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Checkpoint for Tuesday 27 May 2014
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 27 May 2014
5:00 PM.Man charged with murdering Blessie Gortingo, Social workers looking after too many children, Train smashes into barrier again at Melling Station, Kiwirail responds. The Mana Internet deal costs… Read more Audio
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Man charged with murdering Blessie Gortingo
5:09 PM.Today, police searching a cemetery near her family home, found a woman's body, which they think is her. Audio
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Social workers looking after too many children
5:12 PM.Social workers are looking after too many at-risk children plus many of the cases appear too difficult for them to handle, according to a new report. Audio
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Train smashes into barrier again at Melling Station
5:18 PM.A passenger on a train which smashed into a concrete barrier in Wellington this morning says the driver rushed out to tell people the brakes weren't working and to brace themselves. Audio
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Kiwirail responds
5:23 PM.Investigators from the Transport Accident Investigation Commission have been at the train crash today. Audio
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Evening Business for 27 May 2014
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 27 May 2014
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The Mana Internet deal costs members
5:36 PM.At least three Mana members have left the party in revolt at today's announcement that Mana will form an alliance with the Internet Party to contest September's general election. Audio
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Mother of Easy Rider victims says nobody should face charges
5:41 PM.The grieving mother of one of the men who died in the Easy Rider tragedy says nobody should have been charged over the deaths. Audio
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Maritime NZ on Easy Rider sentence
5:46 PM.The director of Maritime New Zealand Keith Manch is with us now. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 May 2014
5:50 PM.A major land owner wants to collaborate with other iwi on investments in Wellington; The leader of the newly formed Internet Mana Party, Hone Harawira, has dodged questions about how the alliance with… Read more Audio
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Prime Minister attacks Labour Party's immigration policy
5:55 PM.The Prime Minister has used Question Time to attack the Labour Party policy on immigration. Audio
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Child Youth and Family on big caseloads
6:08 PM.More now on social workers who've been found to be overworked and handling too many difficult cases. Audio
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At least three Mana members leave over Internet alliance
6:13 PM.At least three Mana members have quit the party in revolt at today's announcement of an alliance with the Internet Party to contest September's general election. Audio
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Fletcher says it's handling asbestos responsibly
6:20 PM.Fletcher Building is being investigated over its handling of asbestos in Christchurch but says it's managed the toxic material responsibly and effectively. Audio
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Sports News for 27 May 2014
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Slumping house sales, slowing China are main risks - NZIER
6:38 PM.Slumping house sales are a significant risk to the recovering economy, says the Institute of Economic Research in its latest quarterly report out today. Audio
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Character witnesses vouch for John Banks
6:42 PM.John Banks's media man has told the High Court in Auckland that, during his failed bid for the Auckland mayoralty in 2010, the politician gave him a SkyCity envelope which he then passed directly to… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 May 2014
6:47 PM.The leader of the newly formed Internet Mana Party, Hone Harawira, has dodged questions about how the alliance with the Internet Party would impact on Maori representation in Parliament; Meanwhile… Read more Audio
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Witnesses describe train crash
6:50 PM.Passengers were told to brace for impact moments before their train ploughed into a concrete barrier on a Wellington commuter line this morning. Audio
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Dead South Island kiwi on North Island farm
6:53 PM.The Conservation Department is trying to find out how an endangered South Island kiwi ended up dead in a hay barn on a farm near the North Island town of Otaki. Audio