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Tuesday, 19 July 2011
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Evening Business for 19 July 2011
19 Jul 2011News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Minister of Corrections on today's sentencing
19 Jul 2011As you just heard it's the second time in two months that a prison guard has been sentenced on charges of corruption. Audio
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Former prison guard sentenced to prison for corruption
19 Jul 2011A former Rangipo prison guard, who smuggled contraband into the jail, has today been sentenced to sixteen months in prison. Audio
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Royal Commission into the Pike River coal mine disaster
19 Jul 2011A health and safety inspector for the Department of Labour says it is not possible to fully inspect all mines, tunnels and quarries in New Zealand because of a lack of staff. Audio
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Labour says Epsom is being stitched up by National and ACT
19 Jul 2011The Labour Party says the National and ACT parties are trying to stitch up the Epsom electorate, and it will now redouble their efforts to try and win the seat. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 19 July 2011
19 Jul 2011ACT and National reveal tactics for the Epsom Electorate. Evidence it's not possible to fully inspect all mines, tunnels and quarries in NZ and a former Rangipo prison guard, who smuggled contraband… Read more Audio
Monday, 18 July 2011
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The latest stories from the UK
18 Jul 2011To UK now and some of the stories making headlines - the biggest of course, the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 18 July 2011
18 Jul 2011Obituary: One of the most influential women in the renaissance of Te Reo Maori, Dame Kahurangi Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira, has died at the age of 78, and is lying at Ohinewaiapu marae, near Ruatoria… Read more Audio
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Law commission says lenders repossess childrens toys.
18 Jul 2011The Law Commission is reviewing credit repossession laws after anecdotal reports of money lenders repossessing basic household necessities to intimidate customers. Audio
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Way of setting excesses for commercial properties changes
18 Jul 2011Commercial property owners are facing not just higher insurance premiums following the Christchurch earthquakes, but also the prospect of much higher excesses. Audio
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Some Christchurch earthquake victims are angry
18 Jul 2011The families of some Christchurch earthquake victims are angry disappointed the Government is refusing to pay for lawyers for them at the Royal Commission of Inquiry. 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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