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Checkpoint for Thursday 3 October 2013
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 3 October 2013
5:00 PM.The infant formula market to China has been virtually wiped out. Raetihi's water supply is shut down because of diesel in a Tongariro National Park stream and Auckland teenager Lorde becomes American… Read more Audio
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Infant formula market to China virtually wiped out - exporter
5:07 PM.Five weeks on from Fonterra's botulism scare infant formula exporters say the 250 million dollar market to China has been virtually wiped out. Audio
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Ministry of Health is rejecting assault figures
5:13 PM.The Ministry of Health is rejecting figures which show assaults in mental health units have risen but admits the information collected by District Health boards is unclear. Audio
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Diesel from Turoa ski field contaminates town's water
5:17 PM.Diesel is leaking into a Tongariro National Park stream, forcing the town water supply in Raetihi to be turned off. Audio
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NZ teenager shoots to top of Billboard charts
5:22 PM.An Auckland teenager has become American pop royalty. Audio
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Evening Business for 3 October 2013
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 3 October 2013
5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Police dog stabbed in armed call out
5:37 PM.A police dog has been stabbed during an Armed Offenders Squad call-out in Northland. Audio
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Former council employee jailed for scam
5:40 PM.The Auckland Council is trying to claw back a million dollars from a former employee and his friend who stole rate-payers' money in an invoicing scam. Audio
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US enters third day in shutdown
5:43 PM.Talks between President Obama and Congressional leaders in Washington have ended without agreement, and so the US government is staying closed. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 October 2013
5:46 PM.The Maori Tertiary Students' Association says the proposed cuts to wananga councils will limit the institutions' flexibility to choose representatives, not increase it; The chairman of the Independent… Read more Audio
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Former news chief says she was made a scapegoat
5:49 PM.Radio New Zealand's former news chief has told the Employment Court she felt she was made a scapegoat for budget shortfalls in other parts of the organisation. Audio
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Schizophrenic not guilty of murder because of insanity
5:52 PM.An Auckland man has been found not guilty of murdering his long-term friend because he was insane when he killed him. Audio
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Michael Jackson's family loses case over his death
5:55 PM.To Los Angeles, where a jury has found Michael Jackson's concert promoters, AEG Live, not guilty of negligence in hiring the doctor who killed him. Audio
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PM accused of not standing up for NZers working in Australia
6:08 PM.The Prime Minister is being accused of not standing up for New Zealanders who don't receive benefits in Australia, despite those workers paying billions of dollars in tax. Audio
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Advice for potential investors in Meridian Energy is out
6:12 PM.Independent advice for people considering buying shares in Meridian Energy is out, with analysts saying the state owned asset is a favourable investment but not without its risks. Audio
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Police warn of man posing as fake meter reader
6:21 PM.The police in south Auckland are on the hunt for a fake meter reader who may be scoping out properties for future offending. Audio
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Evening Business for 3 October 2013
6:23 PM.The internet entreprener Kim Dotcom and Orcon have launched a campaign to get rid of broadband data caps, and lower internet prices. Mr Dotcom says the real problem is the high prices being charged by… Read more Audio
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Airport head confident US base will stay in Chch
6:26 PM.The chief executive of Christchurch Airport is confident the United States Antarctic programme will continue to call the city home despite a pledge from the Australian prime minister to entice the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 3 October 2013
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Diesel is leaking into a Tongariro National Park stream
6:36 PM.Diesel is leaking into a Tongariro National Park stream, forcing the town water supply in Raetihi to be turned off. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 October 2013
6:48 PM.The Wellington iwi, Taranaki Whanui, has placed a rahui at Parangarahu - or the Pencarrow Coast - to protect the nesting site of a vulnerable native bird; The chairman of the Independent Maori… Read more Audio
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Housing development targets renters and first-home owners
6:55 PM.Nearly three-hundred houses will be built for first-home buyers and low-income renters in the first development to go ahead under the Government and Auckland Council's Housing Accord. Audio
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Community detention and fine for causing swan distress
6:58 PM.The SPCA says today's sentencing of a Katikati man to community detention for hitting a black swan with a jet boat and causing distress to six others, sends a strong message. Audio