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Pastor accused of molesting girls
6:21 PM.A Hutt Valley pastor has gone on trial accused of molesting two young girls. Audio
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Gas-burning power station to close
6:18 PM.Contact Energy is closing down its gas-fired Otahuhu power station at the cost of some jobs, though environmentalists are pleased. Audio
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Major study highlights serious gaps in bowel cancer care
6:12 PM.A third of patients with bowel cancer in this country don't find out they have the disease until they reach a hospital emergency department. Audio
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Bronze sculpture of the second Maori King has been unveiled
5:55 PM.A bronze sculpture of the second Maori King has been unveiled at a ceremony in Hamilton. Audio
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Gorilla charges glass, man banned from park
5:52 PM.A man's been banned from a Canterbury zoo after agitating the new gorillas to the point the 190 kilo silverback charged the glass, smacking into it. Audio
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Proposed job cuts at Oamaru Mail
5:47 PM.One of New Zealand's oldest daily newspapers, the Oamaru Mail, is expected to be cut to a weekly paper. Audio
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Carmaker's fuel-use claims not for real
5:44 PM.Car maker Ford says the fuel use figures it advertises for its cars shouldn't be taken as real world examples. Audio
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Only London's public transport more expensive than Auckland's
5:39 PM.Auckland's trains and buses are among the most expensive, in fact second only to London, according to a new report comparing 32 cities. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 August 2015
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Former All Black pleads guilty to charge from drunken duck-shoot
5:26 PM.A former All Black has pleaded guilty to his part in a drunken duck-shooting trip in Central Otago but wants to be discharged without conviction. Audio
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Labour questions value added by foreign investors
5:24 PM.Opposition parties are questioning whether foreign investors are adding value to the economy when they buy productive land in New Zealand. Audio
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Searchers find wrecked plane in remote mountains
5:19 PM.Indonesian searchers have located the wreckage of an airliner that crashed yesterday with 54 people on board. Audio
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Online GST by Christmas
5:15 PM.New Zealanders can expect to be paying GST on online and overseas purchases, either imported or bought online, by Christmas. Audio
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Innocent bystander shot can't sue police
5:10 PM.The High Court has thrown out a bid for compensation from an innocent bystander who was shot and injured by the police as they closed in on fugitive gunman. Audio
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Morphine brought from home to deal with mother's pain
5:08 PM.A woman in her 50s dying of cancer in an Oamaru rest home got such poor palliative care her daughter brought more morphine from home to deal with her agony. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 17 August 2015
5:00 PM.Morphine brought from home to deal with mother's pain. Innocent bystander shot can't sue police. Online GST by Christmas. Searchers find wrecked plane in remote mountains. Labour questions value added… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 14 August 2015
6:44 PM.This week the Government finally pulled the plug on its ailing coal company Solid Energy. Audio
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Tall Blacks in Olympic qualifying match tomorrow
6:26 PM.The Australian New Zealand rivarly crosses a few sporting codes this weekend and the stakes are high for the Tall Blacks tomorrow night. Audio
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Hiccup in Student Union vote forces re-run
6:23 PM.Canterbury University students are having to hold a whole new vote because they didn't realise, until their polls opened, that some candidates shouldn't even be running. Audio
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Emergency depts under rising pressure
6:12 PM.Junior doctors say extra money is urgently needed so that hospital emergency departments can deal with a growing workload. Audio
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Big three days for Silver Ferns at world champs
5:55 PM.New Zealand's 52-47 win over Australia last week provided a much needed spark to the Netball World Cup, which many predicted the Diamonds would win comfortably. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 14 August 2015
5:50 PM.The former chairperson of Ngāpuhi, Sonny Tau, is still eyeing up a leadership position in the iwi after stepping aside in July over the kererū incident; Ngāti Te Whiti presented the HMNZS Endeavour… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 14 August 2015
5:50 PM.The former chairperson of Ngāpuhi, Sonny Tau, is still eyeing up a leadership position in the iwi after stepping aside in July over the kererū incident; Ngāti Te Whiti presented the HMNZS Endeavour… Read more Audio