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Checkpoint for Friday 4 April 2014
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Te Manu Korihi for 4 April 2014
6:48 PM.The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, is quashing an accusation by the Mana Party that the government wants to axe two Maori Language agencies; The Chief of the Defence Force, Lieutenant General… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 4 April 2014
6:38 PM.There are fewer than six months to go to the general election and in recent opinion polls the Labour Party has been struggling to lift its support much above 30 percent. Audio
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Sports News for 4 April 2014
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Business News Update for 4 April 2014
6:22 PM.ANZ says record-high confidence among small businesses is here to stay. Audio
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Asylum seekers shifted to remote Western Australia
6:15 PM.Scores of asylum seekers in Sydney are being sent to a remote detention centre in Western Australia after failing in a last-minute legal bid to stop the transfer. Audio
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Infection control in surgery a huge patient plus: expert
6:12 PM.A medical specialist in Wellington says the hospital has what staff call a crying room where they tell patients they have got an infection during surgery. Audio
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Precious items lost in large storage unit fire in Wellington
6:07 PM.A big Wellington fire that claimed two Oscar statues is still smouldering after ripping through a self-storage building near the airport. Audio
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Council back down from legal action against tree felling couple
5:52 PM.An Otaki couple who cleared several native trees on their property have won their fight against the local council - all charges against them are to be dropped. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 4 April 2014
5:48 PM.The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, is quashing an accusation by the Mana Party that the government wants to axe two Maori Language agencies; The Chief of the Defence Force, Lieutenant General… Read more Audio
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Wellington Free Ambulance responds
5:44 PM.Earlier this week we reported on a Lower Hutt man who rang emergency services four times, and was put through to the health line, before he managed to get an ambulance for his wife whose knee had been… Read more Audio
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Doubts about 111 after aneurysm man told to use an icepack
5:42 PM.A woman whose husband was told to put ice on his agonising back pain when in fact he was having an aneurysm that could have killed him, is questioning the worth of calling 111. Audio
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Northland fruitgrowers are under seige
5:38 PM.Northland fruit growers say they're under siege from pests that have slipped through the bio-security net - and the discovery of another fruit fly in Whangarei this week is frightening. Audio
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Sports News for 4 April 2014
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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John Banks kept Dotcom checks secret from his team - Crown
5:27 PM.The Crown says the Act Party MP John Banks never told his team about a 50 thousand dollar donation from internet mogul Kim Dotcom because he wanted it recorded as anonymous. Audio
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Evening Business News for 4 April 2014
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Wellington fire still smoulders
5:20 PM.A big Wellington fire that claimed two Oscar statues is still smouldering after ripping through a self-storage building near the airport. Audio
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Coroner makes recommendations to Wairarapa DHB
5:17 PM.A coroner has found a teenager who took her own life should have been given a formal psychiatric assessment. Audio
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Police in Napier carrying out house-to-house searches
5:16 PM.Police in Napier are carrying out house-to-house searches in their hunt for an armed robber - after he held up a bank at gunpoint this morning. Audio
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People die in flash flooding in Solomon Islands
5:13 PM.Flooding in Solomon Islands has killed eight people and swept away hundreds of houses and businesses after three days of continuous rain. Audio
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Fonterra fined $300,000 over botulism false alarm
5:10 PM.Fonterra has been fined 300 thousand dollars over the botulism scare. The financial heft of the country's largest exporter meant Judge Peter Hobbs this afternoon actually increased the fine, which… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 4 April 2014
5:00 PM.Fonterra fined $300,000 over botulism false alarm;People die in flash flooding in Solomon Islands;Napier police hunt armed robber;Coroner makes recommendations to Wairarapa DHB following a teen… Read more Audio