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Checkpoint for Thursday 23 May 2013
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Victims of immigration fraudster unhappy with court sentence
6:51 PM.Victims of a visa scam targeting Tongan overstayers in Auckland are upset the woman responsible hasn't been sent to prison. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 May 2013
6:47 PM.It will be nine months before Tuhoe starts talking about where and when it wants the police commissioner to apologise for the 2007 Urewera armed police raid; From now on, police Iwi liaison officers… Read more Audio
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Chch school vows to fight proposed closure
6:44 PM.A Christchurch school threatened with closure is fighting to stay open and may take the minister of education to court if she tries to shut the 136-year-old school down. Audio
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Sports News for 23 May 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mahy's books inspire playground winners
6:27 PM.A playground inspired by Margaret Mahy's stories, including Mister Whistler and Down the Back of the Chair, will be built in Christchurch's new inner city greenbelt. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 May 2013
6:24 PM.Fisher and Paykel Healthcare has reported a record annual profit following strong demand for its products, revenue growth and improved gross margins. Audio
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Amnesty: NZ abusing human rights in name of immigration control
6:21 PM.Amnesty International says too many countries are abusing human rights in the name of immigration control - and it lists New Zealand as one. Audio
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Bathurst Resources given approval to use conservation land
6:09 PM.Mining firm Bathurst Resources has been given approval to use conservation land on the West Coast's Dennison Plateau. Audio
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Mine company in Papua welcomes inspectors
5:54 PM.The Indonesian Government will review all mining operations and has demanded the closure of the Grasberg mine in Papua as the last of 28 dead workers was pulled from the rubble of a trapped… Read more Audio
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Environmentalists angry at Denniston Plateau mining decision
5:52 PM.Environmentalists are condemning Nick Smith's decision to let Bathurst Resources access to mine conservation land on the West Coast. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 May 2013
5:49 PM.It will be nine months before Tuhoe starts talking about where and when it wants the police commissioner to apologise for the 2007 Urewera armed police raid; From now on - Police Iwi liaison officers… Read more Audio
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Dom finance CEO sentenced to 2-years-7 months jail
5:46 PM.The former Chief Executive of two failed finance companies has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison. Audio
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Power disconenctions show single buyer needed - Opposition
5:42 PM.Figures show more people are having their power cut off and the Opposition says that's because they can't afford to pay their bills. Audio
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Kiwi dollar drops
5:39 PM.The New Zealand dollar has dropped by about 2 percent after the US central bank signalled it may taper its stimulus measures soon if the American economy continues to improve. Audio
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Car dealership found guilty of cheating TradeMe
5:36 PM.A scam by a car company, which bid on its own TradeMe auctions to drive up sale prices, has been described as the most prolific, systematic and damaging campaign against the auction site and its… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 23 May 2013
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 May 2013
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Latest from London on machete attack
5:23 PM.Security has been stepped up at army barracks across London after a man was hacked to death on a footpath in Woolwich by two men armed with machetes. Audio
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Kiwirail announces workers to be tested for drugs and alchol
5:18 PM.Kiwirail workers are going to be randomly tested for drugs and alcohol from next month - a move that will cost the SOE two hundred thousand dollars a year. Audio
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Minister blames officials for meat blockade in China
5:13 PM.The Minister for Primary Industries is blaming his officials for the blockade of sheep and beef meat at the Chinese border. Audio
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Mining conservation land on the Denniston Plateau
5:07 PM.Anti-mining protesters are promising to camp in front of the bulldozers to stop an open cast coal mine on the Denniston Plateau on the West Coast. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 23 May 2013
5:00 PM.Mining conservation land on the Denniston Plateau. Government bureaucrats get the blame for the China meat blockade and street battles in London after the brutal killing of a British soldier. Audio