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Checkpoint for Monday 25 February 2013
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Dunedin stadium still costing city millions
6:52 PM.The managers of the cash-strapped Dunedin stadium hope a major rock concert marks a turning point towards breaking even and then making a profit. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 February 2013
6:49 PM.The founding editor and publisher of an online Maori magazine is appalled by the attitude of some advertising agencies - for underestimating the technical ability of young Maori when they moved to a… Read more Audio
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Nurse used unreasonable force to wash 76-year-old
6:43 PM.A nurse who used unreasonable force to wash a 76 year old woman, and then left her naked and cold in an empty bathtub is facing disciplinary action. Audio
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Live from LA Oscars
6:36 PM.Returning to LA, where the Oscars have just finished with Argo winning best film. Audio
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Sports News for 25 February 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport Audio
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Major travelling exhibition of Ralph Hotere works
6:28 PM.A major travelling exhibition of Ralph Hotere works is being planned for later this year, as art lovers and collectors come to terms with his death. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 February 2013
6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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The Oscars
6:21 PM.The 85th Academy Awards have just wrapped up in Hollywood. Audio
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Long-awaited caucus reshuffle
6:13 PM.The former deputy leader of the Labour Party, Annette King, is back on the front bench as Labour's health spokesperson, after a long-awaited caucus reshuffle. Audio
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Rescuer thought they had plenty of time
6:11 PM.Matthieu Mereau was at the Morningside level crossing at around nine this morning walking towards the woman when she got stuck. Audio
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Man swoops in like superman as train bears down on woman
6:08 PM.A train passenger who watched a woman try to wrestle her wheelchair free on a railway line in Auckland says a man swooped in like superman to try save her from an oncoming train. Audio
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Chorus to spend 300million more on UFB network
5:56 PM.The telecommunications network provider, Chorus, says it will cost another 300-million dollars more than expected to roll out its part of the ultra-fast broadband network. Audio
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Education minister opposed Wanganui Collegiate integration bid
5:52 PM.The Labour Party says the education minister, Hekia Parata, is not in control of the education portfolio and the big decisions are being made by other ministers. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 February 2013
5:48 PM.The founding editor and publisher of an online Maori magazine is appalled by the attitude of some advertising agencies - for underestimating the technical ability of young Maori when they moved to a… Read more Audio
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More on the incredible wheelchair rescue
5:45 PM.Returning to the story of the woman struck by a freight train when her electric wheel chair got stuck earlier today at the Morningside level crossing. Audio
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Sacked principal takes legal action
5:42 PM.The lawyer for the sacked Far North principal says his client's career should not be made another casualty of the paedophile, James Parker. Audio
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Oscar winners so far
5:36 PM.The 85th Academy Awards are currently underway in Hollywood. Audio
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Sports News for 25 February 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport Audio
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PM blames previous board and management of Solid Energy.
5:26 PM.The Prime Minister has blamed the previous board and managers of coal company Solid Energy for getting it into strife. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 February 2013
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Analysis from RNZ's parliamentary chief reporter
5:19 PM.With us is our parliamentary chief reporter Jane Patterson. Audio
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Labour Party leader reveals new shadow cabinet lineup
5:15 PM.The former deputy leader of the Labour Party, Annette King, is back on the front bench as Labour's health spokesperson, after a long-awaited caucus reshuffle. Audio
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More from Kiwirail
5:11 PM.Kiwirail still hasn't filled in the gap that trapped the woman and at this stage is not checking other crossings. Audio
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The incredible wheelchair rescue from a speeding train
5:07 PM.A man who tried to free a woman whose wheelchair was stuck on an Auckland city train track has spoken of his desperate efforts to get her out as a freight train bore down on them. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 25 February 2013
5:00 PM.The incredible wheelchair rescue from a speeding train. Labour re-gigs its party lineup and the PM blames previous board and management of Solid Energy. Audio