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Checkpoint for Thursday 23 January 2014
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Trials of deer's milk cheese underway in North Otago
6:50 PM.In a move that could spell big business for New Zealand's deer farming industry, a new type of cheese could be available and ready to export within the next twelve months. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 January 2014
6:46 PM.The whanau of the late Maori Affairs Minister, Parekura Horomia, has been welcomed onto Ratana Pa for its annual celebrations; A new centre dedicated to finding out how to protect Te Reo Maori - and… Read more Audio
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Employers complain immigration rules too strict
6:37 PM.Employers are complaining they are struggling to keep on skilled staff hired from overseas, and a push is on to get their visas extended to up to five years instead of just one. Audio
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Sports News for 23 January 2014
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Dangerous levels of bacteria found at Auckland's Judges Bay
6:28 PM.Dangerous levels of bacteria have been found at a popular Auckland beach. Signs have been placed at Judges Bay warning swimmers away, while further tests are done. Audio
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$500 million-plus drug and money laundering bust in Australia
6:27 PM.A secret taskforce in Australia has seized more than 500 million dollars in drugs and cash after cracking a global network of terrorists, bikie gangs, drug cartels and people smugglers. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 January 2014
6:23 PM.The Warehouse Group says despite strong Christmas trading, it expects a lower profit in the first-half of the 2014 financial year, compared with last year. Audio
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NZTA's flyover decision-making under scrutiny
6:19 PM.The Transport Agency's rationale in opting for a flyover rather than a tunnel at Wellington's Basin Reserve to overcome traffic jams, is under fire from independent transport consultants. Audio
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Principals' Federation reacts to education announcement
6:12 PM.The President of the Principals' Federation is Phil Harding, he joins Checkpoint to speak about the Government's recent education announcement. Audio
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Parata confident of lifting student achievement
6:08 PM.The Education Minister is confident paying good principals more to shift to difficult schools will help lift student achievement. The Government announced today it is creating a new role of change… Read more Audio
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Update on Aussie Open
5:57 PM.China's Li Na has made it to her second successive Australian Tennis Open final with a victory over Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard. The 19-year-old, Bouchard, had an impressive run through the… Read more Audio
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Locals worried stench from factory will go on for years
5:54 PM.People living and working near a Christchurch gelatine factory are frustrated they may have to face another three years of a stench they liken to the smell of rotting flesh. Audio
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Confidence, manufacturing activity rises
5:50 PM.Consumer confidence has jumped to its highest level since before the global financial crisis. The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index out today is at 136 - a level not experienced since January… Read more Audio
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Will the new education policy work?
5:47 PM.More now on the Government promising to top up the pay packets of the top principals and teachers by tens of thousands of dollars in a bid to improve schools. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 January 2014
5:46 PM.A new centre dedicated to finding out how to protect Te Reo Maori - and direct resources where they're needed most - has been set up by the Maori Language Commission; The whanau of the late Maori… Read more Audio
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Company gets told off for using the word "jandal"
5:43 PM.They're not "flip-flops", and they're not "thongs" either. And it seems that legally you can't call your quintessential summer footwear "jandals" either. One Hamilton retailer's found out the hard-way… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 23 January 2014
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 January 2014
5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Dunedin's stadium would never pay its way, full review ordered
5:23 PM.It's been revealed Dunedin's 230-million-dollar stadium will never pay its way, prompting the city council to order a full ground-up review, including looking at privatising it. Audio
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Biosecurity staff check for more fruitflys in Whangarei
5:18 PM.Biosecurity staff are out in force in Whangarei this afternoon after a single male Queensland fruitfly was discovered. An exclusion zone has been set up in the suburb of Parihaka where the insect was… Read more Audio
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Our education correspondent has more
5:15 PM.Our education correspondent, John Gerritsen, was at the announcement in Auckland. Audio
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Education Minister on today's announcement
5:11 PM.The Education Minister Hekia Parata. Audio
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Govt promises more money for top teachers and principals
5:08 PM.The Government's promising to top up the pay packets of the top principals and teachers by tens of thousands of dollars in a bid to improve schools. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 23 January 2014
5:00 PM.Govt promises more money for top teachers and principals; Education Minister on today's announcement; Our education correspondent has more; Biosecurity staff check for more fruitflys in Whangarei… Read more Audio