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Tuesday, 20 September 2011
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Govt yet to have public signal of enough votes to pass bill
20 Sep 2011National doesn't yet have the support it needs to pass a new law, under urgency, to allow police to keep using evidence filmed covertly. Audio
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Auckland on verge of measles epidemic
20 Sep 2011Health officials are warning that Auckland is on the verge of a measles epidemic which will sweep the country. Audio
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Pike manager says re-entry plan is too risky
20 Sep 2011The statutory manager of Pike River Coal says a plan by Mines Rescue to go back underground and walk to the rockfall is too risky, and he won't approve it. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 20 September 2011
20 Sep 2011Pike River Coal rules out a plan to re-enter the mine. A warning the country is on the verge of a measles epidemic and a lucky escape for multisport veteran Steve Gurney. Audio
Monday, 19 September 2011
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Manu Korihi News for 19 September 2011
19 Sep 2011The National Collective of Iwi Maori Social Services has been told a lack of a long term strategy is hindering progress in volatile communities; An eastern Bay of Plenty iwi has teamed up with… Read more Audio
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Thefts force farmers to install security cameras
19 Sep 2011Security firms say more and more farmers are having to put in spy cameras to combat thieves. Audio
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Guildford discusses drinking problem
19 Sep 2011We hear now from the All Black Zac Guildford who held a news conference this evening to explain his excessive drinking and bad behaviour. Audio
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Latest from Latin America
19 Sep 2011Time now to go to Latin America, and our correspondent, Daniel Schweimler, who says Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez, has gone to Cuba for further cancer treatment. Audio
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Search and surveillance legislation change
19 Sep 2011The Government is moving swiftly to pass a law allowing police to use illegally gathered evidence in dozens of cases. Audio
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Christchurch's CBD property owners threaten to go elsewhere
19 Sep 2011Property owners in Christchurch's CBD say they'll be forced to take millions of dollars in insurance payouts elsewhere, unless radical changes are made to the council's draft central city plan. Audio
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Art row viewed a success despite controvery
19 Sep 2011Members of Dunedin's artistic community say a controversial work is succeeding despite its negative press. 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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