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Checkpoint for Friday 11 April 2014
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Te Manu Korihi News for 11 April 2014
6:52 PM.Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori says a recent High Court decision is a big loss for the Maori language and sets a precedent that may lead to the erosion of its place in courts; Mana Party members can… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 April 2014
6:39 PM.Is it a clever political ploy or just an example of two parties airing their dirty laundry? The Green Party approached Labour this week and pitched the idea of them campaigning under a banner of a… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 April 2014
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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First-home buyers shut out of market - agent
6:25 PM.An Auckland real estate agent says he's feeling the pinch of the drop in the number of properties selling for less than 400 thousand dollars. Audio
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Paramedics getting handheld computers
6:17 PM.Paramedics are getting handheld computers so they can call up a patient's medical history on the spot. St John Ambulance is rolling out the ten point six million dollar system hoping to unclog… Read more Audio
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Police seize criminals' assets more than ever before
6:14 PM.The police are seizing more criminals' assets than ever before, with the amount more than doubling between 2012 and 2013. Police raked in an extra nine-point-one million dollars in 2013 compared with… Read more Audio
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Evacuation centres brace for Cyclone Ita
6:09 PM.In far north Queensland, householders and tourists are evacuating from the path of category five Cyclone Ita. The storm, the most severe on the scale, is expected to make landfall north of the… Read more Audio
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Warmer temperatures mean boom in male Tuatara population
5:58 PM.Tuatara living on an island in Cook Strait may be doomed to a lifetime as bachelors because of rising global temperatures. For the native lizards, as temperatures rise, more males are born. Audio
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Hunter missing for 2 days briefly sighted yesterday
5:54 PM.The police are refocusing their search for a hunter missing in the Te Urewera National Park thanks to new information from another hunter. Audio
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California traffic accident kills at least nine people
5:51 PM.A truck driver has lost control on a California highway, smashing into a school tour bus and killing at least nine people. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 11 April 2014
5:47 PM.Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori says a recent High Court decision is a big loss for the Maori language and sets a precedent that may lead to the erosion of its place in courts; Mana Party members can… Read more Audio
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School Children hospitalised after drinking raw milk
5:45 PM.Canterbury health officials are warning people against drinking raw milk after two school children had to be hospitalised after drinking it on a school trip. Audio
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Over 300 CHCH houses found for urgent repairs
5:41 PM.A week of door knocking in quake-damaged suburbs in Christchurch has uncovered more than 300 homes in need of urgent repairs before winter. Audio
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Tony Abbott says he's confident signals from missing plane
5:37 PM.Australian searchers have been forced to correct the Prime Minister Tony Abbott after he said they knew the location of the Malaysia Airlines plane's black boxes. Mr Abbott is in China and told… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 April 2014
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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U.S Health Secretary resigns over botched health care rollout.
5:27 PM.The woman who told Americans to hold her accountable for the botched rollout of President Obama's signature health care reforms has lost her job. The U.S Health Secretary Kathleen Sibelius has… Read more Audio
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Eleven million dollars worth of drugs caught at Airport
5:26 PM.Police and Customs have made one of their biggest methamphetamine busts - seizing eleven million dollars worth of the drug at Auckland International Airport. Officers found eleven kilograms of crystal… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 11 April 2014
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Real estate agent stung by restrictions on low deposit holders
5:18 PM.The latest house sale figures show the number of properties selling for less than 400 thousand dollars dropping by more than a fifth in March, compared to a year ago. Audio
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Duchess beats Duke at America's Cup racing
5:15 PM.The Duchess of Cambridge has roundly defeated her husband in an America's cup sailing battle on Auckland's waterfront. The couple took to the Waitemata in the rain for about two hours this afternoon. Audio
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Douglas Shire mayor on the approaching storm
5:11 PM.Julia Leu is the Mayor of Douglas Shire, in Queenslands far north. She's heading up the disaster management team there. Audio
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Joan from Cooktown battens down
5:08 PM.Joan and Glenn Smith are staying put in their home near Cooktown. Joan says they've done all they can to get ready. Audio
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Queenslanders evacuate in face of Category 5 cyclone
5:07 PM.In Queensland's far north, around two thousand people have fled their homes for emergency 'lockdown' in evacuation shelters as Cyclone Ita barrels towards the shore. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 11 April 2014
5:00 PM.Queenslanders evacuate in face of Category 5 cyclone; Joan from Cooktown battens down; Douglas Shire mayor on the approaching storm; Duchess beats Duke at America's Cup racing; Real estate agent stung… Read more Audio