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Checkpoint for Thursday 27 June 2013
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Adams set to be first kiwi picked in first NBA draft round
6:55 PM.The Porirua basketball player, Steven Adams, is gearing up to become the first New Zealander to be drafted in the first round of the NBA. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 June 2013
6:48 PM.The Government says it's restricted in what it can do to help eight central North Island tribes to share large forestry blocks among themselves; The man standing for the Maori Party in the… Read more Audio
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Cooling the housing market by restricting low deposit loans
6:44 PM.The Reserve Bank says restricting low deposit loans is the best option available to cool a rampant Auckland housing market and avoid damaging the banking system. Audio
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First-up look shows DHBs failing to protect patients
6:38 PM.The first results from a hospital safety campaign show many district health boards are failing to meet new standards. Audio
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Business News Update
6:26 PM.Locally developed technology is going global but instead of selling to foreigners, the founder has sold to a Singapore-based expatriate New Zealander. Audio
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Aust. Labor thinks changing leaders will help avoid huge loss
6:23 PM.The Australian Labor Party thinks changing its leader just weeks away from the federal election will help it avoid a humiliating loss. Audio
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Marks on the hand on Robin Bain claimed as new evidence
6:16 PM.The Police say marks on the hand on Robin Bain shown in a crime scene photograph do not prove David Bain is innocent of murdering five members of his family almost 20 years ago. Audio
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Auckland businesses want rail loop soon
6:14 PM.Businesses are calling for the Auckland city rail loop to be built earlier than the Government wants. Audio
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CTV families want the Government to take action
6:09 PM.Most of the families of the 115 people killed in the CTV building collapse have written to the Prime Minister asking for him to help them take legal action against those responsible. Audio
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Business confidence at high point
5:55 PM.Business confidence has jumped to its highest level in three-and-a-half years. Audio
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Our political editor on Australia's leadership change.
5:52 PM.New Zealand politicians are unfazed by the sudden change of leadership across the Tasman. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 June 2013
5:49 PM.Another descendant of Hone Heke's family has cast doubt on claims that the chief's bones were removed from his burial cave two years ago.The Government says it's restricted in what it can do to help… Read more Audio
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Consortium bids to reopen Gisborne-to-Napier railway
5:43 PM.A new consortium is making a bid to reopen the Gisborne-to-Napier railway line that Kiwirail mothballed because it's damaged and lost money. Audio
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Campaign to reduce hospital patient accidents
5:38 PM.The first results from a campaign to stop hospital patients getting hurt in falls, sick from hospital bugs or surgical mistakes show most of the 20 District Health Boards are failing to meet new… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 27 June 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Sports News for 27 June 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Pressure goes on Government to stump up rail link money sooner
5:28 PM.Political pressure is going on the Government to stump up for the Auckland rail link sooner than it wants to. Audio
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Evening Business for 27 June 2013
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland DHB pays out family for son's death.
5:21 PM.The Auckland District Health Board has made a confidential payout to the family of a man who died of meningitis, admitting he got substandard care. Audio
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Government to fund most of Christchurch's key projects
5:18 PM.The Government has revealed it will pay the lion's share of the cost to rebuild Christchurch's infrastructure as well as key projects in the CBD. Audio
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Far North police launch a homicide inquiry
5:15 PM.The police in the Far North have opened a homicide investigation following the discovery of the body of a missing Rawene woman. Audio
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Kevin Rudd sworn in as Australian PM for second time
5:11 PM.To Australia now, where Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as the country's new Prime Minister - exactly three years and three days after he was ousted from the job. Audio
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Wide-ranging military safety inquiry launched
5:07 PM.The Defence Minister says the family of a soldier who drowned in a training exercise last year has every right to be appalled about what happened and today he's announced a wide-ranging inquiry into… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 27 June 2013
5:00 PM.A wide-ranging inquiry into safety in the military. Kevin Rudd is sworn in as Prime Minister and pressure on the Government to fast track the Auckland rail link. Audio