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Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 September 2013
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 10 September 2013
5:00 PM.Gale force winds lift roofs, cut power, and bring down trees in the south. Russia brokers a deal with Syria to hand over its chemical weapons and Doctor quits over fears for his safety and others at… Read more Audio
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Gale-force winds batter South Island
5:08 PM.Gale-force winds are battering the lower half of the country, bringing down trees, tearing roofs from buildings, and knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses. Audio
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Metservice on weather
5:11 PM.With us is John Law from the MetService. Audio
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No strike on Syria if Assad follows through with Russia deal
5:12 PM.President Obama has today guaranteed that he will not launch a strike on Syria if the Assad regime follows through on a diplomatic deal brokered by the Russians. Audio
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Universities slide down international ranking
5:17 PM.New Zealand's universities are slipping down an international ranking, endangering their appeal to students from overseas and to the best researchers. Audio
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Doctor quits over fears for his safety and others
5:20 PM.A doctor says the deaths of two people from pneumonia have prompted him to quit giving medical services to a Christchurch home for the intellectually disabled. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 September 2013
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Dirty dairy farmer sentenced
5:27 PM.A Marlborough dairy farmer and serial environmental vandal has been sentenced to home detention for driving his tractor through a wetland. Audio
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Sports News for 10 September 2013
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Maori TV chair defends board despite stalemate over CEO
5:38 PM.The wrangle over who will take the helm at Maori Television continues with its board at stalemate over two candidates and in the end putting off choosing a new chief executive. Audio
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More on universities' slide down international ranking
5:43 PM.New Zealand's universities are slipping down an international ranking, endangering their appeal to the lucrative market of students from overseas. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 10 September 2013
5:47 PM.A member of the Board of Maori Television has resigned - saying his colleagues panicked over political attacks on its process to hire a new Chief Executive; A poll suggests support for the Maori Party… Read more Audio
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Journalists arrive on asylum seeker boat
5:51 PM.Two journalists who travelled on an asylum seeker boat to Australia have spoken to local police and are free to go. Audio
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Nadal takes out US Open
5:55 PM.To the United States, where the world tennis number two, Rafael Nadal, has won his second US Open title and 13th Grand Slam crown, defeating world number one Novak Djokovic. Audio
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Car hits cyclists in Waikato
6:09 PM.A group of six cyclists have been hit by a car in the Waikato this afternoon and two have been air-lifted to hospital. Audio
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Syria debate suggests NZ public wary of US air strikes
6:14 PM.The first public debate on New Zealand's role in the Syrian crisis was held today in Dunedin. Audio
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Transfield cancels work for local contractors
6:17 PM.The Prime Minister is confident Cantabrians will still get ultra fast broadband by next year, even though one of the major contractors has been forced to take cost cutting measures. Audio
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Christchurch home responds to claims care is unsafe
6:22 PM.A doctor says the deaths of two people from pneumonia have prompted him to quit giving medical services to a Christchurch home for the intellectually disabled. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 September 2013
6:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 10 September 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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More on the difficulties of Maori TV CEO appointment
6:39 PM.More now on the wrangle over who will take the helm at Maori Television. Audio
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Draft housing plan passes final hurdle
6:44 PM.Auckland's draft plan for the next 30 years has passed its final hurdle. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 10 September 2013
6:48 PM.A poll suggests support for the Maori Party through the Party Vote has halved in the past two years - slumping to 17 per cent; A member of the Board of Maori Television has resigned - saying his… Read more Audio