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Checkpoint for Monday 30 June 2014
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Labour promises $1 million for Canterbury mental health
6:57 PM.Mental health services in Canterbury will get a one-million dollar funding boost if the Labour Party is elected to government. Audio
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Habitat loss and animal extinction danger in Indonesia
6:55 PM.Indonesia has overtaken Brazil in clearing tropical forests. Audio
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Cancer claims more in NZ than Australia - study
6:51 PM.An Auckland University study has found that more people die from cancer in New Zealand, than in Australia, which is likely due to the speed of diagnosis and treatment. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 June 2014
6:47 PM.More than half of all Maori businesses are located in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions, according to a new report by Statistics New Zealand; The first meeting of Northland Regional Council's… Read more Audio
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Christchurch man puts student loan on trade me
6:39 PM.A 24-year-old Christchurch man is trying a different way to pay off his debt by auctioning off his student loan on Trade Me. Audio
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Researchers critical of new food labels
6:36 PM.A new study has shown the new star-rating nutrition labels that will soon hit our shelves are not the best way to help shoppers make healthy food choices. Audio
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Sports News for 30 June 2014
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Latest on diplomatic immunity row
6:25 PM.A High Commissioner whose diplomat claimed immunity to avoid prosecution for an attack on a woman will be summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Audio
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Biggest 1080 drop in history planned.
6:22 PM.The Department of Conservation is calling this spring's biggest ever 1080 drop, The Battle For Our Birds, and the poison will be introduced to areas never before targetted. Audio
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Colour-coding improves NCEA results
6:20 PM.NCEA standards are being colour-coded to match them with the jobs they lead to and officials say that's helping teenagers decide on what to study. Audio
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Testy exchanges during South Canterbury trial
6:12 PM.Testy exchanges between the judge and defence have marked the day at the South Canterbury Finance trial. Audio
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Flight MH370 power outage?
6:08 PM.Australian air crash investigators have discovered possible new evidence of tampering with cockpit equipment of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH-370. Audio
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Costa Rica reach WC quarters
5:57 PM.To the World Cup in Brazil now, where the second day of knock-out matches has seen two thrilling and absorbing contests. Audio
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Housing pick-up not spreading to some provinces
5:52 PM.A new Massey University study says home affordability worsened by nearly 8 percent in the three months to May compared with the year before. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 June 2014
5:49 PM.The first meeting of Northland Regional Council's Maori representative committee has been met with suspicion by a group of Ngapuhi; More than half of all Maori businesses are located in the Bay of… Read more Audio
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Farmers push for rustling to be made a specific offence
5:44 PM.Federated Farmers is pushing for rustling to be made a specific criminal offence with its own penalties. Audio
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Aratere returns to Wellington with nearly $30m repair bill
5:42 PM.The Interislander Aratere ferry arrives back in the capital on Wednesday bringing with it a 30 million repair bill. Audio
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Accused cocaine smuggler remembers phone calls with gangster
5:38 PM.A man charged with organising a cocaine drug run that killed his mother-in-law has remembered details of phone conversations with a Colombian gangster Audio
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Sports News for 30 June 2014
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Multiple failures by midwives over baby death
5:29 PM.A report into the death of a baby during a homebirth has found three midwives made a series of errors, including not having oxygen on hand to resuscitate her. Audio
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Evening Business for 30 June 2014
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Dunedin council buys animal leg irons for $3900
5:21 PM.The Dunedin Mayor, is standing by his decision to spend nearly 4000 rate payer dollars on what he thought were 19th century shackles for Maori prisoners - that now appear to be animal leg irons. Audio
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Motiti Island hapu details "backroom" Rena deals
5:18 PM.Motiti Island hapu have detailed what they call backroom deals between the Crown and the owners of the Rena shipwreck. Audio
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Interest rate rises may dent the recovering building sector
5:15 PM.Future interest rate rises are likely to dent the recovering home building market. Audio
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Mentally ill woman told hospital staff she wanted to kill
5:11 PM.A mentally ill woman who escaped from Waikato Hospital's mental health unit to kill her former neighbour, warned staff she was going to do it. Audio
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High Commissioner summoned over diplomatic immunuity
5:07 PM.A High Commissioner whose diplomat claimed immunity to avoid prosecution for an attack on a woman will be summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 30 June 2014
5:00 PM.The High Commissioner at the centre of a row over diplomatic immunity is summoned to Foreign Affairs. A mentally ill woman warned hospital staff she was going to kill her former neighbour and Dunedin… Read more Audio