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Checkpoint for Monday 20 January 2014
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Vandals cost apple grower dear
6:53 PM.A rural company in Hastings has come to the aid of an apple grower beset by vandals who've cut down thousands of his trees. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 20 January 2014
6:50 PM.Iwi at the top of the South Island are working tirelessly to help the Department of Conservation re-float hundreds of whales that have stranded at Fairwell Spit; The Maori Party has kicked off theā¦ Read more Audio
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Sand tunnel collapses not freak accidents
6:46 PM.An American doctor who's researched sand tunnel collapses says such deaths are not freak accidents, as many people think. Audio
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Sports News for 20 January 2014
6:44 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Glider accident witness speaks of downward spiral
6:42 PM.A witness to a fatal air crash south of Auckland says it was calm when the glider spiralled out of control. Audio
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Legal turmoil on Pacific Island
6:37 PM.The legal system in Nauru which New Zealand helps fund is in turmoil after the Government threw out the country's only magistrate and chief justice. Audio
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Latest on Aussie Open
6:28 PM.French tennis star, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, will be seeking revenge when he faces four time winner of the Australian Open, Roger Federer, later tonight. Audio
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Obama: smoking pot no more dangerous than drinking
6:25 PM.To the US, where the President has said smoking marijuana is no more dangerous than drinking alcohol, but it's still a bad idea. Audio
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Business News Update
6:22 PM.Despite parts of the economy firing strongly, the jobs market, although improving, remains subdued. Audio
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Online predators using 'sextortion' on children
6:19 PM.Police and internet safety watchdogs say online predators are frequently using a technique known as 'sextortion' as a way of eliciting explicit images from children. Audio
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Auckland houses more unaffordable than Tokyo, NYC, London
6:16 PM.New Zealand has once again been named one of the most unafforable places in the world to buy a house, with the average house worth five and a half times the median household income. Audio
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Boy talks of quake at beach
6:14 PM.12 year old Joe Pick of Wellington is on holiday at Castlepoint. Audio
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Transport Agency checking roads
6:12 PM.For the latest on the roads we cross to Mark Owen from the New Zealand Transport Agency. Audio
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More on Eketahuna quake
6:09 PM.The toll is being taken of roads, homes and other buildings after this afternoon's strong earthquake across central New Zealand. Audio
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Quake cuts power to thousands
5:57 PM.The lower North Island quake, has cut power to thousands of homes. Dean Stephenson of the lines company Powerco is with us. Audio
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Forty-six whales are still milling around off Farewell Spit
5:51 PM.Forty-six whales are still milling around off Farewell Spit after strandings over recent days. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 20 January 2014
5:48 PM.Iwi at the top of the South Island are working tirelessly to help the Department of Conservation re-float hundreds of whales that have stranded at Fairwell Spit; The Maori Party has kicked off theā¦ Read more Audio
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Child transferred to Starship after being knocked down
5:46 PM.A two-year girl knocked over in the driveway of her south Auckland home today has been transferred to Starship Hospital in a critical condition. Audio
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Foreign Minister on Nauru legal dispute
5:43 PM.More now on the New Zealand-funded legal system in Nauru being in disarray after its Government threw out the country's only magistrate and chief justice. Audio
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Castlepoint holidayer shaken
5:41 PM.Sarah Henderson is at Castlepoint. Audio
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The toll is being taken of roads, buildings and people's nerves
5:37 PM.The toll is being taken of roads, buildings and people's nerves after this afternoon's strong earthquake across central New Zealand. Audio
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Sports News for 20 January 2014
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Easy Rider widow knew skipper had no certificate
5:28 PM.The prosecution says the widow of the skipper of the Easy Rider which sank off Stewart Island always knew her partner did not hold a valid skipper's certificate but did nothing. Audio
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Nauru legal system in disarray after two Australians kicked out
5:27 PM.The New Zealand-funded legal system in Nauru is in disarray after its Government threw out the country's only magistrate and chief justice. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 January 2014
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Port Taranaki remains evacuated by chemical leak
5:18 PM.Port Taranaki remains evacuated as a drum of chemicals is leaking on board a boat docked there. Audio
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GNS on Castlepoint earthquake
5:16 PM.Caroline Little is the GNS duty seismologist. Audio
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Tararua Civil Defence on quake
5:14 PM.Joining us is Patty Driver from Civil Defence at the Tararua District Council. Audio
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RNZ journalist at Castlepoint
5:12 PM.Radio New Zealand journalist Caitlin Cherry is on holiday in Castlepoint. Audio
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Quake shakes lower North Island
5:08 PM.A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken the lower North Island, damaging buildings and roads in Wairarapa and Manawatu, sending boulders tumbling at Castlepoint, and rocking buildings in Wellington. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 20 January 2014
5:00 PM.A strong quake shakes the lower North Island. A chemical leak forces the evacuation of Port Taranaki and the widow of the Easy Rider skipper goes on trial over the boat's sinking. Audio