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Checkpoint for Monday 29 July 2013
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Lotto winner unaware of lucky ticket
6:57 PM.A first division Lotto winner was completely unaware of their two-million-dollar win until they had their ticket checked at a Reefton store today. Audio
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New Zealand pollutants in cars as bad as overseas
6:54 PM.The level of pollution in cars in New Zealand can be just as bad as those in the major cities in America or Europe. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 29 July 2013
6:47 PM.Labour's Maori Affairs spokesperson says the Electoral Commission should use more social media to target young people in the next Maori Electoral option; The head of Maori at Auckland's Rutherford… Read more Audio
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Toxicology professor backs call to reassess a pesticide
6:40 PM.A Canterbury toxicology professor is backing a call for the Environmental Protection Authority to immediately reassess the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Audio
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Fiji wants to be consulted over asylumseeker deal
6:36 PM.The Fiji government has demanded Australia consult its Melanesian neighbours over plans to move asylum seekers into the region. Audio
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Sports News for 29 July 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The latest about the deadly bus crash in Italy
6:27 PM.At least 37 people are dead after their bus plunged more than 15 metres off an overpass into a ravine in southern Italy. Audio
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Business News Update
6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Residents oppose waste water tanks
6:21 PM.The Christchurch City Council has been accused of misusing the law and strong arming six-thousand residents into accepting waste water tanks on their front lawns. Audio
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Intellectually impaired man injured by power saw
6:16 PM.An intellectually impaired man with ADHD and behaviour problems was forced to have emergency surgery after getting a power saw embedded in his abdomen while taking part in a supervised work programme.
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Greens say Defence manual shows inquiry vital
6:08 PM.The Defence Minister has accepted the Defence Force's assurances it has not spied on the New Zealand reporter Jon Stephenson working in Afghanistan. Audio
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Christchurch Council warned alcohol changes will be dangerous
5:55 PM.The Christchurch City Council has been warned that its new plan to restrict the sale of alcohol could make the streets more dangerous. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 29 July 2013
5:49 PM.Labour's Maori Affairs spokesperson says the Electoral Commission should use more social media to target young people in the next Maori Electoral Option; An East Coast farmer says the Gisborne economy… Read more Audio
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Farmer admits felling up to 70 Totara trees
5:46 PM.A Waikato farmer has admitted he felled up to 70 native trees aged between 80 and 100 years old in an effort to stop duck shooters dogs getting onto his property. Audio
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Maori Party disappointed in sign up to Maori Roll
5:43 PM.The Maori Party is disappointed with the number of voters who've signed up to the Maori roll. Audio
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Blogger fears Defence spied on him
5:39 PM.The Defence Force says it did not spy on a New Zealand reporter working in Afghanistan or ask a foreign spy agency to do it. Audio
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Invercargill hurt by racial comments on taxi driver
5:37 PM.Video footage of a passenger racially abusing a Southland taxi driver has quickly spread on the internet and the mayor says it's damaging Invercargill's international reputation. Audio
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Sports News for 29 July 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 29 July 2013
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Police seek help to find Furlong jacket
5:24 PM.Police investigating the death of Jane Furlong are asking for information about a distinctive tasselled leather jacked that she owned around the time of her disappearance in May 1993. Audio
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GP faces legal action over sexual behaviour
5:19 PM.An unnamed family doctor could face legal action over sexual behaviour towards a female patient. Audio
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Defence Minister accepts assurances over surveillance
5:13 PM.The Defence Force refused to be interviewed. And as we've said, the Defence Minister accepts assurances from the Defence Force that no illegal surveillance was carried out on Jon Stephenson, while he… Read more Audio
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Defence Force denies spying on reporter
5:07 PM.The Defence Force denies spying on a New Zealand reporter working in Afghanistan and says it didn't ask any foreign spy agency to do it either. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 29 July 2013
5:00 PM.Topics - The Defence Force denies spying on a reporter in Afghanistan. A GP faces legal action over sexual behaviour and Police hunting Jane Furlong's killer want to know about her dstinctive jacket. Audio