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Checkpoint for Friday 11 October 2013
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 11 October 2013
5:00 PM.Mark Lundy wins bail; Reporter at Rangipo prison where Lundy is serving sentence; Lundy supporter says bail win is just round two; 200 more jobs go from Christchurch by Christmas; Landlord fined but… Read more Audio
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Mark Lundy wins bail
5:08 PM.The double murder accused Mark Lundy has been granted bail this afternoon. Audio
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Reporter at Rangipo prison where Lundy is serving sentence
5:11 PM.Our reporter Lorna Perry is outside Rangipo Prison near Turangi where Mark Lundy has been serving out his life sentence. Audio
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Lundy supporter says bail win is just round two
5:13 PM.Geoff Levick of west Auckland campaigned for years on behalf of Mark Lundy. Audio
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200 more jobs go from Christchurch by Christmas
5:15 PM.Christchurch is taking another hit, as 200 jobs are going by Christmas with the closure of the Independent Fisheries plant at Woolston. Audio
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Landlord fined but still allowed to rent illegal properties
5:20 PM.An Auckland landlord has been fined 60 thousand dollars for letting substandard flats, including illegally converted garages, but is still allowed to rent them until February. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 October 2013
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Obama, Republicans inch closer to a deal on the shutdown
5:28 PM.President Obama and Republican leaders appear ready to end a political crisis that has shutdown much of the government and pushed the country dangerously close to default. Audio
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Sports News for 11 October 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Central Otago police trying to confirm body is missing man
5:37 PM.The police are trying to confirm whether a decomposed body found inside a locked caravan in the Central Otago town of Cromwell yesterday is that of a man missing for a year. Audio
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Dangerous driving charge against police officer dropped
5:40 PM.A charge against a police officer for driving dangerously during a pursuit in Auckland has been dropped because the case took too long to come to trial. Audio
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Call to scrap postal voting for local government elections
5:43 PM.Auckland's mayor wants postal voting scrapped and a return to the ballot box for local governrment elections, amid fears of a record low turn-out for the poll that closes tomorrow. Audio
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Sonny Bill Williams to return - but not until 2015
5:45 PM.Sonny Bill Williams is to stay with the Sydney Roosters for another season after winning the National Rugby League grand final with them at the weekend. He will return to play for the Chiefs - but not… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 11 October 2013
5:48 PM.Ngati Kahungunu is determined to delay the Ruataniwha water storage project in Hawke's Bay - and suggests the upcoming local body regional council election could be a way to sabotage the plan; The… Read more Audio
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Man jailed for 12 months for killing cyclist
5:52 PM.A Hamilton man who wasn't wearing the glasses he was meant to for driving when he hit and killed a cyclist has been jailed for a year. Audio
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Vitamin D supplements not needed by healthy adults - study
5:57 PM.New research released today shows most healthy people do not need Vitamin D supplements in order to have strong bones. Audio
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Unanswered questions about oil exploration in Hawke's Bay
6:16 PM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, has told an Oil and Gas Symposium in Hastings there are several unanswered questions about how fracking would be done in Hawke's Bay.
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Evening Business for 11 October 2013
6:24 PM.Contact Energy is claiming a minor victory against a company notorious for making low-ball share offers to naive investors. Audio
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Aucklander talks about his record breaking barefoot run
6:27 PM.Auckland runner Wayne Botha has set a world record for the greatest distance run barefoot in 24 hours, covering more than 200 kilometres. Audio
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Sports News for 11 October 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 October 2013
6:38 PM.The superannuation debate has been reignited following the Government's restated intentions, about when it will resume payments to the New Zealand Superaunnuation. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 11 October 2013
6:52 PM.Ngati Kahungunu is determined to delay the Ruataniwha water storage project in Hawke's Bay - and suggests the upcoming local body regional council election could be a way to sabotage the plan; The… Read more Audio