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Checkpoint for Thursday 24 October 2013
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Plaintiffs settle with Health Ministry in family carer row
6:54 PM.Eight family members caring for adult disabled children have reached a settlement with the Health Ministry over compensation. Audio
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Greenpeace tells MPs deep sea drilling risks too high
6:52 PM.Greenpeace has told MPs deep sea drilling for oil is crossing a technological rubicon and the risks are too great. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 October 2013
6:48 PM.Sir Eddie Durie has been told that he should not be temporarily removed from his role as a member of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust, over claims of a conflict of interest; The chair Te Runanga o Te… Read more Audio
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Museum director supports Te Papa north in Manukau.
6:43 PM.The director of an Auckland museum has come out in favour of Te Papa's putting its new branch in Manukau and not on the waterfront where others want it. Audio
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Kapiti Coast told to stamp out drunken violence
6:37 PM.More now on the Kapiti Coast community, north of Wellington, being told it must act to stamp out alcohol fuelled violence Audio
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Sports News for 24 October 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Latest on plane which crashed while fighting NSW bushfires
6:28 PM.To Australia, where a plane which crashed while fighting the bushfires has killed the pilot and sparked another blaze in southern New South Wales. Audio
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Business News Update
6:25 PM.The Fitch Ratings Agency says New Zealand's regional lenders face a tougher time with intense competition from the four big Australian-owned banks. Audio
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Police looking for the object that killed driver
6:21 PM.The police are still looking for the object that smashed through a car windscreen killing the driver near Wanaka this morning. Audio
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Joyce accuses Greens of unsavoury tactics.
6:18 PM.The Minister of Economic Development has accused the Green Party of adopting unsavoury tactics in opposing the Government's partial privatisation policy. Audio
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Jury finds 19-year old Waihi man not guilty of murder
6:16 PM.A jury has found a 19-year old Waihi man not guilty of murder, but guilty of the manslaughter of a 64-year old man at Waihi beach on New Years day. Audio
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Investigators find indications of widespread problems
6:09 PM.Crash investigators looking into why a packed Wellington commuter train derailed were so alarmed by Kiwirail's slack maintenance they've called for urgent changes across the country. Audio
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Treasury warns about moves to help first home buyers
5:54 PM.The Treasury says Government moves to make it easier for people to buy their first home will undermine attempts to protect the flow of money through the economy . Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 October 2013
5:51 PM.Sir Eddie Durie has been told that he should not be temporarily removed from his role as a member of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust, over claims of a conflict of interest; The chair Te Runanga o Te… Read more Audio
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US wont say it's never listened to Merkel's personal calls
5:46 PM.The US Government won't say it has never tapped the personal phone calls of German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. Audio
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Kiwirail responds over its poor commuter train maintenance
5:40 PM.Kiwirail's maintenance has been found wanting over the derailment of a packed commuter train in Wellington in May. Audio
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Consents granted for Denniston Plateau mine
5:37 PM.The Environment Court's has granted resource consents for a 200 hectare opencast coal mine on the Denniston Plateau in the face of stiff opposition from conservationists. Audio
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Sports News for 24 October 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The infamous forger Carl Feodor Goldie dies aged 89
5:29 PM.The world famous Foxton forger Carl Feodor Goldie, who replicated hundreds of New Zealand best known art works, has died aged 89. Audio
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Evening Business for 24 October 2013
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Judge warns alcohol and violence must be addressed
5:22 PM.A judge has told the Kapiti Coast community north of Wellington it must act to stamp out alcohol fuelled violence. Audio
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Police error fixed up by Parliament
5:19 PM.Parliament has passed emergency legislation this afternoon to fix up a mistake by the police for incorrectly swearing in 63 officers. Audio
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Police officer justified in shooting teenager
5:15 PM.The police officer who shot a teenager 14 times was justified in doing so because he thought his life was in danger. Audio
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Plane crash sparks new bushfire
5:12 PM.A waterbombing plane which was fighting the bushfires in New South Wales has crashed, killing the pilot and sparking a new blaze. Audio
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Kiwirail told to make changes to slack maintenace standards
5:07 PM.Crash investigators looking into why a packed commuter train derailed in Wellington in May were so alarmed by the slack maintenance standards they told Kiwirail to make urgent changes. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 24 October 2013
5:00 PM.Slack maintanance identified at Kiwirail. A plane crashes setting off a new bush fire in New South Wales and a law change under urgency to fix up a police mistake. Audio