Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Friday 25 May 2012

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17:00 Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 25 May 2012

"Dirty little budget" secret dominates parliamentary debate; sentencing underway for Rena captain and navigational officer; AOS officers told not to attend emergencies after drinking; intermediate schools angry at technology staff cuts; PM refuses to discuss raids case amidst protests; no reports of damage or injury after 5.2 quake; PNG leadership tensions rise; and surpluses might not be enough for automatic Kiwisaver enrolment. (24′07″)

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17:07 "Dirty little budget" secret dominates parliamentary debate

In Parliament this afternoon there have been angry scenes as MPs debated what the Opposition is calling the Budget's dirty little secret - a change to asset testing that means more elderly people will have to pay to stay in resthomes. (3′55″)

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17:11 Sentencing underway for Rena captain and navigational officer

The Crown says fundamental incompetence by the captain and navigation officer of the Rena, led to the grounding of the container ship on the Astrolabe Reef last October. (2′39″)

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17:14 AOS officers told not to attend emergencies after drinking

The police want to test front line officers including members of the Armed Offenders Squad for drugs and alcohol after they've been involved in a shooting. (4′08″)

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17:18 Intermediate schools angry at technology staff cuts

Anger is growing among intermediate schools and others with children in years seven and eight over big cuts to staffing for technology teachers. (2′23″)

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17:21 Evening Business for 25 May 2012

News from the business sector including a market report. (2′40″)

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17:24 PM refuses to discuss raids case amidst protests

The Prime Minister is refusing to comment on the Te Urewera raids case, which has led to a series of protests following the sentencing of Tame Iti and Te Rangikaiwhiri Kemara. (3′43″)

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17:34 Sports News for 25 May 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′16″)

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17:37 No reports of damage or injury after 5.2 quake

Christchurch has been shaken by another sharp aftershock but there are no reports of damage or injuries. (1′36″)

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17:38 PNG leadership tensions rise

Papua New Guinea's political impasse has descended into chaos again after the Supreme Court ruled Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's Government is illegal. (2′52″)

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17:43 Surpluses might not be enough for auto Kiwisaver enrolment

An automatic enrolment of all workers into Kiwisaver looks even further away, just a day after the Budget delayed the move until the Government is running significant surpluses. (2′43″)

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17:44 Western Australian CEOs pay for exclusive govt access

In Western Australia, millionaire businessmen, property developers and some of the world's largest companies are paying $25,000 a year for exclusive access to the Premier and his ministers. (4′20″)

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17:48 Manu Korihi News for 25 May 2012

New from the Maori news team. (2′33″)

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17:51 Rena captain and officer sent to prison

The captain of the Rena and its navigation officer have both been sent to jail for seven months. (2′57″)

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17:54 KiwiRail could turn to selling assets for cash

Documents show cash strapped KiwiRail might turn to hocking off assets in a bid to raise money. (2′51″)

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17:57 Drug firms label Govt medicines funding cut disappointing

Drug companies are warning the decision to cut Pharmac's budget will mean patients missing out on the latest medicines. (2′12″)

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18:12 Iwi leader on sentencing in Rena case

the captain and the navigation officer of the Rena have each been jailed for seven months. (1′34″)

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18:13 Donors pledge aid to Yemen

In Yemen government forces say they've killed at least 35 al-Qaeda militants after a large scale assault on the terrorists' stronghold in the south. (5′45″)

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18:19 Evening Business for 25 May 2012

Tower's half year profit has jumped by more than eighty percent, as it recovers from the costs associated with the Canterbury earthquakes and improves revenue growth. (2′37″)

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18:22 $326m in new spending on science in the Budget

Science, innovation and research will receive more than $320 million in new spending over four years. (2′20″)

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18:27 The 'Farmer's Olympics' comes to Dunedin

The grand finals of the event known as the Farmer's Olympics are on again, this year in Dunedin. (3′02″)

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18:33 Sports News for 25 May 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′29″)

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18:37 Focus on Politics for 25 May 2012

There was never any expectation that Finance Minister Bill English's fourth Budget would be bold and imaginative. (15′26″)

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18:53 Manu Korihi News for 25 May 2012

News from the Maori news team. (2′43″)

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18:55 Call to examine cannabis law gathers strength

As MPs prepare to debate the Alcohol Reform Bill, the call to also re-examine 37-year old cannabis law is gathering strength. (2′04″)

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18:57 Shearer highlights opposition during post-budget day visits

The Labour leader, David Shearer, has attacked the government's move to increase class sizes and dismissed its research and development funding during his post-budget day visits in Wellington. (2′16″)

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