Centre refused our requests for an interview. Audio
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Charges laid over Paritutu tragedy
5:17 PM.The Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits and Education Centre could be fined up to 750 thousand dollars over the Paritutu Rock tragedy last year in which three people drowned. Audio
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Receiver has more
5:11 PM.One of the receivers from Price-Waterhouse-Coopers, Colin McCloy,says his preferred option is for Mainzeal to continue to run the construction sites in the interim while a sale plan is worked out. Audio
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Mainzeal jobs may reopen soon
5:08 PM.About 40 big building sites remain frozen around the country as the fallout from the Mainzeal receivership hits home. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 7 February 2013
5:00 PM.Dozens of building sites are at a standstill as Mainzeal goes into receivership. Charges are laid over the fatal Parituku Rock tragedy and Lucy Lawless is sentenced to community service. Audio