Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Thursday 2 August 2012

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17:00 Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 2 August 2012

The Government signals it won't wait for the Waitangi Tribunal on asset sales. Sweeping changes at the Family Court and hearings told it was a matter of when not if something would go wrong with CTV building. (20′22″)

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17:06 Govt won't wait for Tribunal on water before sale.

The National-led Government has signalled it will NOT wait for a Waitangi Tribunal report on water before deciding to proceed with the sale of shares in Mighty River Power. (3′09″)

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17:10 More from the Maori Council's lawyer

The Waitangi Tribunal would not comment on the Government wanting it to speed up its decision. (6′48″)

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17:17 Plan to allow unregistered teachers into charter schools

People who've never worked in education before will be able to run the Government's new charter schools which will be able to have fewer registered teachers than state schools. (2′54″)

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17:21 Major changes to the Family Court

Major changes to the way disputes are dealt with by the Family Court are on the way following a review of the system. (4′01″)

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17:25 Evening Business for 2 August 2012

News from the business sector including a market report. (2′13″)

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17:27 Hearings told things would go wrong with CTV

The Christchurch City Council officer who signed the permit for the Canterbury Television high rise to be built said at the time it was not a matter of if but when something would go wrong. (3′14″)

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17:32 Sports News for 2 August 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′43″)

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17:36 Associate Education Minister on charter schools

The shape of new charter schools has become clearer, and they'll be able to be run by chief executives who have never worked in education before. (5′37″)

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17:43 Bill English says Government's not cutting MSD core funding

The Government denies it is considering cutting the Ministry of Social Development's core budget if it fails to move people off welfare. (2′36″)

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17:46 Black Sticks ready for Argentina match

The New Zealand womens hockey team have won their opening two matches at the London Olympics, but it'll be a real test for them to keep that perfect record when they take on world number two Argentina tomorrow morning. (2′28″)

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17:49 Manu Korihi News for 2 August 2012

The Maori Council says it's shocked that the Government has asked the Waitangi Tribunal to rush through a report on its water rights inquiry; Meanwhile, the Maori Party is to meet with Maori water rights claimants on Monday - only hours ahead of the Party's meeting with the Prime Minister, John Key; An urgent Waitangi Tribunal report says the Crown has broken commitments it made to a Wellington iwi - and breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; Ngati Tuwharetoa has confirmed that its paramount chief, Sir Tumu te Heuheu is resigning from his role as chair of the iwi's trust board; Ngati Wai author Paula Morris says her award-winning fictional book Rangatira is the result of eight years of extensive research into her tipuna's life-story. (3′43″)

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17:53 Business lobby sees potential for bigger role for PPPs

A Christchurch business leader says more Public Private Partnerships, or PPPs, for key projects in the quake-flattened city centre could make the council's share of the costs more palatable. (3′49″)

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18:06 Government asks Waitangi Tribunal to hurry up

The Government has signalled it will not wait for a Waitangi Tribunal report on water before deciding to proceed with the sale of shares in Mighty River Power. (3′56″)

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18:10 Political Editor Brent Edwards has more

Listening to that was our Political Editor Brent Edwards and he's with us. (3′30″)

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18:21 Business News Update

News from the business sector. (1′39″)

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18:23 GNS warns of possible eruption on White Island

Scientists are warning visitors to White Island, off the eastern Bay of Plenty, to take extra care as the risk of an eruption increases. (2′46″)

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18:26 Three-track Family court complete surprise to Law Society

The Government's overhaul of the Family Court will mean people having less access to lawyers and fewer cases actually reaching the court. (5′33″)

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18:33 Sports News for 2 August 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′33″)

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18:41 Teachers, principals unhappy with charter school details

People who've never worked in education before will be able to run the Government's new charter schools which will be able to have fewer registered teachers than state schools. (3′19″)

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18:43 Union slams Govt over lack of leadership on Gisborne-Napier

A rail workers' union says the Government's lack of leadership in deciding whether to fix the Napier-Gisborne rail line is an utter disgrace. (2′45″)

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18:47 Manu Korihi News for 2 August 2012

The Maori Council says it's shocked that the Government has asked the Waitangi Tribunal to rush through a report on its water rights inquiry; An urgent Waitangi Tribunal report says the Crown has broken commitments it made to a Wellington iwi - and breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; Ngati Tuwharetoa has confirmed that its paramount chief, Sir Tumu te Heuheu is resigning from his role as chair of the iwi's trust board; The Ngati Wai author, Paula Morris, says her award-winning fictional book Rangatira is the result of eight years of extensive research. (3′32″)

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18:56 People cut down on eating out

People are cutting down on eating out and choosing cheaper restaurants, according to a new survey. (3′18″)

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