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Checkpoint for Tuesday 24 September 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 September 2013
6:49 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, wants to know how much Government money is being given to Maori organisations to prepare Whanau Ora bids; Labour's Maori Affairs spokesperson, Shane… Read more Audio
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More gunfire heard at Kenyan mall
6:46 PM.There has been more gunfire at the shopping mall in Nairobi where more than 60 people were killed by Somali militants. Audio
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Mining exploration job slump
6:42 PM.To Australia now, where new research shows a slump in jobs in the mining industry's exploration sector. Audio
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Fonterra lifts forecast payout for a third time
6:36 PM.Fonterra has lifted its forecast dairy payout once again in a move economists say will pump ean extra 5 billion dollars into the economy. Audio
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Sports News for 24 September 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 24 September 2013
6:28 PM.The accounting software company, M.Y.O.B, says Maori-operated small-to-medium businesses experienced greater revenue growth in the past year than the rest of the small-to-medium business community. Audio
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NZers less stressed about money
6:24 PM.New Zealanders are fretting less about money due to better job prospects and low interest rates. Audio
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More waste being mysteriously dumped
6:21 PM.A phantom waste dumper is being blamed for nearly causing thousands of litres of partially treated sewage to be discharged into Wellington's South Coast. Audio
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Auckalnd public transport patronage down.
6:19 PM.Fewer Aucklanders are riding the buses and trains. Audio
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Clark defends UN ahead of NZ push for Security Council seat
6:11 PM.New Zealand's former Prime Minister Helen Clark has defended the United Nations against criticism it has failed to act decisively enough to deal with the war in Syria. Audio
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Another win for Oracle in race to America's Cup
5:53 PM.A flawless performance from Oracle Team USA has handed the America's Cup holders a fifth straight victory over Team New Zealand in today's first race on San Francisco Bay. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 September 2013
5:50 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, wants to know how much Government money is being given to Maori organisations to prepare Whanau Ora bids; Labour's Maori Affairs spokesperson, Shane… Read more Audio
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Prisoners receive slower treatment than others - report
5:44 PM.A researcher says there is clear evidence prisoners are much slower to receive medical treatment than people in the community. Audio
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Govt announces transformation of school property management
5:41 PM.The government is changing the way it manages school property worth ten-billion-dollars. Audio
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Labour says military style camps failing young offenders
5:37 PM.The Labour party says the Government's military style boot camps are failing young offenders. Audio
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Sports News for 24 September 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Al Shabaab had previously threatened Nairobi Westgate mall
5:26 PM.In Kenya special forces are still battling "one or two" Islamist militants holed up inside Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall. Audio
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Evening Business for 24 September 2013
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Report says financial stress easing but critics disagree
5:21 PM.New Zealanders are feeling less worried about their finances according to a new report. Audio
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Government says ASB caught on the hop by the new lending rules
5:18 PM.The Government says the ASB seems to have been caught on the hop by the new low deposit lending rules, and in doing so has let down some of its customers. Audio
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Barker calls for supporters to believe in Team New Zealand
5:15 PM.A flawless performance from Oracle Team USA has handed the America's Cup holders a fifth straight victory over Team New Zealand. Audio
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Teenage couple sentenced for child sex abuse
5:12 PM.A Judge has described how a child victim of sex abuse will be haunted for the rest of her life, knowing that explicit photos of the abuse have been posted on the internet. Audio
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DOC confirms staffer quit, launches inquiry into leak
5:08 PM.The Department of Conservation has confirmed a staff member who worked on its controversial Ruataniwha Dam submission has quit. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 24 September 2013
5:00 PM.A DOC worker involved in the submission on the Ruataniwha Dam has resigned. Oracle's winning streak continues and New Zealanders are more relaxed about their finances. Audio