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Checkpoint for Tuesday 8 October 2013
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Raetihi locals meet over contaminated water
6:57 PM.A packed public meeting has just broken up in Raetihi between locals who've had their water cut off and the district council. Audio
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Trains running again in Wellington tonight
6:51 PM.The Wellington Regional Council says it will be seeking compensation from the maker of a faulty train part, which led to its entire fleet of new Matangi trains being pulled from service yesterday. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 October 2013
6:47 PM.The Maori Party co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, says he thinks there will be some boundary changes for the seven Maori electorates; A poll of Maori voters in the Waiariki electorate shows the vast… Read more Audio
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Maths teachers not trained or unwilling - thinktank report
6:45 PM.A lot of secondary schools are being forced to employ maths teachers who either aren't properly trained or don't really want to teach the subject, according to the author of a new report. Audio
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Expenses claims overshadow new Australian cabinet
6:37 PM.To Australia, and the new prime minister is defending charging travel expenses to the taxpayer when he took part in some sporting events. Audio
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Sports News for 8 October 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 October 2013
6:28 PM.The directors of Abano Healthcare are forcing a showdown with a former director who is backing a potential hostile takeover by the Australian private equity firm Archer Capital. Audio
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More to be done to enforce legal highs law online.
6:21 PM.Suppliers and retailers of legal highs, says more needs to be done to make sure under 18s don't buy synthetic drugs online. Audio
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Key chairs Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation summit meeting
6:15 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key will meet with his 12 counterparts in the next couple of hours to give some political momentum to a proposed Pacific-wide trade deal. Audio
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Teina Pora lawyer says Lundy case reinforces need for agency
6:08 PM.The quashing of Mark Lundy's convictions has reignited calls for New Zealand to set up a new agency with the job of exposing miscarriages of justice. Audio
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Coroner says a social worker should have kept a closer eye
5:51 PM.A coroner says a social worker should have kept a closer eye on a teenager who murdered her ex-boyfriend's mother by setting fire to her house. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 October 2013
5:47 PM.The Maori Party co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, says he thinks there will be some boundary changes for the seven Maori electorates; A poll of Maori voters in the Waiariki electorate shows the vast… Read more Audio
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Preschoolers vaccinated against hepatitis A in Ashburton
5:44 PM.The first in a series of vaccination clinics to halt the spread of hepatitis A began in Ashburton today. Audio
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Hundreds of prison attacks not recorded as serious assaults
5:43 PM.Hundreds of attacks on prison officers where they're kicked or punched aren't recorded as serious assaults, in figures released by the Corrections Minister. Audio
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IRD denies it's blocking NZ firms from business project
5:40 PM.The Inland Revenue is denying accusations that it's blocking New Zealand companies seeking contracts for its major online upgrade, because the criteria is so high. Audio
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Sports News for 8 October 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Harcourts building will die by dereliction says owner
5:28 PM.The Government says a court is wrong to block the demolition of a quake-prone building in Wellington's Lambton Quay and it will probably intervene. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 October 2013
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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How undercover police forced confession from Serenity killer
5:21 PM.For months after the killing Ellery denied he was responsible and police used undercover officers to get him to confess which he finally did last January - nine months after Serenity's death. Audio
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Baby killer sentenced to life in prison
5:16 PM.A judge has told a man who murdered a six month old baby in the Waikato town of Ngaruawahia that his conduct must be denounced. Audio
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Brother-in-law says justice system is unfair
5:12 PM.The Privy Council ruling is that the convictions are not safe because credible evidence casts doubt on three key parts of the Crown's case. Audio
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Sister has emotional reunion in jail
5:10 PM.Mark Lundy's sister Caryl believes her brother is innocent - although her other brother Craig doesn't agree. Audio
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Mark Lundy desperate to get out of prison on bail
5:07 PM.Mark Lundy's sister says he is desperate to get out of prison on bail now that his convictions for killing his wife and daughter have been quashed. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 8 October 2013
5:00 PM.Work begins get Mark Lundy released on bail. Baby Serenity's killer is jailed for at leaset 13 and a half years and the battle over Wellington's Harcourts building. Audio