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Checkpoint for Friday 10 July 2015
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South Island misses out on Lions test in 2017
6:57 PM.The South Island has missed on hosting a British and Irish Lions rugby test when the side visits our shores in two years time. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 10 July 2015
6:54 PM.Maori in Northland are challenging the Regional Council's role in the mining of swamp kauri; Rotorua is celebrating the announcement that the Maori All Blacks will play in the city in 2017; Wahine… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 10 July 2015
6:37 PM.This week the Government announced it aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions eleven percent by 2030 from 1990 levels. Audio
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Another cyber attack on US government worker records
6:27 PM.In the U.S there's been yet another massive cyber attack affecting millions of government workers and once again it's being blamed on China. Audio
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Top three seeds in action at Wimbledon
6:20 PM.It's a match-up some tennis commentators are describing as too close to call. Audio
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Mexico wants 250-thousand sheep a year
6:17 PM.The Mexican government wants 250-thousand sheep sent to them every year following last months New Zealand shipment of 45-thousand. Audio
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Gisborne freight companies struggle to get trucks out
6:14 PM.The road closures both north and south of Gisborne have been a headache for freight companies getting farm produce to the markets and ports, and supplies back to the city. Audio
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Hundreds without power around Gisborne
6:12 PM.Hundreds of homes and farms in the Gisborne area are facing another cold night without power. Audio
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Rebecca Hayter remembers her encounter with Alain Mafart and Dominique Prieur
5:52 PM.30 years on Rebecca Hayter still remembers very clearly her encounter with a French terrorist. Audio
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Council faces grilling about its role in mining swamp kauri
5:48 PM.Maori in Northland are challenging the Regional Council's role in the mining of swamp kauri. Audio
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No feedback on SkyCity potentially unlawful
5:41 PM.The decision by a panel of independent commissioners not to seek public feedback on SkyCity's convention centre in Auckland has been slammed as a travesty and potentially unlawful. Audio
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Jobs to go at New Plymouth District Council
5:39 PM.New Plymouth's council is axing 52 leadership jobs as part of a major restructure. Audio
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Nauru's democracy hot topic at Sydney meeting
5:34 PM.The Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, has given the clearest hint yet that aid to Nauru could be in jeopardy over human rights abuses and a failing justice system. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 July 2015
5:32 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Fraudster gets home dentention for kick-backs
5:26 PM.A former All Blacks coach, a sports broadcaster, and a high-profile businessman have all written to the High Court, backing a man sentenced to home detention for fraud charges Audio
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Sky pulls red card against small Auckland rugby club
5:20 PM.Sky Sport has pulled a red card against Auckland's Otahuhu Rugby Club for showing Wednesday's historic All Blacks / Samoa game on the big screen in front of hundreds of people illegally. Audio
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Power being restored to most households in Gisborne
5:16 PM.About 500 customers are still without power in the Gisborne area. Audio
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Road closures, power cuts continue on East Coast
5:12 PM.Hundreds of people in the Gisborne area face another cold night without power. Audio
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Thousands of people lose benefits because of paperwork
5:08 PM.Thousands of people are having their benefits cut off because they are not filling in the complicated paperwork required. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 10 July 2015
5:00 PM.Thousands of people lose benefits because of paperwork, Road closures, power cuts continue on East Coast, Power being restored to most households in Gisborne, Sky pulls red card against small Auckland… Read more Audio