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Checkpoint for Wednesday 25 March 2015
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Today In Parliament for 25 March 2015
6:52 PM.MPs congratulate the Black Caps on reaching the Cricket World Cup final. Greens co-leader Russel Norman asks questions about climate change. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 March 2015
6:49 PM.The country's last original member of the 28th Maori Battalion, who died on Sunday, has been laid to rest alongside his friends, who served in the war; Maori Television is considering changing its… Read more Audio
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Mayor promises to meet with panels more
6:45 PM.The Auckland Mayor is stepping up his relationship with the Ethnic Advisory Panel, again, after rebellion in the ranks. Audio
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Serious assault at Christchurch Men's Prison
6:41 PM.The prison officers' union says an inmate was seriously injured when three other prisoners attacked him and stabbed him with a shank. Audio
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Tense exchanges in Parliament over climate change
6:38 PM.After an extremely tense exchange in Parliament this afternoon the Climate Change Minister has told the House the country's net climate change-causing emissions increased during the Kyoto Protocol… Read more Audio
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Tyre marks found on a cliff top in search for missing boy
6:34 PM.A Southland farmer whose property is at the centre of a massive search for a missing eleven year old and his step-father says everyone is still hoping the pair are hiding somewhere despite the latest… Read more Audio
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Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson likely to be sacked
6:26 PM.He's one of the highest paid presenters in BBC history, but Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson is understood to have been sacked. Audio
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Herbicides cause bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics
6:19 PM.World-first research has found that commonly used herbicides can make bacteria resistant to antibiotics. [TOPICS] Science Audio
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Blackcaps win 'one of best one-dayers for a long time'
6:14 PM.The Black Caps are already on the way to Melbourne ahead of Sunday's final. About a dozen fans applauded them as they arrived at Auckland Airport earlier today. Audio
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MPs congratulate NZ cricketers
6:11 PM.New Zealand has not won the Cricket World Cup - not yet anyway - but that did not stop MPs formally congratulating the team in Parliament after last night's semi-final win over South Africa. Audio
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Sports News for 25 March 2015
6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Memorial park blessed
5:56 PM.The Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington is now open to the public with a blessing ceremony held before dawn today. Audio
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Children greet Hawaiian education leaders on sailing waka
5:53 PM.Thousands of children from low decile schools in Auckland have turned out to greet two Hawaiian sailing waka. Crews arrived at Point England Beach armed with Manaiakalani Kaupapa - a philosophy of… Read more Audio
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Govt rejects accusations of pressuring Sallies
5:50 PM.The Social Housing Minister is rejecting accusations that the Government put pressure on the Salvation Army to buy up state housing. Audio
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Legal battle continues for St Bede rowing students
5:47 PM.The legal battle looks set to continue over whether two St Bedes students can keep competing at the Maadi Cup rowing regatta. Audio
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John Key meets with his Japan counterpart
5:43 PM.The Prime Minister is on his way back to New Zealand, after meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe in Tokyo overnight. Audio
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Crown begins closing address at Lundy trial
5:36 PM.A High Court jury has been told there is no rational explanation for Mark Lundy to have had his wife's brain tissue on his shirt, except that he was her killer. Audio
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Today's market update
5:34 PM.The New Zealand dollar is holding onto most of the gains its made over the past few days, after the United States Federal Reserve put short-term interest rate hikes on hold for now. Audio
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Council borrows to keep the Ruataniwha Dam project alive.
5:28 PM.The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has voted to allow its investment company HBRIC to borrow 2-million-dollars to keep the Ruataniwha Dam project alive. Audio
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Farmers urged to keep budgets tight
5:23 PM.Farmers are being warned to keep their budgets tight after Fonterra reported a surprise16 percent drop in half-year profit and cut its dividend. Audio
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TAB says record turnover of $1.5m for Black Caps v South Africa
5:21 PM.Last night's Black Caps victory set a new betting record for the World Cup Cricket with turnover hitting 1.5 million dollars. Audio
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Fans gather to farewell Black Caps as they head to CWC final
5:18 PM.The New Zealand cricket team is en route to Melbourne to begin preparations for Sunday's World Cup final at the MCG. Audio
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German plane crashes in French Alps - 150 people dead
5:12 PM.Search teams will be back in the French Alps shortly trying to recover the bodies of 150 people on board a German airliner which plunged into the side of a mountain. Audio
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Police say missing pair's car is in the sea at Curio Bay.
5:07 PM.A grim development today in the search for a missing eleven year old boy who was taken from school by his step-father 12 days ago. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 25 March 2015
5:00 PM.Police say missing pair's car is in the sea at Curio Bay, German plane crashes in French Alps - 150 people dead, Fans gather to farewell Black Caps as they head to CWC final, TAB says record turnover… Read more Audio