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Tuesday, 11 December 2012
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Sex offender Wilson continues rent-free run
11 Dec 2012The notorious rapist Stewart Murray Wilson will continue to live rent-free on the grounds of Whanganui Prison, but won't be at midnight mass this Christmas nor will he be found behind the wheel of a… Read more Audio
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Brendan Horan back in the House
11 Dec 2012Brendan Horan, was back in the House today, where he took a swipe at his former leader Winston Peters in the debate. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 December 2012
11 Dec 2012News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Christchurch City Council
11 Dec 2012The Christchurch City Council has accepted it was wrong in signing off the building permit for the fatally flawed CTV office block and is prepared for any legal action against it. Audio
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Maori lose water rights High Court challenge
11 Dec 2012The Maori Council and Waikato iwi have lost their High Court challenge over water rights but are promising to appeal. Audio
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David Bain's lawyer on compo claim review
11 Dec 2012David Bain's friend and supporter Joe Karam says today's developments are a blow to natural justice. Audio
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Justice Minister says Bain compensation report is flawed
11 Dec 2012The Justice Minister says the Bain report by the retired Canadian judge is being peer reviewed because its assumptions are based on errors of fact, not because she's shopping around for another… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 11 December 2012
11 Dec 2012The Government claims factual errors in the Bain compensation report. The Maori Council loses its High Court challenge over water rights and Brendan Horan is back in the house and swiping at Winston… Read more Audio
Monday, 10 December 2012
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Demolition hearing into historic Harcourts building underway
10 Dec 2012The owner of a central Wellington heritage building in need of millions of dollars of earthquake strengthening says any attempt to fix it would be unsafe and totally unaffordable. Audio
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We talk to our correspondent who was at the Doha climate talks
10 Dec 2012As thousands of delegates depart from Doha at the end of the latest UN climate change conference, many are leaving in despair with no real progress made on curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
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Exploitation of migrant workers court case starts today.
10 Dec 2012Six people who appeared in the Wellington District Court today, accused of exploiting immigrant labour, have been allowed to keep their passports - and three of them plan to travel back to China. 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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