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Checkpoint for Wednesday 31 July 2013
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Cinemas raise alarm over move to free up DVD sales
6:54 PM.Cinema owners have raised doubts about their survival under proposals to cut the time they get to show new movies before DVDs of them can be sold. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 31 July 2013
6:47 PM.The Tertiary Education Commission has today told politicians that Te Wananga o Aotearoa acted in good faith in replacing its chief executive; Two online Maori focussed services have been named… Read more Audio
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MPs quizz audit officials over cost-savings in hospitals
6:40 PM.Government audit officials were grilled today about how much money is being saved by cost-cutting and efficiencies in health. Audio
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Cruise ship terminal will boost tourism in Auckland
6:37 PM.Auckland tourism has received two big boosts in less than 24 hours. Audio
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Sports News for 31 July 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Business News Update
6:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Trucking companies worried about new foreign driver rules
6:17 PM.A trucking company owner says he can't understand why Immigration New Zealand is happy to class dog groomers as skilled workers, but not truck drivers. Audio
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Woman says she feared for her life
6:14 PM.An Auckland woman says she feared for her life after being kidnapped and raped. Audio
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Guns and houses seized in raid on Porirua drugs ring
6:11 PM.Houses worth 2 and a half million dollars, cannabis, methamphetamine and guns have been seized by police in Porirua, in what they say was a raid on a drugs ring. Audio
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Smith condemns Opposition parties opposing housing bill.
6:08 PM.The Housing Minister, Nick Smith, has condemned Opposition parties for opposing the Government's legislation to make more land available for housing developments. Audio
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Smartphone apps touted as mental health treatment tool
5:56 PM.The Mental Health Foundation wants a system introduced to vet any smartphone applications being used to treat mental illness. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 31 July 2013
5:49 PM.The Tertiary Education Commission has today told politicians that Te Wananga o Aotearoa acted in good faith in replacing its chief executive; Two online Maori focussed services have been named… Read more Audio
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Rescuers meet up with boy pulled from sinking car
5:46 PM.The rescuers who smashed a sinking car's back window to grab a toddler in Nelson have met up with the boy for the first time since saving him. Audio
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Critics say AgResearch scientists won't shift
5:43 PM.The country's largest Crown research institute is already encountering resistance to its newly announced plan to make 280 staff shift around the country. Audio
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Media company writes to Obama about spying claims
5:37 PM.An American media company has written to the Obama administration asking it to explain claims the United States helped the New Zealand military spy on a reporter. Audio
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Spy companion legislation called unduly intrusive
5:34 PM.Telcos and internet service providers have told MPs legislation that allows the government to snoop on people's internet banking and shopping is heavy handed and unduly intrusive. Audio
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Sports News for 31 July 2013
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The mother of a one-year-old gives evidence
5:24 PM.The mother of a one-year-old, who police say was murdered by his godmother, says doctors at Starship Hospital told her someone had hurt her child by what looked like a blow to the head. Audio
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Evening Business for 31 July 2013
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Manning escapes "aiding the enemy" charge
5:15 PM.While a military judge has acquitted Bradley Manning of "aiding the enemy" in what's been a landmark court-martial, the young American soldier could still spend the rest of his life behind bars. Audio
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Government publishes charter school interest list
5:13 PM.Maori and Pasifika organisations dominate a list of groups wanting to set up one of the Government's version of charter schools - a partnership school. Audio
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Economists estimate higher payment add $3.6b to economy
5:10 PM.Economists say another jump in Fonterra's forecast payout next season is worth an extra 3-and-a-half billion dollars to the economy. Audio
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Key won't take responsibility for phone records
5:07 PM.The Prime Minister John Key is refusing to accept responsibility for a journalist's phone records being given to Kitteridge inquiry and he says the Parliamentary Service was not ordered to release… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 31 July 2013
5:00 PM.John Key refuses to accept responsibility for a journalist's phone records being released. A near record payout for dairy farmers will add billions to the economy and Manning escapes "aiding the… Read more Audio