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Checkpoint for Wednesday 25 September 2013
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Trasngender offenders get to choose type of prison
6:54 PM.Transgender prisoners will be able to choose whether they go to a male or female prison. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 September 2013
6:50 PM.The MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti, Meka Whaitiri, says she's puzzled by the Government's decision to block her bid to welcome to Parliament a group of First Nations people from Canada; Te Arawa in the Bay of… Read more Audio
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Syria shouldn't be a playground for warring factions
6:46 PM.An independent Syrian peace activist who was forced to leave the country last year is urging the international community to stop the two sides in the civil war. Audio
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Will mental toughness give the edge for the America's Cup?
6:39 PM.The longest ever America's Cup contest is going down to the wire. Audio
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Sports News for 25 September 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 September 2013
6:27 PM.The Auckland clothing label, I Love Ugly, is aiming for international success in men's fashion and is using social media to reach the masses. Audio
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Key lobbying furiously in New York.
6:23 PM.The Prime Minister has been lobbying furiously in New York to win support for New Zealand's bid to be elected to the United Nations Security Council for 2015-16. Audio
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Many still missing in Kenya mall attack
6:14 PM.In Nairobi explosive experts are searching for possible booby traps in the wreckage of a shopping mall after a four day bloodbath by Islamist gunmen. Audio
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Team NZ has no answer to Oracle - Commodore
6:09 PM.The commodore of the Auckland yacht club challenging for the America's Cup says Team New Zealand doesn't seem to have an answer to Oracle's dominance. Audio
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Claims Australia fails to protect New Zealand man's son
5:53 PM.The father of a boy whose death in Sydney has triggered a court case is returning to New Zealand after being allowed to bring his two other young children back home. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 September 2013
5:50 PM.Bay of Plenty iwi Te Arawa says tribal consultation to open mining tenders in the region seems tokenistic because Maori sacred sites weren't removed from the zone; The MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti, Meka… Read more Audio
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Gel an easy, cheap treatment for low blood sugar in babies
5:46 PM.Health researchers are calling for a major change in the way newborn babies with low blood sugar levels are cared for in hospitals. Audio
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Rotten apples sent to China
5:43 PM.Up to 135 thousand dollars worth of apples exported to China have been found with a fungus that causes the fruit to rot. Audio
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Oil platform hit trade deficit
5:38 PM.A 200-million dollar drilling platform has contributed to the worst trade deficit ever for an August month. Audio
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Sports News for 25 September 2013
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Relations between US and Iran begin to thaw at UN
5:27 PM.Iran's new president has taken a first step to end decades of hostility between his country and the West. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 September 2013
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Oracle wins race to even score
5:21 PM.It's now "winner-takes-all" in the America's Cup after Oracle Team USA won two more races to draw level with Team New Zealand this morning. Audio
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Slow moving slip evacuates homes in Picton
5:18 PM.Nine houses threatened by a slow-moving slip in Picton have been evacuated. Audio
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Otago prisoner needs surgery for wrongly treated injury
5:14 PM.A recently released Otago prisoner must have surgery now because he did not receive the medical treatment he needed in prison. Audio
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Labour leader has more
5:10 PM.DOC's already launched an inquiry into its handling of the Rautaniwha submission, and an investigation into who leaked its internal report into the dam plan. Audio
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Opposition says another department gagged over dam
5:08 PM.Labour says another government department appears to have been gagged over the Ruataniwha dam project. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 25 September 2013
5:00 PM.Was another Government Department gagged over the proposed Ruataniwha dam in Hawkes Bay? Nine houses threatened by a slow-moving slip in Picton have been evacuated and D day for the America's Cup. Audio