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Checkpoint for Thursday 14 February 2013
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Hotels versus convention centre in quake tourism debate
6:57 PM.Tourism officials in Christchurch are debating what's the top priority for attracting tourists back to the quake-hit city. Audio
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Committee told buying sex on the street should be made illegal
6:51 PM.MPs have been told Parliament should go further than give the Auckland council the ability to regulate the sex trade on the streets, and actually make it illegal to buy sex workers' services. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 14 February 2013
6:47 PM.Te Manu Korihi has been told talks are to be held over plans for Ngati Tuwharetoa to consider charging Ironman New Zealand to use Lake Taupo; A body that financially backs Maori preparing claims… Read more Audio
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Food prices going up
6:41 PM.Food prices have risen at their highest rate in a year and a half. Audio
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Sports News for 14 February 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Two arrests after cocaine bust
6:28 PM.Police are calling it the largest cocaine bust in over ten years. Audio
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More on tax loopholes
6:24 PM.Labour is calling for urgent action to find out the extent of tax avoidance by multinationals here but a tax lawyer is playing down the scale of it. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 February 2013
6:21 PM.The manufacturing sector has experienced its biggest January expansion in six years, bolstered by a healthy lift in new orders. Audio
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Fiery outbursts at Dotcom Court of Appeal hearing
6:16 PM.A Court of Appeal Judge Justice Harrison has today described the Kim Dotcom case as an "utter procedural mess" and the Court of Appeal President, Justice O'Regan has suggested Mr Dotcom's lawyer was… Read more Audio
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Longest minimum jail sentence for child murderer
6:09 PM.More now on the Auckland man who is tonight beginning what's believed to be the longest minimum jail sentence ever given to a child-killer in this country. Audio
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China criticises American leadership in trade talks
5:54 PM.A former Chinese diplomat has criticised America's leadership of trade talks including New Zealand in a state-run newspaper. Audio
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Plumber tells Mainzeal subcontractors to boycott
5:50 PM.A group of Mainzeal subcontractors meeting in Christchurch in the last hour have scotched a big plumber's suggestion of a boycott, but they are pushing for more action. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 14 February 2013
5:47 PM.Te Manu Korihi has been told talks are to be held over plans for Ngati Tuwharetoa to consider charging Ironman New Zealand to use Lake Taupo; A body that financially backs Maori preparing claims… Read more Audio
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Charter schools OIA exclusion under fire in Parliament
5:43 PM.Charter schools have come under fire in Parliament because they won't be subject to the Official Information Act. Audio
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Salisbury school requests Education Minister removed
5:40 PM.The board of Nelson's Salisbury School has written to the Education Minister asking her to remove herself from any decision making about the school's future. Audio
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Company wants tax dodger crackdown to even the odds
5:37 PM.Labour is calling for urgent action to find out the extent of tax avoidance by New Zealand companies moving operations offshore. Audio
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Sports News for 14 February 2013
5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Double murdered Mark Lundy heads to London for appeal.
5:26 PM.The lawyer for the convicted double murderer Mark Lundy says their Privy Council appeal will be based on arguments that the Crown's scientific evidence was flawed. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 February 2013
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Jones appears set to return to Labour's front bench
5:20 PM.The Labour Party MP, Shane Jones, appears set to return to his position on the front bench. Audio
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NZ Post cutting 100 jobs
5:17 PM.Another one hundred jobs are going, this time at New Zealand Post. Audio
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Parole Board say Tame Iti can be released from prison
5:12 PM.The son of the Tuhoe activist Tame Iti says a manager at Waikeria Prison has nothing but praise for his father and the affect he's had on both inmates and staff. Audio
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Longest minimum jail sentence for child murderer
5:07 PM.An Auckland man is tonight beginning what's believed to be the longest minimum jail sentence ever given to a child murderer in this country. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 14 February 2013
5:00 PM.One of the heaviest sentences yet for a child killer. 100 jobs axed at New Zealand Post and Tame Iti wins his freedom. Audio