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Checkpoint for Monday 27 January 2014
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 27 January 2014
5:00 PM.Lorde wins big at Grammys, Labour promises 60 dollars a week for newborns' families, Our parliamentary chief reporter has more, Gas canister explodes in Invercargill, 89 year old man escapes jail for… Read more Audio
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Lorde wins Grammys
5:07 PM.It's two out of four for Lorde, winning song of the year and Best pop solo performance. Audio
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Labour promises 60 dollars a week for newborns' families
5:14 PM.Labour is promising if elected to pay 60 dollars a week to almost all families with newborns for the baby's first year of life. Audio
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Our parliamentary chief reporter has more
5:20 PM.Our parliamentary chief reporter Jane Patterson is with us. Audio
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Evening Business for 27 January 2014
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Gas canister explodes in Invercargill
5:29 PM.Two people have been hurt by an exploding gas canister in an industrial part of Invercargill about three o'clock this afternoon. Audio
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Sports News for 27 January 2014
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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89 year old man escapes jail for sexually abusing children
5:36 PM.An 89-year-old man has escaped a jail term for sexually abusing a dozen children more than 20 years ago, including an attempted rape. Audio
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Cricket NZ may lose 51million dollars
5:39 PM.Reports out of India suggest that New Zealand cricket stands to lose 51 million dollars over eight years if proposed changes to funding go ahead. Audio
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NZ dollar remains high
5:44 PM.The dollar remains close to an eight-year high against its Australian counterpart, jangling the nerves of wine exporters in one of their biggest markets. Audio
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Lorde's father from Los Angeles
5:47 PM.It's two out for four for the Devonport teenager Lorde at the Grammys in Los Angeles this afternoon. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 January 2014
5:54 PM.A Maori child advocacy group, Mana Ririki, says it's outstanding to see the Labour Party lead its election campaign with a focus on children; The group that has for years called for the Tino… Read more Audio
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Quake-risk apartment block remains derelict after 9 months
5:57 PM.Nine months after a decision was promised on the future of a quake-risk apartment block in central Wellington, the building for low income tenants remains derelict. Audio
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'It's been mental' - double Grammy winner Lorde
6:07 PM.Those are Auckland teenager Lorde's words to a crowd of music's illuminati gathered this afternoon in a Los Angeles theatre for the industry's biggest day, the Grammy awards. Audio
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Professor analyses Labour's cash for babies policy
6:14 PM.Labour's announced an election year policy to pay 60 dollars a week to almost all families with newborns for the baby's first year of life. Audio
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Top thoroughbreds fetch millions at Karaka
6:21 PM.New Zealand's top thoroughbreds have gone under the hammer for millions of dollars at the opening day of the Karaka sales in south Auckland. Audio
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Evening Business for 27 January 2014
6:24 PM.A survey of consumers by the chief economist of Bank of New Zealand has found confidence has risen to high levels. Audio
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Australian police search for boy taken by a crocodile
6:27 PM.Police in Australia have shot and killed two crocodiles as they search for a missing 12-year-old boy taken from a billabong in the Kakadu National Park. Audio
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Sports News for 27 January 2014
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Currency analyst on Kiwi's buoyancy
6:38 PM.The dollar remains close to an eight-year high against its Australian counterpart, putting pressure on exporters. Audio
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Court rules Christchurch boys will stay in Australia
6:42 PM.A mother who fled Christchurch after the 2011 earthquake with her two boys has fought off their estranged father's legal challenge despite the New Zealand Government stepping in for him. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 January 2014
6:45 PM.The group that has for years called for the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to fly on the Auckland harbour bridge wants the Maori sovereignty emblem to fly at Maori focus units run in the country's prisons… Read more Audio