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Checkpoint for Thursday 7 November 2013
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Man accused says he saw friend with a body in Rae Portman trial
6:55 PM.A friend of the man accused of kidnapping and murdering Rae Portman told police that he saw his friend with the body of a blond woman behind a farm shed. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 November 2013
6:47 PM.Ngati Rangiteaorere is demanding changes to the Ngaa Punawai o Te Tokotoru Claims Settlement Bill - due to what it describes as property 'landlocked' by Pakeha-owned farms; A Waikato kaumatua says the… Read more Audio
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Donna Hall case ends at Disciplinary Tribunal
6:43 PM.Donna Hall's lawyer has told a Disciplinary Tribunal that a high level of negligence will have to be proven against her before it can uphold a charge accusing her of bringing the law profession into… Read more Audio
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Living Wage debate opens at Auckland Council
6:39 PM.Too much or not enough - that's the debate Auckland councillors are having over the mayor's plan to introduce a so-called living wage for lowly-paid staff. Audio
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First national standards drafted for lakes and rivers
6:36 PM.After years of debate, the Government has put up what it is calling the first national bottom lines to protect lakes and rivers. Audio
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Sports News for 7 November 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Business News Update
6:28 PM.The Auckland-based Earthwise Group has won the accountancy firm Deloitte's Fast 50 award this year. Audio
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The risk to Chorus and Ultra Fast Broadband
6:19 PM.A finance professor says Chorus might be breaching the conditions of its bank loans but that doesn't mean it's facing bankruptcy or that the multi-billion dollar Ultra Fast Broadband project is at… Read more Audio
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Rape Crisis responds
6:12 PM.The Coordinator of the Rape Crisis National Collective, Georgia Knowles is with us. Audio
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Anne Tolley forced to defend police
6:08 PM.The Police Minister, Anne Tolley, has been forced to defend the force in Parliament today after she called in independent investigators over the case of young Auckland men boasting online about sex… Read more Audio
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Mice found on the once pest-free Maud Island
5:55 PM.The Department of Conservation will spend more than 100-thousand-dollars on eradicating mice on Maud Island to protect endangered species. Audio
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Cracks appear in relations between the govt and CCC
5:52 PM.An initial show of unity between the Christchurch City Council and the government is cracking. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 November 2013
5:49 PM.The Government's lifted some of the barriers blocking Maori from building whare on ancestral land; The Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has reserved its decision on a case involving… Read more Audio
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Wasps wreaking havoc on NZ's native forests, birds and insects
5:45 PM.Wasps are wreaking havoc on native forests, birds and insects. Audio
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Police Commissioner called in by the Police Minister
5:41 PM.The Police Commissioner was called in by the Police Minister for an urgent meeting this morning. Audio
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More on Auckland teenagers boastin about sex online
5:37 PM.The Police Minister has brought in independent investigators over the group of Auckland teenagers boasting online about sex with drunk girls, despite the Police Commissioner's assurances. Audio
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Sports News for 7 November 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 November 2013
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Parliament considering privacy principles
5:22 PM.Parliament is considering adopting a set of privacy principles to help protect MPs and journalists from prying eyes. Audio
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Government to get independent assessment on Chorus
5:19 PM.An independent review will be done on Chorus's financial position and whether its contract to roll out Ultra Fast Broadband is under threat from a new pricing regime. Audio
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Immigration forced to reassess 470 visa applications
5:15 PM.Almost 500 visa applications have had to be reassessed in India, after the Ombudsman found Immigration New Zealand had wrongly stopped husbands and wives of Indians coming here to work or study. Audio
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Independent investigation on boys boasting about underage sex
5:08 PM.The Police Minister has been forced in an unprecedented move to call in independent investigators over the group of Auckland teenagers boasting online about sex with drunk girls. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 7 November 2013
5:00 PM.The Police Minister is forced to call in the IPCA over the teen rape case. Immigration must reassess 470 visa applications and Government to get independent assessment on Chorus. Audio