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Checkpoint for Friday 15 March 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 15 March 2013
6:54 PM.A Maori run farming operation in Whanganui is being forced to sell some stock early - because of the severe drought conditions hitting the region hard; Maori are being urged to decide what type of… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 15 March 2013
6:36 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 15 March 2013
6:36 PM.The two men who used to head Solid Energy have broken their silence over how the state owned coal company ended up nearly $400 million in debt. Audio
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Auckland council launches plan to reshape city
6:27 PM.Auckland's mayor is calling on the Government to get behind the plan to re-shape the country's biggest city over the next thirty years. The public now has nearly three months to have its say on higher… Read more Audio
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Bereaved father fears safety audit not good enough
6:23 PM.A man whose daughter was killed in a bridge swinging accident says he already has fears a new safety audit system for adventure tourism activities is not rigorous enough. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 March 2013
6:20 PM.The hard-hit manufacturing sector is experiencing some much needed relief due to a stronger construction industry, but that hasn't translated into more jobs as yet. Audio
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The 9th annual Womad festival beginning
6:17 PM.The annual World of Music and Dance festival is kicking off in New Plymouth for it's 9th year bringing a mosaic of music, dance and traditional culture from 21 countries. Audio
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Otago rugby union in the black for first time since 2005
6:14 PM.The Otago rugby union says it has finally got clear of the bad days of multi-million dollar debts and losses. Audio
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Entire North Island is in a state of drought
6:09 PM.Faced with the driest weather in thirty years, the Government today declared the entire North Island in a state of drought. Audio
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Fijian protests call for NZ to toughen stance on Bainimarama
5:56 PM.Fijians living in New Zealand are calling for tougher sanctions to end the rule of the military-backed Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. Audio
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Kerikeri woman: NZ'er being chased off treaty grounds
5:50 PM.A Northland woman says the Waitangi National Trust is chasing New Zealanders as well as overseas visitors off the Treaty Grounds, in its bid to collect entry fees. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 15 March 2013
5:48 PM.A Maori-run farming operation in Whanganu is being forced to sell some stock early - because of the severe drought conditions hitting the region hard; Maori are being urged to decide whether they want… Read more Audio
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Government releases official document to back up Key's claims
5:43 PM.The Government has today released official documents to back up the Prime Minister's claims that Solid Energy asked for a billion-dollar cash injection to expand its business. Audio
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185 printing jobs are axed
5:35 PM.185 people have lost their jobs after the printing firm, Geon, collapsed. The TransTasman printing firm employs about 300 people at sites in Wellington, Auckland and Napier. Audio
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Sports News for 15 March 2013
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Deerstalker recounts fatally shooting hunting friend at inquest
5:26 PM.A deerstalker has told an inquest he really believed that he had shot a deer when he had actually shot and killed his hunting companion. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 March 2013
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Capital and Merchant Finance directors sentenced
5:21 PM.The former chief executive of Capital and Merchant Finance will serve an extra year in jail, and two other directors will complete home detention sentences for misleading investors in the failed… Read more Audio
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Concessions and counter-claims over Solid Energy
5:16 PM.The Government has released official documents detailing why a request from Solid Energy to proceed with a major expansion was turned down. Audio
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All of The North Island declared in drought
5:10 PM.Manawatu, Wanganui, Wairarapa and Wellington, Taranaki and the East Coast join the five other regions already declared drought zones. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 15 March 2013
5:00 PM.All of The North Island declared in drought; Concessions and counter-claims over Solid Energy; Capital and Merchant Finance directors sentenced; The 9th annual Womad festival beginning; and Otago… Read more Audio