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Monday, 12 November 2012
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Meatworkers' union calls for Govt leadership to save industry
12 Nov 2012The Meatworkers' union says the Government needs to take action if it is to save the declining meat industry. Audio
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Royal watchers get up close with Charles and Camilla
12 Nov 2012Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have kept to a hectic schedule of activities in Auckland today, meeting olympians, watching a hairy maclary show and meeting locals on Queen Street. Audio
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Trial begins for man accused of road rage stabbing murder
12 Nov 2012A Jury has heard that a man accused of fatally stabbing another man in a road rage attack claims he acted in self-defence. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 November 2012
12 Nov 2012News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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A mother of a mental health patient wants police to apologise
12 Nov 2012The mother of a mental health patient at the centre of botched sexual assault investigation says she's never had an apology from the police for what happened. Audio
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Union raises prospect of industrial action at port
12 Nov 2012The Maritime Union has raised the prospect of more industrial action at the Ports of Auckland now that facilitation in the long-running labour dispute has failed. Audio
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Summing up at JJ Lawrence trial
12 Nov 2012The lawyer for a man accused of killing an Auckland toddler has told the High Court the crown has made an imaginative case, that has no compelling evidence. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 12 November 2012
12 Nov 2012A court hears that a toddler was murdered because he was a nuisance. The Ports of Auckland dispute escalates again and trial begins for man accused of road rage stabbing murder. Audio
Friday, 9 November 2012
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 November 2012
9 Nov 2012A veteran Maori union leader says the Government should launch a major house-building project to get Maori into work. The Education Minister has received the first submission from one of the Maori… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 9 November 2012
9 Nov 2012The Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine tragedy released a damning report this week blaming both the company and the then Labour Department for failures which led to the deaths of 29 men. 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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