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Checkpoint for Tuesday 27 August 2013
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Unrest in Sri Lanka
6:50 PM.Unrest in Sri Lanka this month has seen three by-standers shot during protests over water contamination and Fonterra shutting its plant to protect staff from violence. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 August 2013
6:47 PM.A new report has found that Maori are nearly four-times more likely to accidentally die from huffing butane, LPG and other hydrocarbons than non-Maori; Consent hearings for a new open cast coal mineā¦ Read more Audio
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Hearing underway into new coal mine to power dairy factories
6:44 PM.While coal mine cutbacks have been in the news lately a new open-cast mine, albeit a fairly small one, is being planned for North Waikato. Audio
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Bringing back Rudd not working in Queensland.
6:41 PM.Bringing back Kevin Rudd as Australian Prime Minister does not appear to have helped the Labour Party's election chances in his home state of Queensland. Audio
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Sports News for 27 August 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Business News Update
6:27 PM.The New Zealand Post Group's annual net profit has fallen nearly 29 percent, but its subsidiary Kiwibank put in a strong performance, as did its courier business. Audio
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Government makes a meal out of Labour contest in Parliament
6:24 PM.Government MPs took obvious delight in taunting the three contenders for the Labour Party leadership in Parliament this afternoon, renaming the contest Parliamentary Idol. Audio
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Big variations reported over insurance assessments
6:20 PM.The insurance industry says many homeowners are reporting huge variations in assessments of how much it will cost to rebuild their homes. Audio
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Spring Hill riot accused face up to 14 years' more prison
6:18 PM.The 23 inmates police say are behind a violent and fiery rampage at Spring Hill prison in Waikato could face an extra 14 years' jail. Audio
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Analysis from Australia as pressure mounts on Syria
6:12 PM.More now on the Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd revealing that he and US President Barack Obama have discussed the crisis in Syria as international pressure ratchets up on the Assad regime Audio
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John Kerry blaming the Assad regime for chemical weapons attack
5:51 PM.The sharp shift in tone from the United States - with the Secretary of State John Kerry blaming the Assad regime for the apparent chemical weapons attack that's killed hundreds of people Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 August 2013
5:48 PM.A new report has found that Maori are nearly four-times more likely to accidentally die from huffing butane, LPG and other hydrocarbons than non-Maori; Consent hearings for a new open cast coal mineā¦ Read more Audio
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Court hears of CAA efforts to control air crash inquest
5:45 PM.A Court has heard that lawyers for the Civil Aviation Authority suggested that members of the organisation's safety investigation team stay away from an inquest into a fatal Kapiti Coast air crash. Audio
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Government says it hasn't softened its stance on super age
5:42 PM.The Government says it has not softened its stance on superannuation. Audio
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Police breach confidentiality again in Naitoko shooting case
5:37 PM.It's been revealed the police have again breached confidentiality over a secret payout to another victim in the Halatau Naitoko shooting case and it could cost them more money. Audio
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Sports News for 27 August 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Family of boy left at wrong place wants bus driver fired
5:27 PM.The grandmother of a 6-year-old boy who was dropped at the side of a busy road in east Auckland and left to find his own way home, wants the school bus driver fired. Audio
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Evening Business for 27 August 2013
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Campaign proper gets underway for Labour leadership
5:20 PM.More Labour MPs are declaring who they will support in the contest for the leadership, though others are keeping quiet. Audio
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Teenager sentenced for bashing baby
5:16 PM.The child is now permanently blind in her right eye and has brain damage. Audio
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Families in double killing speak out
5:13 PM.The families of the woman and man shot dead in Papakura have spoken out, expressing their shock and paying tribute. Audio
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Defence correspondent on Rudd-Obama Syria talk
5:09 PM.For more on Kevin Rudd's speech, we're joined by the defence correspondent for The Australian newspaper, Brendan Nicholson. Audio
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Kevin Rudd talks with President Obama on crisis in Syria
5:07 PM.The Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has revealed that he and President Barack Obama have discussed the crisis in Syria as international pressure ratchets up on the Assad regime. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 27 August 2013
5:00 PM.International pressure builds on Syria. The families of those shot dead in Papakura speak out and more Labour MPs declare who they are supporting as leader. Audio