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Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 December 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 10 December 2013
6:49 PM.The Maori Party has asked the police to verify logs which are said to show people were kept under surveillance after the 2007 Te Urewera police raids; The retired heavyweight boxer,David Tua could be… Read more Audio
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Dunne wants assurances about Commerce Commission
6:43 PM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne, is seeking an assurance from Bill English the Government is not trying to weaken the Commerce Commission. Audio
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NZ Antarctic group finds century old photos
6:39 PM.Old photographic negatives, from early last century, never seen before have been found and restored by New Zealand's Antarctic Heritage Trust. Audio
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Business News Update
6:35 PM.An analyst says Meridian Energy has a good strategic position within the electricity industry but the regulatory risks facing the company are high. Audio
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Sports News for 10 December 2013
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Hone Harawira heads to South Africa to honour Nelson Mandela
6:16 PM.The Mana Movement leader, Hone Harawira, is on his way to South Africa to pay his respects to Nelson Mandela, despite being refused a place in the Prime Minister's delegation. Audio
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Thousands gather for Mandela memorial
6:13 PM.In Johannesburg in South Africa, thousands of people are already making their way to the memorial service for Nelson Mandela which gets underway in just a few hours time. Audio
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More from a mortgage broker
6:11 PM.The mortgage broker Christine Lockie has been studying the implications of today's announcement and joins me. Audio
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Builders backing Reserve Bank exemption
6:08 PM.The Reserve Bank concedes its measures to rein in house prices are hurting the new housing market and its decided to lift lending restrictions for buyers who build. Audio
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ERO report on Secondary school counselling
5:54 PM.Some secondary schools have no idea how they're using the money they get to provide counselling for their students. Audio
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Aratere propeller retrieved
5:52 PM.The propeller which fell off the Interislander ferry, the Aratere, has been retrieved from the Cook Strait. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 10 December 2013
5:49 PM.The Maori Party has asked the police to verify logs which are said to show people were kept under surveillance after the 2007 Te Urewera police raids; The retired heavyweight boxer, David Tua, could… Read more Audio
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Christians no longer majority of NZ population
5:45 PM.Christians no longer make up a majority of the New Zealand population. Audio
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The police are using tasers more often
5:39 PM.The police are using tasers more often but say they expect the increase to start levelling off. Audio
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Missing tennis coach last seen in Waikato River
5:37 PM.The police say a missing Australian tennis coach was last seen swimming in the Waikato River and had been acting out of character the night he disappeared. Audio
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Sports News for 10 December 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Death due to hoist collapse
5:28 PM.An elderly Tauranga woman was left with serious injuries and later died after the hoist she was being lifted in gave way sending her crashing head first to the floor. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 December 2013
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Memorial service for Nelson Mandela
5:22 PM.In Johannesburg in South Africa, thousands of people are already making their way to the memorial service for Nelson Mandela which gets underway in just a few hours time. Audio
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Further evidence woman asked family to help kill husband
5:18 PM.Further family members of a woman accused of poisoning her husband have given evidence that she offered them money to help kill him. Audio
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Peter Dunne will seek assurance
5:15 PM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne, is seeking an assurance from the Finance Minister that the Government is not trying to weaken the Commerce Commission. Audio
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Federation pleased with new exemptions to LVRs
5:07 PM.The Reserve Bank has conceded its measures to rein in house prices are hurting the building of new homes. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 10 December 2013
5:00 PM.The Reserve bank lifts lending restrictions on new houses. Fears the Government may weaken the Commerce Commission's powers and further evidence woman asked family to help kill husband. Audio