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Checkpoint for Tuesday 7 May 2013
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The police praise the fast response of aircraft engineers
6:57 PM.The Police are praising the fast response of two aircraft engineers who managed to free themselves from their helicopter after it crashed into Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. Audio
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Waihi residents voice worries over Waihi mine
6:53 PM.A Waihi woman who lives directly above the site of an underground mine that's just won approval says many locals are distraught. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 May 2013
6:49 PM.The Green Party says a Government funding increase to fight Rheumatic Fever is just a band aid that will do nothing to eliminate the cause of the disease; Members of Parekura Horomia'sNgati Porou iwi… Read more Audio
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Aaron Gilmore has made a public apology today
6:44 PM.The National list MP, Aaron Gilmore, has made a public apology today, for what he described as behaving like a dickhead at a Hanmer Springs hotel. Audio
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Rates rebels say council playing dirty over funds
6:40 PM.The leaders of a rates rebellion in Kaipara say the council's using dirty tactics in a bid to end the revolt. Audio
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Gay priest human rights hearing
6:34 PM.The Anglican Bishop of Auckland, Ross Bay, says he told a gay man there'd be no point in him training to be a priest because it would only reach a dead end. Audio
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Sports News for 7 May 2013
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Parliamentary business suspended for tributes to Horomia
6:25 PM.Parliamentary business was suspended this afternoon, while MPs paid their respects to the late Labour MP, Parekura Horomia. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 May 2013
6:23 PM.Hellaby Holdings has now completed a 73 million dollar purchase of an 85 percent stake in the industrial services company Contract Resources. Hellaby's managing director, John Williamson, says it… Read more Audio
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Inmate says accused said he would kill ex-partner
6:18 PM.A prison inmate has described how Nikki Roper said he would kill his ex partner Alexsis Tovizi, just days before she died in December 2010. Audio
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NZ First not interested in sitting down with Prime Minister
6:15 PM.The New Zealand First leader says he's not interested in sitting down with the Prime Minister to talk about updating the laws governing the country's electronic spy agency. Audio
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Otago principal says dump Novopay
6:13 PM.Whetu Cormick is the president of the Otago Primary Principals' Association and the principal of Bathgate Park. Audio
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Government to stick with Novopay "in the meantime"
6:10 PM.The Government is sticking with the trouble-plagued school payroll system, Novopay, but is not giving it a full vote of confidence. Audio
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Wages are not keeping pace with recovery
5:52 PM.The economy may be recovering, but wages are not keeping pace. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 May 2013
5:48 PM.Members of Parekura Horomia's Ngati Porou iwi and whanau watched from Parliament's public gallery today, as MPs put aside their usual debates to remember him; The Green Party says a Government funding… Read more Audio
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Two people survive helicopter crash
5:45 PM.Images from the shark movie, Jaws, flashed through the mind of a pilot as his helicopter crashed in the Hauraki Gulf earlier today. Audio
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North Korea stands down rockets
5:42 PM.US officials say North Korea has removed two missiles from launch sites on its east coast. Audio
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Preventive detention for man who sexually exploited children
5:37 PM.A 41-year old Hastings man, Aaron John Ellmers, has been sentenced to preventive detention with a minimum prison term of 20 years after pleading guilty to 60 charges of sex offending against children.
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Sports News for 7 May 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 May 2013
5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Keep Our Assets petition short of signatures
5:23 PM.A petition on asset sales has failed to gather enough signatures to force a referendum. Audio
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Constable found not guilty of corruption
5:18 PM.A New Plymouth jury has found a Whanganui police officer not guilty of corruption. Audio
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Aaron Gilmore tearful as he makes a public apology
5:14 PM.The National list MP, Aaron Gilmore, has made a public apology today, for what he described as behaving like a dickhead at a Hanmer Springs hotel. Audio
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Deadline forces Govt's hand over Novopay
5:07 PM.The Government is sticking with the trouble-plagued school payroll system, Novopay, forced to make the choice by the deadline around the back-up option that was being worked on. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 7 May 2013
5:00 PM.The government sticks with trouble plauged Novopay system. Aaron Gilmore apolgises for acting like a dickhead and Constable found not guilty of corruption. Audio