Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Friday 1 June 2012

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17:00 Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 1 June 2012

Guard and inmate seriously injured in prison assault; NZ citizen arrested on spying charges in South Korea; coroner wants crackdown on cyber bullying; protest disrupts Auckland traffic; and Fonterra vows not to reorganise. (24′41″)

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17:08 Guard and inmate seriously injured in prison assault

A Rimutaka Prison guard and an inmate are in hospital with serious injuries tonight after a beating by a group of prisoners. (6′44″)

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17:15 NZ citizen arrested on spying charges in South Korea

A New Zealand citizen is under arrest in South Korea on charges of spying for North Korea. (4′43″)

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17:20 Coroner wants crackdown on cyber bullying

A coroner is imploring the Government to criminalise cyber bullying, following the death of a Rotorua teenager who received text messages described as vicious and extraordinarily abusive. (3′33″)

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17:23 Coroner wants crackdown on cyber bullying

Lesley Fenton responds to the coroner's comments. (3′34″)

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17:26 Evening Business for 1 June 2012

News from the business sector including a market report. (2′03″)

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17:29 Protest disrupts Auckland traffic

Traffic in central Auckland has been disrupted by students protesting against last week's Budget. (1′54″)

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17:33 Sports News for 1 June 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′40″)

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17:37 Fonterra vows not to reorganise

Fonterra is promising it won't allow itself to be radically reorganised on the basis of a simple 50 percent plus majority in the ballot on farmer trading. (4′10″)

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17:41 Falling export prices eat into NZ's purchasing power

The purchasing power of the country's exports earnings has had its biggest quarterly fall in nearly three years. (3′14″)

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17:47 Coroner questions Fiji post-mortems

A coroner is questioning how post-mortems are carried out in Fiji, after a Blenheim woman who died on her honeymoon was returned to New Zealand without her vital organs. (2′06″)

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17:48 Manu Korihi News for 1 June 2012

The south Waikato iwi, Ngati Raukawa has resolved disputes with neighbouring tribes on overlapping land claims - clearing the way to sign a Deed of Settlement; The Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon, says the Council has taken on board concerns by Maori landowners, about rates increasing by 50 per cent in the Ruatoria area, to help pay for a flood protection scheme; The Minister for Treaty Negotiations, Chris Finlayson, says public access to Maungatautari reserve in Waikato will continue in a future settlement with local iwi - Ngati Koroki Kahukura; An advisor at the Human Rights Commission predicts Samoan Language week will one day lead to the government funding education centres similar to Kura Kaupapa; The Maori Party says renaming the national Maori Rugby team - the Maori All Blacks will add value to to New Zealand's rugby reputation. (3′27″)

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17:52 No need for earthquake clause in contracts, say employers

Worried business groups say a union's proposal to have guarantees of earthquake building safety written into collective employment contracts is a step too far. (2′38″)

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17:56 Samoa celebrates independence

Ceremony, colour and music have marked the first day of celebrations in Samoa to celebrate fifty years of independence from New Zealand. (3′35″)

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18:07 Guards' union responds to prison attack

A Rimutaka prison guard is in hospital tonight with serious head injuries after being savagely attacked at the Upper Hutt jail. (3′56″)

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18:12 Medals pretender hangs on despite rift in Otaki

The first man convicted for wearing war medals he never earned is understood to still be on his local community board, despite Otaki people saying he's divided the town. (3′16″)

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18:18 Threats of industrial action over class sizes policy

The Maori Party says it is disappointed it was not told before the Budget about the Government's controversial new policy for teacher pupil ratios. (3′24″)

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18:22 Evening Business for 1 June 2012

In business news, Taranaki-based TSB Bank is hoping to lure more customers to bank with it, after its annual profit rose by a fifth. (3′13″)

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18:25 Block put on fast-track for brothel plan

An Auckland business group says the sex industry's Chow Brothers were probably trying to avoid embarrassment and the glare of public scrutiny over their mega brothel proposal. (2′42″)

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18:33 Sports News for 1 June 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′12″)

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18:37 Focus on Politics for 1 June 2012

The Green Party is holding its AGM in Silverstream this weekend and will be looking at how it can keep the momentum going after its best election result ever, of just over 11 percent of party votes, which got the party 14 MPs in Parliament. (16′46″)

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18:54 Manu Korihi News for 1 June 2012

The Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon, says the Council has taken on board concerns by Maori landowners, about rates increasing by 50 per cent in the Ruatoria area, to help pay for a flood protection scheme; The south Waikato iwi, Ngati Raukawa has resolved disputes with neighbouring tribes on overlapping land claims - clearing the way to sign a Deed of Settlement; The Minister for Treaty Negotiations, Chris Finlayson, says public access to Maungatautari reserve in Waikato will continue in a future settlement with local iwi; The Wellington cultural group - The Ngati Poneke Young Maori club - is celebrating its 75th anniversary this weekend at Pipitea marae. (2′58″)

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