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Wednesday, 19 June 2013
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Evening Business for 19 June 2013
19 Jun 2013A junior mining company, Chatham Rock Phosphate, wants to raise up to 10 million dollars to get to the point where it can start mining. Audio
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Man with dementia dies unnecessarily
19 Jun 2013A coroner has ruled that a man with dementia who died in Wellington Hospital would more than likely have survived if the staff had overruled his wishes. Audio
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Government to further reform gaming sector
19 Jun 2013Gambling trusts will have to return more money from gaming machine to the community under law changes the Government has just unveiled. Audio
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Peter Dunne on party's failure to get registration rules bent
19 Jun 2013The Electoral Commission has turned down United Future's appeal to bend the rules so the party can be registered again. Audio
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Coroner finds tourists died after driver became distracted
19 Jun 2013A coroner has found two tourists died when their modified car crashed into a ute near Nelson when one, the driver from Germany, got distracted trying to eat spaghetti. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 June 2013
19 Jun 2013The Crown says it will talk with Maori in the Far North to find out first-hand what issues need to be tackled in the region; The broadcaster and entertainer standing for the Mana Party in the… Read more Audio
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Aust man sentenced to at least 35 years over death
19 Jun 2013A man who raped and murdered an ABC employee in Melbourne while on parole has been sentenced to at least 35-years in prison. Audio
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Online start-up nabs rights to top English football
19 Jun 2013An online start-up company has nabbed the prized rights to broadcast top English football off Sky TV but viewers will have to pay to see it. Audio
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MBIE takes action after complaints
19 Jun 2013The labour watchdog is taking legal action against an Auckland restaurant chain accused of paying staff as little as four dollars an hour for up to 70 hours' work a week. Audio
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Otago residents prepare for blizzard in wake of deluge
19 Jun 2013People in Otago are preparing for a blizzard in the wake of two days of rainfall, which has confined some people to their homes. Audio
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Man with dementia dies unnecessarily
19 Jun 2013A coroner has ruled that a man with dementia who died in Wellington Hospital would more than likely have survived if the staff had overruled his wishes. Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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