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Checkpoint for Monday 29 August 2011
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Call for national disaster drill day for schools
6:57 PM.Schools throughout the country should have a national day for practising disaster drills, says an American adviser. Audio
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Millions needed to fix Dunedin hospital woes
6:51 PM.Senior doctors at Dunedin hospital say the Government will have to invest upfront if it is to solve longstanding problems. Audio
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Man denies 20 charges in High Court
6:49 PM.The trial of a man accused of repeated sexual offending against young people under the age of 16 has begun at the High Court in Wellington. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 August 2011
6:46 PM.A group working to reduce the high rate of suicide amongst Maori says being willing to talk about problems, and seek help, is vital; A 30-year development blueprint for Auckland aims to fulfill… Read more Audio
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The latest news from the UK
6:41 PM.To the UK now, where the newspaper the Daily Mail is reporting that neighbours heard a furious argument between a Christchurch-based man and his British wife before she fell to her death from an… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 29 August 2011
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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President Sarkozy's speeches welcolmed in New Caledonia
6:27 PM.The French president Nicolas Sarkozy has called for compromise among politicians in New Caledonia to avoid a resurgence of the unrest which scarred the territory in the 1980s. Audio
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Japan poised to get a new Prime Minister
6:24 PM.The next Prime Minister of Japan has just been chosen - the sixth in five years. Audio
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Evening Business for 29 August 2011
6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Health Board is carrying out a clinical review
6:18 PM.The Northland District Health Board is carrying out a clinical review of the care of an 18-year-old who died from meningococcal disease. Audio
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Goodbye to Happy Feet
6:15 PM.The wayward emperor penguin Happy Feet has been loaded onboard a ship bound for the bird's natural home in the Southern Ocean. Audio
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Phoenix CEO optimistic Phoenix will make A League
6:11 PM.The Wellington Phoenix football team admits question marks hang over its financial future, now its owner's property empire is on the verge of being broken up. Audio
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Man arrested over NZers' killing claims self defence
6:09 PM.The man charged with murdering New Zealander Charles Jones in Thailand is claiming he acted in self defence. Audio
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Hospital visits by young children up by thousands
5:56 PM.Health researchers have found the number of times young children are admitted to hopital is up by thousands. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 August 2011
5:53 PM.A 30-year development blueprint for Auckland aims to fulfill tangata whenua aspirations to increase Maori village settlements; A First Nation leader from Canada says Maori need to make their own money… Read more Audio
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Dunedin doctors say they need money
5:49 PM.Senior doctors at Dunedin hospital say longstanding problems there will remain unsolved without extra money and support from the Government. Audio
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50,000 expats targeted for loan debt
5:42 PM.The Government is expanding its campaign to recover millions of dollars in overdue student debt from people living overseas. Audio
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Morcombe family feel numb
5:38 PM.The family of an Australian schoolboy who's been missing for eight years say they feel numb now he's finally been confirmed dead. Audio
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Libyan rebels converge on Gaddafi's hometown
5:35 PM.Libyan rebel forces are converging on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, hoping to deliver the coup de grace of their revolution. Audio
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Sports News for 29 August 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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First World Cup team arrive
5:28 PM.The first team to arrive in New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup has been greeted by a crowd of hundreds. Audio
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Hunt on for Wairoa after-rugby gunman
5:25 PM.Police are hunting for the armed man who shot a gun into the crowd after a rugby game in Wairoa at the weekend. Audio
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Evening Business for 29 August 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Property empire to go on block to stave off bankruptcy
5:19 PM.The debt beleaguered Wellington businessman Terry Serepisos is moving to break up and sell off his entire property empire. Audio
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Inquest into the deaths of the CTV and Kings Education staff
5:13 PM.The sister of a woman killed in February's earthquake has questioned the safety of the building she was in when she was killed in the disaster. Audio
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Details of next phase of Pike inquiry announced
5:10 PM.There'll be tough questions about the search and rescue effort at the Pike River coal mine disaster in the next phase of the Royal Commission Inquiry. Audio
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Corporal Doug Grant was farewelled with full military honours
5:08 PM.2000 people gathered today at Linton Military Camp for the funeral of the SAS soldier who was killed in action in Afghanistan earlier this month. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 29 August 2011
5:00 PM.Full military honours for Corporal Doug Grant farewelled today at Linton military camp. More questions about the safety of the CTV building and the first team to arrive in New Zealand for the Rugby… Read more Audio