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Checkpoint for Thursday 3 April 2014
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 3 April 2014
5:00 PM.Fruit fly find labelled bio security failure; Horticulture NZ horrified by latest fruit fly find; Bio security research in doubt; American soldier on shooting spree; Latest from Chile after second… Read more Audio
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Fruit fly find labelled bio security failure
5:08 PM.Bio security restrictions are in place in Whangarei tonight after the discovery of another Queensland fruit fly. Audio
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Horticulture NZ horrified by latest fruitfly find
5:11 PM.Fruit and vegetable growers are horrified there's been another fruit fly find so soon and so close to the January one. Audio
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Bio security research in doubt
5:16 PM.Some of the research going on into the fruit fly threat is in doubt under multi-million-dollar funding cuts to Canterbury scientists. Audio
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American soldier on shooting spree
5:20 PM.An American soldier has shot dead three military people before turning his pistol on himself at the Fort Hood army base in Texas. Audio
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Evening Business for 3 April 2014
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Latest from Chile after second strong earthquake
5:28 PM.A mass evacuation is once again underway along the coastline of Chile and southern Peru after a strong 7.8 earthquake shook the region less an hour ago. Audio
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Sports News for 3 April 2014
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australia says plane search will carry on
5:36 PM.Australia's Prime Minister says the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 will carry on for as long as Malaysia wishes. Audio
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Australian schoolgirl faces music for markets prank
5:40 PM.An Australian schoolgirl has had to confess her April Fools prank to the media after her stunt targeting a gas drilling company turned into threats of legal action. Audio
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Drug dealer killed for four tinnies
5:44 PM.The drug dealer Michael Roberts was killed for the sake of four tinnies. Audio
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Woman dies after shark attack in Australia
5:46 PM.A woman who was out for an early morning swim has died after being attacked by a shark near Tathra beach in southern New South Wales. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 April 2014
5:49 PM.The Mana Party fears the government is secretly planning to get rid of the Maori Language Commission and the Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency, and bring their operations and funding under one Maori… Read more Audio
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US insists it's too early to write off peace talks
5:52 PM.The US Secretary of State is insisting it's too early to write off yet another attempt at peace talks between Israel and Palestinians. Audio
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Auckland opposes nationwide quake building standard
5:57 PM.Auckland Council says spending a billion dollars, to earthquake strengthen the city's buildings will be lucky to save a single life in a thousand years. Audio
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Labour says ban some fruit imports from Queensland
6:08 PM.The Labour Party is calling for a ban on imports of some fruit from Australia in the wake of another fruit fly discovery in Whangarei. Audio
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Ministry says ban not justified
6:10 PM.The Ministry for Primary Industries says a ban on Australian fruit imports is not justified at this stage although it's not ruling out trade restrictions if more fruit flies are found. Audio
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150 giant wetas released to pest free island
6:18 PM.Auckland Zoo has released 150 of the endangered giant weta on to a pest free island in the Hauraki Gulf. Audio
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Business News Update
6:22 PM.The New Zealand Racing Board's turnover rose 2 percent in the six months ended January but its effective profit fell 1.5 percent to just below 73 million dollars. Audio
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Police commissioner dodges questions on first day
6:27 PM.The new Police Commissioner, Mike Bush, is not revealing details on how he plans to deal with recent controversial police operations. Audio
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Sports News for 3 April 2014
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Talks on paying home workers for travelling time
6:38 PM.The government is to begin talks over paying home and community support workers while they're travelling between jobs. Audio
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Bio security research fears among growers
6:44 PM.Orchardists and fruit growers say today's fruit fly discovery in Whangarei is exactly why the government shouldn't be cutting funding to a bio security research centre. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 April 2014
6:47 PM.The head of the Ngapuhi authority, Sonny Tau, believes hapu or sub-tribes are being 'egged' on by some money-hungry lawyers to fight the treaty settlement process; The Mana Party fears the government… Read more Audio
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Study sheds new light on kea history
6:51 PM.A genetic study of the kea casts new light on the history of the endangered parrot and what can be done to help protect it. Audio