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Checkpoint for Tuesday 13 May 2014
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Exploratory submarine crushed
6:54 PM.One of the earth's deepest ocean trenches, five times deeper than the Grand Canyon has crushed an eight million dollar exploratory submarine off the coast of New Zealand. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 May 2014
6:50 PM.The Vanguard Military School in Auckland says its Maori students are responding well to the school kaupapa and their achievement rates are improving; A contender for Labour's Tamaki Makaurau… Read more Audio
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Melting glaciers unstoppable
6:46 PM.Melting glaciers in West Antarctica could raise sea levels by six metres over hundreds of years and a new report says nothing can be done to stop it. Audio
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Sports groups struggle to keep children safe
6:43 PM.Groups running sports and culture activities for children say they're facing a constant struggle to create and update policies to keep those in their care safe. Audio
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Mums and their wine become focus of Auckland alcohol debate
6:39 PM.A group of Auckland councillors has failed in an early bid to let supermarkets sell beer and wine from seven in the morning under contentious new plans. Audio
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Dotcom's legal team is using the Official Information Act
6:36 PM.Lawyers for internet mogul Kim Dotcom are asking the courts to act as Ombudsman in their bid to wrest information off the Government and its departments. Audio
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Sports News for 13 May 2014
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Actors' agent optimistic
6:26 PM.Graham Dunster represents 250 actors through his agency, Auckland Actors. Audio
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Company buyout good news for local tv and filmmakers.
6:23 PM.The billion dollar sale of the companies behind the TV show Shortland Street to two multinationals could mean local actors and other workers getting more exposure overseas. Audio
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Al Jazeera's correspondent in Kiev
6:19 PM.Pro-Russia separatists are declaring independence for Donetsk and Luhansk, while a man Kiev believes is a Russian colonel has declared himself military commander of the self-styled Donetsk people's… Read more Audio
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Test case over flood insurance
6:12 PM.In a first off for the High Court, it's being asked to approve how claims for damage to flood-prone land in Canterbury are settled. Audio
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Dunedin council dumps oil investments
6:09 PM.The Dunedin city council has voted to dump about two million dollars worth of investments in the oil industry because of global climate change. Audio
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Whangarei people fed up with dust hazard
5:52 PM.Rural Whangarei people fed up with the dust hazard caused by log trucks on gravel roads - have vented their anger today at a council meeting. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 May 2014
5:50 PM.A contender for Labour's Tamaki Makaurau candidancy, Will Flavell, is disappointed he won't be competing against the broadcaster Shane Taurima for the party's selection; The Vanguard Military School… Read more Audio
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Woman charged for drugs in Bali
5:47 PM.The New Zealander Leeza Ormsby held in Bali after a drug raid earlier this year has learned more about what charges she might face. Audio
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Pathologist disputes that balloon pilot smoked joint
5:43 PM.A pathologist has told an inquest that tests don't support the view that a balloon pilot was smoking cannabis shortly before taking the flight that killed him and his 10 passengers. Audio
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Transport Agency on local road funding cuts
5:39 PM.More now on the money going to local roads, and the cuts looming in the South Island to Government funding. Audio
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Smith rejects renewed calls for more info
5:36 PM.The Housing Minister has rejected renewed calls for the Government to investigate how much foreign buyers might be driving up the price of houses in Auckland. Audio
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Sports News for 13 May 2014
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mother of dead man says killer has accepted responsibility
5:28 PM.A Greymouth woman who's son was killed in a drink driving crash says she's accepted an apology from the man responsible because he's owned up to what he's done. Audio
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Evening Business for 13 May 2014
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Logging company described as a cowboy operation
5:16 PM.A logging company that breached numerous health and safety rules that led to a young worker being killed has been described as a cowboy operation. Audio
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Millions in cuts to South Island road funding loom
5:10 PM.Cuts of millions of dollars are looming in the amount of Government money going to repair and extend roads in the South Island. Audio
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Attack on Collins from Peters in Parliament a damp squib
5:07 PM.Winston Peters had said Judith Collins would be 'gone by Monday' with information he was going to release this week. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 13 May 2014
5:00 PM.The renewed attack on Judith Collins turns out to be a damp squib. An inquest hears a logging company described as a cowboy operation and mother of dead man says killer has accepted responsibility. Audio