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Checkpoint for Tuesday 6 May 2014
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 6 May 2014
5:00 PM.Judith Collins is grilled in Pariament about her links to Oravida. China blocks hundreds of tonnes of infant formula and Police seize a expensive cars as well as gold, silver and two million dollars .
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Mallard been ejected from Parliament
5:07 PM.The senior Labour MP, Trevor Mallard, has been ejected from Parliament during a testy exchange with Justice Minister Judith Collins about her links to export company Oravida. Audio
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China blocks hundreds of tonnes of infant formula
5:11 PM.China has blocked hundreds of tonnes of infant formula after a sudden change in rules New Zealand officials have only just found out about. Audio
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Police seize cars and cash
5:15 PM.Police have seized a Ferarri, a Porsche, and a Maserati as well as gold, silver and two million dollars in cash in a methamphetamine bust in Auckland. Audio
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Government proposal to pay workers to move to Chch
5:20 PM.The Prime Minister has announced it will pay some beneficiaries a lump sum of three-thousand dollars to move to Christchurch, but Labour says the plan is flawed as there is nowhere for those people to… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 6 May 2014
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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League investigates player's sex video
5:28 PM.A question mark hangs over whether Warriors centre, Konrad Hurrell, will take the field at Eden Park this weekend. Audio
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Sports News for 6 May 2014
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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MPs debate legislation to ban synthetic drugs
5:39 PM.Parliament is debating legislation under urgency to effectively ban all synthetic cannabis and party pills. Audio
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Jury considers verdict in child abuse case
5:41 PM.A prosecutor has told a jury that girls from a Child Youth and Family home have given credible, independent accounts of sexual abuse by the man who ran the Whangarei home with his wife. Audio
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Night flights for Queenstown - game changer
5:44 PM.Night flights in and out of Queenstown are on the horizon, with the Airport Corporation embarking on a 10 million dollar project to get the required safety systems in place. Audio
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Dairy company refutes Labour's claims
5:47 PM.Labour is claiming it has further evidence that Judith Collins's help for Oravida resulted in it getting its milk into China, while other companies missed out. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 6 May 2014
5:51 PM.Tainui Group Holdings has launched its bid for a three-billion dollar freight, commercial and residential development at Ruakura; The Labour Party's Nanaia Mahuta is rejecting a rival's suggestion she… Read more Audio
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Australian supermarket chain, Coles, accused of bullying
5:54 PM.Allegations of bullying are being thrown at the Australian supermarket chain, Coles, as it faces legal action over its treatment of smaller grocery suppliers. Audio
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School principal spent school money on flights to Aust.
6:09 PM.The husband of a principal who admitted stealing money from a south Auckland primary school pulled out his chequebook in court today to try to convince the judge not to send his wife to prison. Audio
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NZ export to China blocked
6:13 PM.New rules out of Beijing have thrown a spanner in the works for hundreds of tonnes of infant formula bound for China. Audio
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Synlait waiting to learn fate of 300 tonnes of formula
6:15 PM.Synlait Milk has 300 tonnes of infant formula on the wharves in Auckland bound for China. Audio
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DHB admits lack of help for intellectually disabled adults
6:18 PM.The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board has accepted a coroner's criticism that it's not doing enough to help intellectually disabled adults. Audio
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Dominion Road upgrade suffers 40% budget blowout
6:22 PM.The budget for upgrading Auckland's Dominion Road has blown out by 40 per cent. Audio
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First step for $3 billion Hamilton project
6:26 PM.The first step in developing a three-billion dollar freight, commercial and residential development at Ruakura is underway in Hamilton. Audio
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Sports News for 6 May 2014
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Pros and cons of moving beneficiaries to Christchurch
6:37 PM.More now on the government's announcement to bring beneficiaries to Christchurch to take up jobs. Audio
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Laughing gas declared safe to use - 160 years on
6:43 PM.Laughing gas has been declared safe for people having surgery. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 6 May 2014
6:47 PM.Tainui Group Holdings has launched its bid for a three-billion dollar freight, commercial and residential development at Ruakura; The Labour Party's Nanaia Mahuta, who's today been promoted to the… Read more Audio
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Police drug raid seizes millions in cash, assets
6:53 PM.The police have seized millions of dollars in assets and cash after a major drug raid in Auckland and Nelson, and arrested eight people. Audio