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Checkpoint for Monday 2 December 2013
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Research shows which native birds will cause problems in cities
6:57 PM.New research indicates pukeko, kaka and red-billed gulls are the native birds most likely to cause problems in cities in the future. The study from Victoria University found species with wide-ranging… Read more Audio
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Contractors say restructurings contributed to accident rate
6:52 PM.Forestry contractors fear logging injuries and deaths will only get worse with the cut in ACC levies agreed to. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 2 December 2013
6:50 PM.Tribal leaders from throughout the country are rallying to put Maori education at the top of their priority lists; A lower North Island runanga is urging Maori organisations to lobby the government to… Read more Audio
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Police bust major Wanaka drug ring
6:47 PM.The police in Wanaka say they've broken a major drug ring supplying ecstacy and LSD to ski tourists in the resort during the winter months. Audio
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Fiji regime scotches claims it's stalling election preparations
6:42 PM.The Fiji regime says everything is on track for elections by the end of September next year and an independent Electoral Commission will be in place in a matter of weeks. Audio
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In Thailand, anti-government protesters vow to continue
6:38 PM.In Thailand, anti-government protesters are vowing to forge ahead with a 'people's coup' campaign to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Audio
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Sports News for 2 December 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 2 December 2013
6:27 PM.Fonterra faced questions over its drop in share price, flat earnings and sustainability at today's first annual meeting of its listed entity, Fonterra Shareholders Fund. Audio
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South Auckland electoral fraud case
6:26 PM.The Crown says seven men tried to trick authorities into registering 116 voters in a South Auckland electorate to try to get one of their number elected to a local board. Audio
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Reaction from a lawyer for Thalidomide survivors
6:15 PM.Eleven New Zealanders are among about 100 thalidomide victims from here and Australia to get part of almost one hundred million dollars in compensation for being left deformed by the drug. Audio
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Protestors give quake insurer two week deadline
6:13 PM.Protesters have given the State-owned earthquake insurer, Southern Response, two weeks to address problems or they say they'll be back.Protesters have given the State-owned earthquake insurer… Read more Audio
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11 NZ thalidomide survivors to get pay out
6:08 PM.Eleven New Zealanders are among more than 100 thalidomide victims from here and Australia to get part of one hundred million dollars in compensation for being left deformed by the drug. Audio
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Union says bus drivers peeing into bottles to avoid tickets
5:54 PM.The bus drivers' union says Auckland drivers are urinating into bottles, and in one case using a pottie, to avoid being ticketed by overzealous parking wardens. Audio
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Health chief assure nurses more will be done to find jobs
5:51 PM.The nurses' union is annoyed that hospitals are being paid to take on new doctors while hundreds of nurses are out of work. But health officials say a major effort is being made to ensure there are… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 2 December 2013
5:48 PM.A lower North Island runanga is urging Maori organisations to lobby the government to set up an overaching Ministry for all Maori Affairs; Auckland's largest hapu plans to have 30 new homes built for… Read more Audio
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Psychologist finds Macdonald has issues with revenge and envy
5:38 PM.The Parole Board says the jailed Feilding man Ewen Macdonald has a problem with revenge and envy, and if he's put in a stressful situation it's not clear what would happen. Audio
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Recruitment consultant testifies in Lynne Snowdon case
5:36 PM.A court has head that Radio New Zealand's former head of news Lynne Snowdon is highly unlikely to ever find similar work again. Audio
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Sports News for 2 December 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Latest from New York on train crash
5:26 PM.American investigators in the Bronx in New York are combing the scene of a train derailment, which killed four people and injured over sixty others. Audio
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Evening Business for 2 December 2013
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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NZ's purchasing power in the world hits a 40 year high
5:19 PM.Largely thanks to China's insatiable demand for milk powder New Zealand's purchasing power in the world has hit its highest level in 40 years. Audio
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Three people injured in helicopter crash in Antarctica
5:17 PM.Three people, including a New Zealander, have been injured in a helicopter crash in Antarctica. A pilot and two passengers, who work for the Australian Antarctic Division, were on board. Audio
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Christchurch woman accused of poisoning husband
5:14 PM.The prosecution says a Christchurch woman accused of poisoning her husband and faking his suicide, offered her son part of the life insurance payout to kill him. Audio
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Thalidomide settlement of millions not enough for survivor
5:08 PM.A thalidomide survivor says despite today's settlement of almost a hundred million dollars for Australians and New Zealanders deformed by the drug there's no justice until the German manufacturer is… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 2 December 2013
5:00 PM.Thalidomide settlement of millions not enough for survivor; Christchurch woman accused of poisoning husband; Three people injured in helicopter crash in Antarctica; Reaction from a lawyer for… Read more Audio