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Checkpoint for Monday 19 August 2013
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Property owners expected to pay for drainage inspections
6:51 PM.A Christchurch community group says it's unrealistic for the city council to expect every property owner to pay for an inspection of their sewage pipes. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 August 2013
6:48 PM.A record number of Maori candidates are standing for election to Northland councils in October; The Ministry of Social Development says it's working towards having iwi help to run family group… Read more Audio
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Farmer convicting for breaking cows' tails
6:43 PM.An Ashburton dairy herd manager told investigators he was sickened by what he'd done in breaking the tails of more than 150 cows. Audio
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Lawyer calls to be able to demolish building
6:35 PM.A lawyer for the owner of a Wellington heritage building who fighting to be able to demolish it has told the Environment Court the eight story block is a ghost and has no commercial value. Audio
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Sports News for 19 August 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Friend of rider killed in UK not calling for further safety
6:26 PM.A good friend of the New Zealand rider killed at the Somerford Park Horse Trials in the UK has described what happened as a freak accident. Audio
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Business News Update
6:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Kevin Rudd's popularity takes a hit
6:17 PM.To Australia now where the latest poll has prime minister Kevin Rudd's personal popularity at a record low. Audio
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The latest from EQC
6:14 PM.The head of the Earthquake Commission Ian Simpson says the claims from Friday's and July's earthquakes are being handled differently from the approach taken in Christchurch. Audio
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EQC inspections fully underway in Seddon
6:10 PM.Inspectors from the Earthquake Commission have spent the day working their way around damaged properties in the quake-hit town of Seddon. Audio
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Economy could grow by as much as 5 percent
5:57 PM.Some economists say the chances of the economy growing by 5 percent over the coming year cannot be dismissed. Audio
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First same sex marriages in New Zealand
5:56 PM.Dozens of same sex weddings have been taking place around the country today. Audio
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Rottweilers which savaged 8 year old are destroyed
5:55 PM.Two rottweiler dogs which savaged an eight year old boy in Christchurch have been put down. Audio
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Convicted rapist jailed for 11 years and three months
5:50 PM.A convicted rapist who admitted attacking a volunteer gardener in Nelson is tonight beginning a jail term of more than 11 years. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 August 2013
5:47 PM.A record number of Maori candidates are standing for election to Northland councils in October; The Ministry of Social Development says it's working towards having iwi help to run family group… Read more Audio
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Lift shaft demolition goes ahead
5:45 PM.We cross now to our reporter Jacob McSweeny at Lukes Lane in Wellington's CBD where contractors have spent the day piecing together a 400 tonne crane to help with the unsafe lift shaft. Audio
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Back to business for Wellington following Friday's quake
5:42 PM.Government offices, parking buildings and some banks in Wellington have been closed today in the aftermath of Friday's magnitude 6 point 6 earthquake. Audio
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Seddon farmer says everything smashed by quake
5:39 PM.Inspectors from the Earthquake Commission have spent the day working their way around damaged properties in the quake-hit town of Seddon. Audio
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Sports News for 19 August 2013
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 August 2013
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Treatment at Sheaffs rest home criticised
5:20 PM.A 77 year old man lost 13 kilograms over seven days after not being properly looked after by a Whakatane rest home. Audio
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More from the head of Westland Milk Products
5:15 PM.We hear now from the West Coast dairy company which has all of its lactoferrin production to China put on hold after almost 400 kilograms were found with extremely high levels of nitrate - one was… Read more Audio
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Another milk product contamination scare in China
5:11 PM.Millions of dollars worth of New Zealand milk powder product has been blocked by China after another contamination scare, and the Prime Minister says it couldn't have come at a worse time Audio
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Seddon people warned over dam
5:08 PM.People downstream of a dam above Seddon are being warned it is at increased risk of breaking after Friday's earthquake. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 19 August 2013
5:00 PM.Emergency services are on standby, as locals are warned a Seddon dam could break. China blocks another milk powder product from New Zealand and dozens of same sex weddings are held around the country.
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