Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Friday 18 May 2012

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17:00 Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 18 May 2012

Runaway with bank's millions relieved at guilty verdict; another former Bridgecorp director jailed; Police cut 125 back-room jobs; dead Whanganui man was violently attacked; Crown prosecutor comments on guilty verdict; sex offender Miki sentenced to 4 years; and funding slashed for Habitat for Humanity. (24′30″)

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17:08 Runaway with bank's millions relieved at guilty verdict

The woman who ran away with Westpac's millions has been found guilty today of theft and money laundering, but her lawyer says she's relieved. (4′19″)

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17:12 Another former Bridgecorp director jailed

The last of the former directors of the failed finance giant Bridgecorp have been sentenced, with another substantial jail term to match that of boss Rod Petricevic handed down. (3′34″)

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17:19 Police cut 125 back-room jobs

The police are slashing 125 back office jobs in a bid to meet their tightened budget. (4′15″)

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17:23 Dead Whanganui man was violently attacked

The police have revealed the 77-year-old Whanganui man found dead in his home yesterday morning was violently attacked. (1′46″)

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17:25 Evening Business for 18 May 2012

News from the business sector including a market report. (2′25″)

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17:33 Sports News for 18 May 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′42″)

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17:37 Crown prosecutor comments on guilty verdict

A jury took less than an hour at the Rotorua District Court this afternoon to convict Kara Hurring on all thirty charges she faced. (4′10″)

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17:44 Sex offender, Miki sentenced to 4 years

A convicted sex offender who used false documents to work in six North Island primary schools, has been sentenced to more than four years in jail. (2′43″)

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17:47 Funding slashed for Habitat for Humanity

A group lauded by the Housing Minister for being better than the government at helping low income families buy their own home has had its government funding slashed. (3′36″)

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17:51 Manu Korihi News for 18 May 2012

Waikato-Tainui leadership has called on Affco management and the Talley family to recognise the impact on-going industrial action at its North Island meat plants is having on the social fabric of communities such as Ngaruawahia; Nelson City ratepayers will have their last chance tomorrow, to vote on whether a Maori ward should be established in their region; More than 400 Maori cultural performers from Taranaki and Whanganui will battle it out this weekend in Hawera to compete for a place to represent the Aotea region at the national stage in Rotorua next year; Fifty-Six Maori have graduated from Massey University in a special ceremony that also marked the final address from its Assistant Vice Chancellor of Maori and Pasifika, Sir Mason Durie. (3′19″)

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17:54 Fears for jobs at failed South Canterbury dairy company.

Up to 60 jobs at an independent South Canterbury dairy factory are on the line, after the company went bust. (2′12″)

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17:56 Parklands resident ready to abandon after green zoning decision

Six hundred more properties in Christchurch were given the go ahead today for repairs and rebuilding to get underway, while another 200 owners were told there homes have to be abandoned. (3′36″)

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18:08 Hurring found guilty of stealing Westpac's millions

The woman who ran away with Westpac's money has been found guilty today of theft and money laundering. (1′56″)

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18:10 World leaders meet to try to stem financial crisis

Leaders of some of the world's biggest economies will meet in a few hours time with the eurozone crisis and the possibility of a Greek default top of the agenda. (6′28″)

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18:16 Proposal to close schools could increase prison numbers

The parent of a special needs boy says the Government can expect prison numbers to rise, if the Ministry of Education goes ahead with closing down live-in schools. (3′17″)

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18:22 Evening Business for 18 May 2012

A potential dairy farm investor has pulled the pin on its share offer, after failing to raise enough money. (3′16″)

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18:28 American driver in court over fatal Turangi crash

A 20-year-old American man charged after a crash near Turangi which killed three students has appeared in court and has been remanded on bail. (1′09″)

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18:32 Sports News for 18 May 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (2′58″)

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18:38 Focus on Politics for 18 May 2012

On Monday the National-led Government announced further changes to employment law, provoking cries of outrage from Opposition parties and trade unions. (17′18″)

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18:54 Manu Korihi News for 18 May 2012

Nelson City will tomorrow know whether a Maori ward will be established in their region; Waikato-Tainui leadership has called on Affco management and the Talley family to recognise the impact on-going industrial action at its North Island meat plants is having on the social fabric of communities such as Ngaruawahia; More than 400 Maori cultural performers from Taranaki and Whanganui will battle it out this weekend in Hawera to compete for a place to represent the Aotea region at the national stage in Rotorua next year. (2′36″)

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