Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Tuesday 31 July 2012

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17:00 Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 31 July 2012

A warning in court today for the Pike River boss Peter Whittall. John Banks fronts up in Parliament over the anonymous donations and "Sculling sloth" wins hearts at Olympics. (17′21″)

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17:07 Stern warning to Pike River boss to enter a plea

The Pike River boss charged over safety failings at the doomed mine has been given a stern warning after he failed to appear or enter a plea in the Greymouth District Court today. (3′52″)

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17:11 Banks faces questions on his return to Parliament

The ACT Party leader, John Banks, was back at Parliament today, where he fronted up to MPs about the police investigation into his mayoral campaign funds in 2010. (3′38″)

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17:15 CTV building unlikely to have been issued a design certificate

A structural engineer who worked on the CTV building in Christchurch has conceded that there were significant design weaknesses. (2′17″)

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17:17 Evening Business for 31 July 2012

News from the business sector including a market report. (2′16″)

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17:22 Maori Party expects water rights to go to High Court.

The Maori Party believes iwi claims to water will end up in the High Court after the Waitangi Tribunal released its interim report calling on the Government to delay selling shares in Mighty River Power. (3′17″)

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17:26 "Sculling sloth" wins hearts at Olympics

You've heard of Eddie the eagle, Eric the eel and now the new Olympic favourite is the sculling sloth. (4′01″)

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17:32 Sports News for 31 July 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (2′43″)

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17:36 Poor Auckland households face hefty water bill rise

Auckland's poorest communities are facing hefty increases for basic water services as a result of the creation of the new Auckland Council. (2′49″)

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17:39 Grandmother survives dog attack lasting at least two hours

Animal control officers are marvelling at how a woman survived a vicious dog attack that lasted for at least two hours. (6′26″)

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17:45 Long awaited asthma drug is to get funding

A long awaited asthma drug is to get funding, cutting the price of it for thousands of preschool children with severe and recurrent wheezing. (3′10″)

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17:49 Manu Korihi News for 31 July 2012

The Maori Party says its job is to extend support to tribes - no matter what the government decides following the Waitangi Tribunal's water rights decision; Ngai Tahu says the newly released blueprint for the rebuild of central Christchurch indicates the iwi's idea's have been taken onboard; The MP for Te Tai Tonga, Rino Tirikatene says although the top of the South Island now has its first Maori language immersion school - there's still a case for more to be built; One of the captains of the largest traditional Maori sailing canoe says there are plans to have more exchanges with native American tribes to hold waka regattas in each country, and learn about different canoe construction techniques. (3′32″)

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17:52 Guilty verdict for Laisenia Qarase

The Suva High Court has found Fiji's ousted prime minister Laisenia Qarase guilty of all nine charges against him. (2′14″)

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17:54 142 charges laid against Denver accused

The man accused of opening fire at a midnight screening of the new "Batman" film in Denver, has been charged with 24 counts of first-degree murder - meaning he could get the death penalty if convicted. (3′20″)

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18:06 Pike families angry company and boss avoid making pleas

The Pike River Coal company and its former boss, Peter Whittall, have failed to enter pleas on health and safety charges, angering the families of men killed in the mine explosion. (4′10″)

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18:10 Government says it is not selling down kiwirail

The Government says any move by KiwiRail to sell its passenger division is not an attempt to partially privatise the state owned enterprise. (2′53″)

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18:13 NZ, Aus accused of jumping gun to restore Fiji ties

One of the Fiji regime's harshest critics says New Zealand and Australia have jumped the gun in moving to restore full diplomatic ties with Fiji. (3′13″)

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18:20 Business News Update

An economist says business confidence is starting to stabilise following a downward trend in the last few months. (3′15″)

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18:23 CBD Blueprint prompts a mixed reaction in East Christchurch

It took the Central Christchurch Development Unit just 100-days to come up with a blueprint for how the city centre will be rebuilt. (2′53″)

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18:26 Master Builders want research before stud guns licensed

A Wellington coroner says it should be compulsory for people to get a licence showing they can operate bolt or stud guns before they're allowed to hire them. (3′24″)

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18:32 Sports News for 31 July 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′04″)

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18:35 Public and organisations have their say on Wgtn supercity

Wellington city councillors have been told to hold off forming a super city because the Capital has more urgent things on its plate. (2′24″)

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18:42 Mountain climbing can't be made safe, says coroner

A coroner's report into the death of a young Wellington man while undertaking an instructors course on Mount Ruapehu has highlighted the dangers of mountaineering for inexperienced climbers. (3′33″)

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18:47 Manu Korihi News for 31 July 2012

The Maori Party says its job is to extend support to tribes - no matter what the government decides following the Waitangi Tribunal's water rights decision; Ngai Tahu says the newly released blueprint for the rebuild of central Christchurch indicates the iwi's idea's have been taken onboard; The MP for Te Tai Tonga, Rino Tirikatene says although the top of the South Island now has its first Maori language immersion school - there's still a case for more to be built; One of the captains of the largest traditional Maori sailing canoe says there are plans to have more exchanges with native American tribes to hold waka regattas in each country, and learn about different canoe construction techniques. (3′38″)

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18:51 Hobbit to be turned into three movies, not two

It's based on a single book, but The Hobbit movie is being turned into a trilogy by Sir Peter Jackson. (1′52″)

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18:53 Stories making headlines in Latin America

Six people have been arrested in Kenya after Venezuela's acting ambassador was found strangled to death in her official residence on Friday. (5′13″)

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