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Checkpoint for Wednesday 30 July 2014
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Boyle claims gold in 400m freestyle
6:58 PM.New Zealand's brightest hope in the pool has finished the Commonwelath Games with a gold and silver medal, after winning the 400-metre freestyle final this morning. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 July 2014
6:51 PM.The body set up to spend the Tuwharetoa Treaty settlement package has asked lawyers to investigate investment losses and overspending; A Maori leader says comments from the Act Party to axe Maori… Read more Audio
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Campaign to cut high taxes on retirement savings
6:45 PM.A campaign's been launched calling on MPs to change this country's high taxes on retirement savings. Audio
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Land-clearing quarrel ends in death
6:41 PM.An Australian farmer whose property had been at the centre of an illegal land-clearing dispute has been charged with murder after an environment officer was shot. Audio
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Today's market update
6:34 PM.From the NZ markets today, shares were a wee bit weaker, the Top 50 index easing 7 points to 5159. Audio
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Plans for inquiry into wages and collective bargaining
6:27 PM.The Labour Party is planning to set up a Commission of Inquiry into wages and collective bargaining if it is elected to Government. Audio
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A thousand Australian smelter workers lose their jobs
6:24 PM.The Australian aluminium producer Alcoa is closing its smelter in Victoria, and two rolling mills in Australia, putting almost 1,000 people out of work. Audio
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Labour outrage at Novopay payment even as system is taken over
6:20 PM.The troubled teacher's pay system Novopay is being taken over by the Government after a settlement was reached. Audio
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Lawyer asks if balloon investigation overlooked drugs
6:17 PM.A lawyer at an inquest has questioned if investigators into the Carterton balloon crash that killed 11 people deliberately chose not to look into drug use by the pilot. Audio
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Few answers from Crewe murder review
6:12 PM.The long awaited review into the Crewe murders has brought little resolution for the country's most controversial unsolved cold case - with questions around who killed the couple, and the corruption… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 30 July 2014
6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Nowhere to hide over Novopay - principals
5:49 PM.School principals say the Education Ministry now has no one to hide behind as the struggle to fix the Novopay system carries on. Audio
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Act Party's comments 'ignorant and from the dark ages'
5:46 PM.A Maori leader says comments from the Act Party about axeing Maori seats and tangata whenua having legal privilege is part of a cyclical and ignorant debate. Audio
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Three golds added to NZ Commonwealth tally
5:43 PM.New Zealand has added three more gold medals to its tally on day six of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Audio
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Dotcom ordered to reveal full assets
5:38 PM.Kim Dotcom has been told he must fully disclose what assets he has to the major movie studios trying to convict him. Audio
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US and EU announce fresh Russia sanctions
5:36 PM.The United States and the European Union have announced fresh sanctions against Russia, after President Obama accused Vladimir Putin and Russian-backed separatists of interfering with the… Read more Audio
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Today's market update
5:33 PM.Shares were a bit weaker today, the benchmark Top 50 easing 7 points to 5159. Audio
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Minister challenged over hosting of oil executives
5:27 PM.The Energy Minister has been questioned in Parliament today, about a quarter of a million dollar price tag to host oil executives in New Zealand, during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Whyte rejects criticism he's racist.
5:24 PM.The ACT Party leader, Jamie Whyte, has rejected criticism he is racist for calling for the abolition of the Maori seats. Audio
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US Govt moves to take control of Dotcom's assets for good
5:20 PM.The United States government has formally applied to permanently take control of Kim Dotcom's assets whether or not he's eventually convicted of any crime. Audio
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Govt takes over error-ridden Novopay
5:15 PM.The Government is taking over running the error-plagued Novopay school payroll system, and has reached a final cash settlement with its developer, the Australian company, Talent Two. Audio
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Arthur Thomas's brother Des speaks
5:12 PM.We've been unable to contact Arthur Thomas about the review. He's on holiday and his brother Des has also not been able to get in touch with him. But Des Thomas told me the findings about the planted… Read more Audio
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Police admit failings in Crewe murder case
5:07 PM.The police have admitted for the first time that a key piece of evidence used to convict Arthur Allan Thomas for murdering Jeanette and Harvey Crewe may have been planted and was probably inadmissable… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 30 July 2014
5:00 PM.Police admit failings in the unsolved Crewe murder case. The government takes over the error-ridden Novopay system and - the US moves to make Kim Dotcom forfeit assests. Audio