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Checkpoint for Monday 30 September 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 September 2013
6:46 PM.An Auckland consortium wants to establish a Maori and Pacific centre on the waterfront, aimed at celebrating both cultures and attracting tourism dollars; The Maori Council is calling for a new round… Read more Audio
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New drug funded for some motor neurone patients
6:40 PM.For the first time patients with a chronic, incurable neurological disease are to get fully funded treatment. Audio
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Evening Business for 30 September 2013
6:35 PM.A six-year old offshoot of the University of Auckland's engineering department has just scored a four million US dollar investment from the cell-phone giant, Samsung. Audio
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Sports News for 30 September 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Aus Reserve Bank accused of dodgy dealings with Saddam Hussein
6:24 PM.In Australia there've been revelations that the Reserve Bank there illegally attempted to win a massive bank note printing contract with the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Audio
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Business confidence surges to 14 year high
6:16 PM.Confidence in the economy's prospects is booming. Audio
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Coronor investigates fatal police chase
6:12 PM.Witnesses at the inquest into the death of a teenager in a police chase, say the car fleeing officers was going up to 180 kilometres an hour just before the crash. Audio
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Local Govt NZ on heightened tsunami risk
6:09 PM.Listening to that is the President of Local Government New Zealand and the mayor of Hastings, Lawrence Yule. Audio
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Tsunamis could be 50percent bigger than expected
6:07 PM.Scientists are warning people living in coastal areas, they need to run for high ground as soon as the feel a strong earthquake, not wait until official tsunami warnings are broadcast. Audio
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Education Minister accused of failing to consult
5:56 PM.A Christchurch school threatened with closure, has told a court it was criticised by the Minister of Education because some its students didn't understand her when she spoke to them in Maori. Audio
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Trial of Latvian head of an international drugs syndicate
5:51 PM.The Crown says the Latvian head of an international drugs syndicate used granite statues to smuggle ecstasy into New Zealand and also hid LSD in the binding of a Harry Potter book. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 September 2013
5:48 PM.An Auckland consortium wants to establish a Maori and Pacific centre on the waterfront, aimed at celebrating both cultures and attracting tourism dollars; The Maori Council is calling for a new round… Read more Audio
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Whangarei review called a whitewash
5:44 PM.An inquiry into an election controversy in Whangarei is being described as a whitewash by a long-serving councillor. Audio
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Labour continues to attack new LVR rules
5:41 PM.The Labour Party says new rules for mortgage lending unfairly punish first-home buyers in the regions when the real housing problem is in Auckland. Audio
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Sports News for 30 September 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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First funded drug for patients with "tragic" condition
5:28 PM.For the first time patients with a chronic, incurable neurological condition are to get fully funded treatment. Audio
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Evening Business for 30 September 2013
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Team NZ arrives from failed cup campaign to jubilant welcome
5:22 PM.They may not have felt like heroes but Team New Zealand received a heroes' welcome from about 200 people waiting for them at Auckland airport. Audio
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Call for barrier arms after West Auckland collision
5:18 PM.People living near a West Auckland level crossing are calling for barrier arms to be installed after a woman and three children were injured when their car collided with a freight train. Audio
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Police could have put out an alert, may have stopped killer
5:13 PM.The police have admitted they could have put out an alert for a car and its driver, to stop Jason Frandi - the man who killed Czech hitchiker Dagmar Pytlickova last year. Audio
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Tsunamis could be up to 50 percent bigger
5:07 PM.Tsunamis could be up to 50 percent bigger and far more destructive in some parts of the country than previously thought. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 30 September 2013
5:00 PM.Super-sizing Tsunamis. A heroes welcome for Team New Zealand and call for barrier arms after West Auckland collision. Audio