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Checkpoint for Friday 7 March 2014
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 March 2014
6:52 PM.The Bay of Plenty iwi of Ngai Tuhoe is to open the country's first so-called living building, which utilises solar power and has its own natural air conditioning system; A group of five Maori business… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 7 March 2014
6:38 PM.After being officially appointed as the new ACT leader, Jamie Whyte is now being heralded as the saviour of the party that's struggling to even register in political polls. Audio
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Sports News for 7 March 2014
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Early Polynesians ate fish, turtles and bats instead of crops
6:29 PM.Researchers have studied a 3-thousand year old skeleton and found that the ancestors of Polynesians, most likely ate fish, marine turtles and fruit bats instead of growing crops. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 March 2014
6:22 PM.The glass ceiling that stands in the way of women getting the top jobs appears to be getting thicker and more difficult to break. Audio
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Bid to strip military of prosecution power fails
6:17 PM.A bid to remove the power of US military commanders to decide whether to prosecute sexual assault cases has failed with the Senate rejecting a controversial bill. The measure came just five votes… Read more Audio
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Family thank driver who got savaged daughter to doctor
6:08 PM.The Japanese family of a girl savaged by dogs in the Bay of Plenty has thanked the driver of a red car who helped get her to a doctor. They had a statement read out at a news conference held at… Read more Audio
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Church and community group at loggerheads over former convent
5:56 PM.The Catholic church and a Hamilton community group are at loggerheads over an old convent the church is keen to demolish. The Catholic Diocese of Hamilton wants to pull down the landmark Euphrasie… Read more Audio
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Christchurch homeowners take EQC to court
5:51 PM.More than 120 disgruntled Christchurch homeowners are taking the Earthquake Commission to court for not doing enough to fix their homes. The law firm, Anthony Harper, has been looking for participants… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 March 2014
5:48 PM.The Bay of Plenty iwi of Ngai Tuhoe is set to open the country's first so-called living building, which utilises solar power and has its own natural air conditioning system; A group of five Maori… Read more Audio
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Man sent to jail for bashing pigs with iron bar
5:45 PM.A Canterbury man has been sentenced to four months jail for bashing pigs with an iron bar. 50-year-old Clayton Thomas Dovey was trying to load four of his pigs onto a trailer at a farm north of the… Read more Audio
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High Court rules Council has power to add fluoride to its water
5:43 PM.The High Court has thrown out an attempt to take the power away from councils to add fluoride to drinking water. Anti fluoridation campaigners say the judge has got it wrong and they'll appeal. Audio
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Obama urges Russia to take diplomatic "off-ramp" with Ukraine
5:37 PM.President Obama has delivered a sharp riposte over Crimea's regional parliament voting to break away and join Russia. He's spoken again to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin urging him to take a… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 7 March 2014
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Skipper fined for snagging and dragging runabout
5:27 PM.An American skipper's been fined for snagging a family's small fishing boat and dragging it along in the Waitemata Harbour. The father of the family of four was forced to cut the anchor line of his… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 7 March 2014
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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State Services Commissioner says TVNZ register inappropriate
5:18 PM.The State Services Commissioner, Iain Rennie, has told Television New Zealand that having a register of staff's political allegiances is a step too far. Audio
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Police find suspected meth lab in Wellington apartment
5:14 PM.A pot bubbling on a stove and a chemical smell were the first warning signs to armed police this morning that the inner city Wellington apartment they were searching for drugs could also be a meth… Read more Audio
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Doctors describe girl's horrific injuries from a dog attack
5:07 PM.Doctors treating seven year-old Sakurako Uehara who was mauled by a pack of dogs say she will need years of surgery to try to repair the damage caused by more than 100 bites to her face and body. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 7 March 2014
5:00 PM.Doctors describe girl's horrific injuries from a dog attack; Police find suspected meth lab in Wellington apartment; State Services Commissioner says TVNZ register inappropriate; Skipper fined for… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 7 March 2014
5:00 PM.Doctors describe girl's horrific injuries from a dog attack; Police find suspected meth lab in Wellington apartment; State Services Commissioner says TVNZ register inappropriate; Skipper fined for… Read more Audio