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Thursday, 25 July 2013
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Defence to pay $241,000 to family over soldier's drowning
25 Jul 2013The Defence Force has agreed to pay more than 200 hundred thousand dollars in reparation to the family of a soldier who drowned during a training exercise beset by mistakes and failings. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 25 July 2013
25 Jul 2013The Defence Force will pay more than 200 hundred thousand dollars to the family of a soldier who drowned. Resthomes cut back on respite care and Committee reports GCSB Bill back to Parliament. Audio
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
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All Blacks to play in Lower Hutt
24 Jul 2013Six thousand tickets to two shortened All Black games in Lower Hutt in a fortnight have sold out within 20 minutes. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 July 2013
24 Jul 2013The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board has moved quickly to pay back nearly 800-thousand dollars of funding it shouldn't have received; Funded television hours have been cut for companies wanting to bid… Read more Audio
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"Hobbit" discoverer dies
24 Jul 2013The New Zealand born archeologist who discovered real life hobbits has died. Audio
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Southern region has highest level of excessive alcohol use
24 Jul 2013More people drink to excess in Otago and Southland than anywhere else in the country. Audio
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Child killer dies without revealing details
24 Jul 2013One of Australia's most notorious child killers has died in hospital without revealing anything about other unsolved cases he's a suspect in. Audio
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Business News Update
24 Jul 2013Australasia's oldest credit information bureau says New Zealanders will increase their savings in the coming months, despite low interest rates and signs the economy is picking up. Audio
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Cleaners rally against employment law changes
24 Jul 2013About 70 cleaners and their supporters gathered outside Parliament this afternoon, singing and banging buckets, to protest changes to employment law. Audio
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Parts of Marlborough moved 5cm in Sunday's quake
24 Jul 2013Scientists have found parts of Marlbrough moved five centimetres to the east after Sunday's six-point-five magnitude earthquake near Blenheim. Audio
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Anthony Weiner fronts up over new scandal
24 Jul 2013The former US Congressman Anthony Weiner, who is now running to be New York's next mayor, has owned up to sending more sexually explicit texts and photos to a young woman. 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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