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Checkpoint for Thursday 30 May 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 May 2013
6:47 PM.The National MP, Tau Henare, says he's angry about a newspaper cartoon which appears to show Polynesian parents - and how they're benefiting from the state breakfast in schools programme; A report by… Read more Audio
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John Banks pleads not guilty to allegations of electoral fraud
6:45 PM.The ACT Party leader, John Banks, is to vigorously defend the private prosecution against him - with his lawyer calling it fundamentally flawed. Audio
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Sports News for 30 May 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 30 May 2013
6:25 PM.The brewer, Moa Group, has published its first annual result since listing on the stock market at the end of last year. Audio
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Law Society alarmed about disabled carers legislation
6:21 PM.A backlash is growing against the Government's disabled carers legislation, with the Law Society vowing to go to the United Nations and Labour formally complaining to the Speaker and the Ombudsman. Audio
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Newspaper editor won't be apologising for cartoon
6:17 PM.The Editor of the Christchurch Press won't be apologising for a cartoon the newspaper published depicting obese, smoking,drinking, gambling poor people ripping off the free food in schools programme. Audio
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Court discharges man accused of injuring Police dog
6:14 PM.A Hutt Valley man accused of intentionally injuring a Police dog has walked from court a free man after a judge ruled it would be impossible for a jury to convict him. Audio
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What shareholders think of the Lombard Finance decision
6:09 PM.The Government is seeking advice about whether Sir Douglas Graham should be stripped of his knighthood. Audio
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Chch schools begin preparing for intake of intermediates.
5:57 PM.Christchurch high schools say they're already preparing to take in intermediate students from schools which will close. Audio
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US soldier to plead guilty to Afghan killing spree
5:49 PM.In the US, the soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan villagers in a rampage last March is to plead guilty to the atrocity in a deal to avoid the death penalty. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 May 2013
5:46 PM.The National MP, Tau Henare, says he's angry about a newspaper cartoon which appears to show Polynesian parents - and how they're benefiting from the state breakfast in schools programme; The… Read more Audio
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Finance Minister confirms debt to rise.
5:43 PM.The Finance Minister has confirmed the country's national debt is expected to rise by 60 billion dollars over the next five years. Audio
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Reserve Bank sells largest amount of NZ currency in 5 years
5:39 PM.The Reserve Bank has sold the largest amount of New Zealand dollars in five years, but economists say it would have had little impact on the currency. Audio
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Backlash grows against disabled carers legislation
5:36 PM.A backlash is growing against the Government's disabled carers legislation, with the Law Society vowing to go to the United Nations about it and the Labour Party formally complaining to Parliament's… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 30 May 2013
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Labour continues pursuit of Dunne over leaker claim
5:26 PM.The Labour Party is pursuing the United Future leader, Peter Dunne, over allegations that he leaked a sensitive report on the country's spy agency. Audio
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Evening Business for 30 May 2013
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Woman who vanished is formally declared dead
5:20 PM.The husband of a woman who disappeared in the Rimutaka Forest Park says he remains convinced she was was killed - as a coroner can't rule out foul play. Audio
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Cartoonist says he won't be apologising
5:15 PM.A second cartoon by Al Nisbet published in The Press shows five adults and two children gathered around a table littered with cans, lotto tickets and matches. Audio
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Race Relations Commissioner says Marl Express cartoon offensive
5:12 PM.The Race Relations Commissioner says a cartoon which appeared in the Marlborough Express is appalling and offensive, and the editor should apologise. Audio
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Former Lombard directors face harsher sentences
5:08 PM.The four former directors of Lombard Finance including Sir Douglas Graham and Bill Jefferies, who went to court to have their convictions overturned, could instead find themselves with harsher… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 30 May 2013
5:00 PM.Lombard Finance directors not only lose their appeal, they now face harsher sentences. Newspapers stand by a cartoon labelled racist and offensive and what happened to Kaye Stewart in the Rimutaka… Read more Audio