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Checkpoint for Friday 8 November 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 November 2013
6:52 PM.A teacher at a South Waikato Kura Kaupapa had name suppression lifted when he appeared in the Hamilton District Court today; The chairperson of Te Whanau o Waipareira is planning to meet with its… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 8 November 2013
6:38 PM.This week the Focus Team takes a look at the future of United Future and starts with a look at the past year. Audio
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Sports News for 8 November 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Law Society rounds on retired judge in Lombard case
6:23 PM.A retired Court of Appeal judge who has spoken out about the Lombard Finance directors trial says they would never have faced court action under the new law. Audio
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Business News Update
6:20 PM.2-Degrees, the mobile phone company challenging the two major players says Vodafone is trying to monopolise the remaining 700 megahertz spectrum. Audio
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Government MPs confident about National's election prospects
6:14 PM.Government MPs are confident about the National Party's election prospects next year and they have dismissed suggestions that new Labour Party leader David Cunliffe poses any threat. Audio
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NZ well-placed despite patchy global economy
6:10 PM.The patchy global economic recovery is unlikely to derail New Zealand's growth, though economists expect it to keep the dollar high. Audio
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Man runs over neighbour four times because of puppy
6:08 PM.A Tolaga Bay man who ran over a neighbour four times because his puppy came on to the lawn has pleaded guilty to murder. Audio
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Foreign student numbers fall but growth target still in sight
5:56 PM.The number of foreign students is expected to fall for the third consecutive year this year, pushing enrolments near or even below the lowest -point of 91-thousand students in 2008. Audio
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Minister refuses to express confidence in EQC head
5:52 PM.The Minister responsible for the Earthquake Commission, Gerry Brownlee, has refused to say whether he still has confidence in the EQC's chief executive Ian Simpson. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 November 2013
5:46 PM.The chairperson of Te Whanau o Waipareira is planning to meet with its chief executive, John Tamihere, over a controversial interview about the Roast Busters; A fire north of Whangarei has destroyed… Read more Audio
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Protected bicycling lanes to be way of the future
5:43 PM.The Transport Agency and Dunedin city council have today begun consulting the public on a four million dollar safety project to create one or two way fully-separated cycle lanes along State Highway… Read more Audio
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87-Year old attacked and sexually assaulted in Hastings
5:39 PM.Police in Hastings say they're throwing everything they have at the hunt for a man who attacked and sexually violated an 87-year-old woman about midday yesterday. Audio
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Sports News for 8 November 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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200 jobs to go at Woolston Independent Fisheries plant
5:26 PM.Dozens of Independent Fishery workers left its Christchurch factory in tears this afternoon after learning about 200 of them have lost their jobs. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 November 2013
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Blogger triggers mass advertising pull out from RadioLive
5:17 PM.Giovanni Tiso, the blogger who triggered the mass pullout of advertising on RadioLive, says he'd like the talkback hosts, Willie Jackson and John Tamihere, to lose their jobs. Audio
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Defence Force can be prosecuted over Anzac day crash
5:14 PM.The way's been cleared for the sole survivor of the Anzac Day helicopter crash to prosecute the Defence Force, with a judge dismissing its reasons why the usual six month time limit on such… Read more Audio
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Woman's support person has more
5:11 PM.Mary McGee is the person who read out the woman's victim impact statement in court - she's an advocate with the domestic violence group Shine. Audio
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Nine years jail for violent husband and father
5:08 PM.An Auckland man who beat his wife and five small children using a hammer, vacuum cleaner pipe and an extension cord has narrowly escaped the maximum jail term. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 8 November 2013
5:00 PM.Nine years' jail for violent husband and father; Woman's support person has more on violent husband; Defence Force can be prosecuted over Anzac day crash; blogger triggers mass advertising pull out… Read more Audio