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Checkpoint for Friday 26 April 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 26 April 2013
6:52 PM.Te Arawa Lakes Trust is supporting a group that includes three local hapu in opposing a new expressway in Rotorua - saying it will go directly to government Ministers; A Bay of Plenty tribe has… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 26 April 2013
6:38 PM.For the first time in the region's history, a delegation of more than 60 Pacific MPs and political leaders came to the New Zealand Parliament to participate in a regional assembly. Audio
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Sports News for 26 April 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 April 2013
6:22 PM.The wine company, Delegat's Group, has bought the assets of Australian winemaker, Barossa Valley Estate, for about $30 million from it's receiver. Audio
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Earthquake engineers told it will get easier
6:17 PM.Earthquake engineers working on the rebuild of Christchurch have been told they are in the most painful part, two years on. Audio
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UK avoids triple dip recession
6:14 PM.Britain has avoided a triple dip recession by recording economic growth in the first quarter of 2013. A third recession since the financial crisis could have been disastrous for the coalition… Read more Audio
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Chester Borrows has more on new courtroom set-up
6:10 PM.The Government is trialling a new type of courtroom set-up, which moves offenders out of the dock and instead places them directly in front of judges. Audio
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NZ's head trade delegate says a lot more
5:55 PM.China has overtaken Australia to become New Zealand's biggest export market for the first time. Audio
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The latest on the fatal crash in Auckland
5:51 PM.Returning now to the fatal crash on the Auckland motorway which is causing major traffic jams. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 26 April 2013
5:47 PM.Te Arawa Lakes Trust is supporting a group that includes three local hapu in opposing a new expressway in Rotorua - saying it will go directly to government Ministers; A Bay of Plenty tribe has… Read more Audio
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Government plans to give increased rights to employers
5:44 PM.The Government plans to give increased rights to employers in a move it says will make employment relationships fairer. But the Council of Trade Unions has denounced the Employment Relations Amendment… Read more Audio
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Church releases cathedral rebuild cost details
5:42 PM.A campaign group fighting to restore the Christchurch cathedral says it will scrutinise just-released documents to see if the Anglican Church's cost estimates are sound. Audio
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Man jailed for child sex crimes
5:36 PM.A Te Awamutu man who was part of international child porn ring and sexually violated a very young boy has been jailed indefinitely. Audio
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Sports News for 26 April 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australian mining magnate wants to be next leader
5:27 PM.An Australian billionaire and mining tycoon has declared he wants to be that country's next prime minister and he plans to stand for a Queensland seat in September's election. Audio
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Man pleads guilty to unusual drink-drive charge
5:24 PM.A Christchurch man has pleaded guilty to letting another man drive while drunk. Appearing in the Christchurch District court, Ben Beazley admitted aiding and abetting his friend by allowing him to… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 26 April 2013
5:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Deadly fire in Russian hospital
5:16 PM.To Moscow where 38 people are feared dead following a fire at a psychiatric hospital in the middle of the night. Audio
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Accused placed before judge in controversial trial
5:12 PM.The Government is promising courts will be kept safe under a new set up where the accused is placed directly in front of a judge instead of being in the dock. Audio
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Heavy traffic jam in Auckland following crash
5:08 PM.A fatal crash has closed parts of the northbound side of Auckland's southern motorway and there is a major jam heading towards the Bombay Hills. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 26 April 2013
5:00 PM.Heavy traffic jam in Auckland following crash; Accused placed before judge in controversial trial; Deadly fire in Russian hospital; UK avoids triple dip recession; Earthquake engineers told it will… Read more Audio