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Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 July 2014
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Dramatic sea rescue
6:55 PM.The navy diver who swam through five metre swells to rescue three people in a liferaft is shrugging off his efforts as anything special. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 July 2014
6:47 PM.The iwi at the centre of a historical dispute over a steel company's plans to mine wahi tapu or sacred grounds near Port Waikato, says the situation is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon; The Far… Read more Audio
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Most of NZ still using traditional media
6:44 PM.A New Zealand On Air survey finds that the majority of New Zealanders are still using traditional broadcast media such as television and live radio every day. Audio
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Receiver has more about freight company failure
6:40 PM.Two hundred jobs have been axed at an Auckland freight company after the receiver failed to find a buyer. Audio
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Market Update
6:35 PM.The latest on the markets, our dollar is mostly stronger against the major currencies after the international ratings agency, Fitch, raised its outlook for New Zealand's credit rating. Audio
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Glorious WC result for Germany
6:29 PM.The reaction in Germany itself of course has been euphoric. Audio
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New Zealander watches defeat at Copacabana beach
6:26 PM.New Zealander Matt Fejos was at Copacabana beach in Brazil where thousands of people had gathered to watch the game. Audio
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Brazil are hammered 7-1 at home
6:25 PM.The humiliation of Brazil's seven to one obliteration by Germany on home soil in the Football World Cup semi final this morning is being emphatically derided in local media and described as the… Read more Audio
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Two Tongan police officers jailed for killing NZ constable
6:20 PM.A Tongan police inspector and a constable have been jailed for killing a New Zealand police officer by stomping on and strangling him. Audio
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Fitch says it may lift NZ's AA credit rating in the future
6:18 PM.The credit rating agency, Fitch, says it may raise New Zealand's credit rating in the future, due to the government's improving financial position and a robust economy. Audio
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Fears rocket strikes could lead to a ground invasion in Israel
6:12 PM.Israeli air strikes have killed at least twenty people in Gaza, including civilians and children, at the start of a major offensive. Audio
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Sports News for 9 July 2014
6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Battling fierce winds and huge swells to be rescued
5:54 PM.One of the crew of the stricken racing yacht Django Two says they had to battle fierce winds and more than five-metre swells as they were being taken by raft to a rescuing navy boat. Audio
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Indonesians vote in tightest presidential race
5:50 PM.Indonesians have begun voting in what has been the tightest presidential election race and one that has at times been ferocious and dirty. Audio
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Brazil's World Cup dream is shattered
5:43 PM.With Brazil's dreams of lifting the World Cup at home in tatters - coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says his side's 7-1 thrashing is the worst day of his life. Audio
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Kaitaia woman tells of rescue from under her tree-smashed roof
5:40 PM.Kaitaia woman Ivy Cramond is lucky to be alive. Finding herself trapped under a mighty tree brought down by punishing winds in Kaitaia, she managed to free one arm to reach her phone to call for help.
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Market Update
5:34 PM.Our dollar is mostly stronger against the major currencies after the international ratings agency, Fitch, raised its outlook for New Zealand's credit rating. Audio
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Three teenage boys in hospital after police chase stolen car
5:27 PM.A 15 year old boy is in Auckland hospital with serious head and neck injuries after a police chase on the North Shore last night ended with a stolen car crashing into a traffic light pole. Audio
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11,000 Far North households still in the dark
5:24 PM.The Electricity company, Top Energy, say thousands of their customers in the Far North will have to wait 24 or even 48 hours for the lights to come back on. Audio
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Second wind for storm in the Far North
5:21 PM.It's been a bleak and blustery day for people in the Far North doing battle with the storm that's been lashing the region now, for 24 hours. Audio
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200 bullet freight system employees are losing their jobs
5:18 PM.Two hundred jobs at a freight company have been axed and the firm's stopped trading after last-minute attempts to find a buyer failed. Audio
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World Cup: Who could have predicted that?!
5:15 PM.New Zealanders bet over a million dollars on the Brazil v Germany game - the highest of the tournament so far. Audio
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World Cup semi finals: Germany demolishes Brazil 7-1
5:07 PM.Germany's coach Joachim Loew said after the astonishing match that his team realised Brazil was 'cracking up and we took advantage of it'. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 9 July 2014
5:00 PM.Heartbreak and humiliation as Brazil's World Cup hopes are shattered. 200 freight jobs are axed and three teenage boys in hospital after police chase stolen car. Audio