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Checkpoint for Tuesday 29 April 2014
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LVR lending falls
6:55 PM.Low deposit mortgages have plunged from about a third of all home loans before restrictions came in, to less than six percent now. Audio
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Confusion over China's restrictions on infant formula imports
6:50 PM.Officials and businesses remain confused over China's new restrictions on infant formula imports just two days shy of when they'll be enforced. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 29 April 2014
6:46 PM.About three thousand people have attended the 150th commemoration of Gate Pa - Pukehinahina in Tauranga today; Famous Maori portraits will leave Aotearoa shores for the first time for to be exhibited… Read more Audio
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Suspected shellfish found on Waiheke Island
6:43 PM.People are being warned to stay away from shellfish from Waiheke Island after a woman became ill after eating about ten pipis. Audio
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Cash injection necessary for efficient defence force
6:38 PM.A former chief of the army says the Government's initial savings targets were overly ambitious and the cash injection announced today is definitely needed. Audio
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Sports News for 29 April 2014
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Employers' group on Labour's savings idea
6:26 PM.Employers and exporters have given guarded support to the Labour Party's policy of lifting contributions to KiwiSaver to help control inflation. Audio
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China criticises new military pact
6:20 PM.China has hit out at a new military pact between the United States and the Philippines warning it could stoke regional tensions in the South China Sea. Audio
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Gallery refuses to take down photo of alleged killer
6:18 PM.An Auckland gallery has refused to take down a photograph in an art exhibition which features a picture of an alleged killer. Audio
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Court hears family abused foster boys for years
6:16 PM.An Auckland jury has been told that a family of former Child, Youth and Family caregivers chained together foster boys and repeatedly punched, kicked, and threw things at them in abuse that went on… Read more Audio
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Flockton Basin residents want red zoning.
6:12 PM.Nicola Grigg has been at the flockton basin and talking to home owners who've been flooded. Audio
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Chrch city council will start looking at relocating people
6:08 PM.The Christchurch city council will start looking at relocating people out of properties hit once again by flooding today. Audio
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Russian disgust at fresh US sanctions
5:57 PM.A senior Russian official has expressed "disgust" over the United States decision to impose a fresh round of sanctions on Russia. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 29 April 2014
5:49 PM.About three thousand people have attended the 150th commemoration of Gate Pa - Pukehinahina in Tauranga today; Famous Maori portraits will leave Aotearoa shores for the first time for to be exhibited… Read more Audio
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Devastation becoming clearer from storm in southern US
5:44 PM.The devastation from the ferocious storm hitting the southern United States is becoming clearer with at least 21 people confirmed dead. Audio
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Police warning after dog attacks people
5:42 PM.The police on Auckland's North Shore have put out a warning because a pitbull-cross dog is on the loose and on the attack. Audio
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Defence Minister denies funding drive for savings went too far
5:39 PM.The Government is standing by its earlier demands for the Defence Force to make significant savings, and denies a new funding boost is an acknowledgement that policy went too far. Audio
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Sports News for 29 April 2014
5:36 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Labour proposing fundamental changes to fighting inflation.
5:27 PM.Employers and exporters have given guarded support to the Labour Party's policy of lifting contributions to KiwiSaver to help control inflation. Audio
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Evening Business for 29 April 2014
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Whangarei CYFS caregiver on trial for sexual assault
5:21 PM.A man who ran a Child Youth and Family home in Whangarei is on trial for offences against children in his care including the rape of two teenage girls. Audio
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The Christchurch mayor has more
5:14 PM.The mayor of Christchurch Lianne Dalziel is with us. Audio
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PM rejects pleas to red zone flooded Christchurch homes
5:08 PM.The Prime Minister is rejecting home owners' pleas to be red zoned after their Christchurch properties were flooded yet again today. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 29 April 2014
5:00 PM.The Prime Minister rejects calls for flooded Christchurch homes to be redzoned. Employers and exporter gives a guarded thumbs-up to Labour's monetary policy and Whangarei CYFS caregiver on trial for… Read more Audio