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Checkpoint for Wednesday 10 April 2013
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Hansen to take All Blacks through to the 2015 World Cup
6:57 PM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has been rewarded for a successful first season by having his contract extended until after the 2015 rugby World Cup. Audio
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GCSB involvement in local crime fighting supported
6:54 PM.Crime fighters want the Government to change the law so that its spy agency can monitior New Zealanders on behalf of the Police or Security Intelligence Service. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 10 April 2013
6:50 PM.The Ngapuhi Runanga has thrown its support behind the Northland hapu, Ngati Hau, which has told an Australian mining company to stay out of its tribal territory; A group of MPs has challenged Maori… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 10 April 2013
6:43 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Wahine disaster memorial day
6:42 PM.Survivors and rescuers gathered in Wellington today to mark the 45th anniversary of the Wahine disaster. Audio
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IRD may be allowed to pass on taxpayer information
6:38 PM.Lawyers, tax experts and business people have told Inland Revenue that if it's going to help the police solve serious crime the information it hands over has to be accurate, relevant and NOT part of a… Read more Audio
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Wilson's lawyer on his prison recall
6:27 PM.Returning to the recall to prison of the serial rapist Stewart Murray Wilson. Audio
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Alarm at countries resuming executions
6:25 PM.Despite a global trend towards abolishing the death penalty, last year saw executions resume in many countries that had not used capital punishment for some time. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 April 2013
6:21 PM.Exporters are set to come under further pressure, with the New Zealand dollar forecast to keep rising against the currencies of the country's major trading partners - that's after breaking through the… Read more Audio
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Moratorium called for on controversial housing developments
6:14 PM.MPs have been asked to halt housing redevelopment and urban renewal plans, which some say are destroying communities and leaving state houses vacant. Audio
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Wilson has been permanently recalled to prison
6:11 PM.The serial rapist Stewart Murray Wilson has been permanently recalled to prison. Audio
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Opposition forces urgent debate on GCSB report
6:08 PM.The opposition has forced an urgent debate in Parliament this afternoon, on the report that questioned the legality of 56 operations by the Government's spy agency. Audio
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Accused spoke of wanting to kill someone - Miles trial witness
5:51 PM.A woman who was a friend of Gavin Gosnell, has told the High Court in Christchurch he used to tell her all the time that he wanted to kill somebody. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 10 April 2013
5:47 PM.A group of MPs has challenged Maori Television over how it's managed to build up a financial reserve of 15 million dollars; The Ngapuhi Runanga has thrown its support behind the Northland hapu, Ngati… Read more Audio
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Temporary accommodation villages not economically viable
5:43 PM.Major plans to build temporary accommodation in Christchurch, for workers rebuilding the city, has been shelved. Audio
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South Korea ups surveillance of North
5:40 PM.South Korea has upped its surveillance of North Korea after Pyongyang moved one or more mid-range missiles in readiness for a possible launch. Audio
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The police respond
5:39 PM.The police refused to have Mike Bush or any other officer come on Checkpoint. But in the last few minutes the Police Commissioner Peter Marshall has put out a statement saying he gives his absolute… Read more Audio
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Arthur Allan Thomas critisises Police.
5:35 PM.Arthur Allan Thomas has today described the man who wrongly put him behind bars as a corrupt cop that criminalised the police force. Audio
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Sports News for 10 April 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The latest from RNZ's Political Editor
5:27 PM.And Brent Edwards is with us. Audio
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Opposition parties don't believe PM didn't know
5:24 PM.Opposition parties say they don't believe the Prime Minister when he says he knew nothing about possible illegal spying by the GCSB before September last year. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 April 2013
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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More from our Northland reporter
5:19 PM.The mother of two boys abused by Parker says he has left a trail of wrecked lives and distraught families in his wake. Audio
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Lawyer for paedaphile teacher says his client shouldn't get PD
5:15 PM.The lawyer for the disgraced Kaitaia teacher, James Parker says his client doesn't deserve to be locked up indefinitely because his sexual crimes against 20 young boys are not the worst kind of such… Read more Audio
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Savings could be between 10 million and 95 million dollars.
5:11 PM.Nigel Wilkson who heads Health Benefits Limited says the savings could be between 10 million and 95 million dollars. Audio
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Government consider contracting out hospital meals
5:07 PM.The jobs of 13 hundred workers who prepare patients' meals are in limbo under a plan to close all public hospital kitchens. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 10 April 2013
5:00 PM.1300 jobs in limbo with a plan to close hospital kitchens. A Kaitaia paedophile teacher pleads guilty to 25 more charges and Opposition parties don't believe PM didn't know about illegal GCSB… Read more Audio