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Checkpoint for Thursday 23 August 2012
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Republican Akin digs his heels in following rape comment furore
6:58 PM.To the US, where the Republican candidate, who made inflammatory comments about women's bodies preventing pregnanacy in rape cases - has defied his party's calls to leave the Missouri state race. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 23 August 2012
6:48 PM.The new chief executive of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, Arihia Bennett, says she'll spend her first year developing relationships with whanau, to ensure iwi their views are heard by iwi leaders and the… Read more Audio
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Syrian people struggling to cope with emergencies in civil war
6:46 PM.An Australian nurse who has just returned from Syria says with the bloody civil war showing no sign of ending, its citizens are struggling to cope with medical emergencies. Audio
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Preschool says not the first someone killed on road
6:44 PM.A South Auckland preschool near where a police car crashed killing a woman says it's not the first time a person has been killed on that dangerous stretch of road. Audio
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Ohope resident describes attempt to free trapped teen
6:41 PM.Jack Hourigan lives below the cliffs on West End Road less than 200 metres from the house where Hugh Biddle died. Audio
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Report recommends rezoning area where landslide killed teenager
6:36 PM.A report into a landslide in Ohope, which killed a 17 year old in his bedroom, says there's an unacceptable risk to homes and the council should consider rezoning the area so no-one can live there. Audio
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Sports News for 23 August 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Quake inquiry recommends tougher concrete and steel standards
6:23 PM.Canterbury earthquakes is recommending toughening the standards for concrete buildings and structural steel. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 August 2012
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Kiwi Rail is battling to keep report secret
6:16 PM.Kiwi Rail is battling to keep secret an internal draft report on the future of the country's rail network. Audio
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Paula Rebstock speaks about reports into breaches
6:10 PM.The Interim Chair of ACC is Paula Rebstock. I asked her if she thinks ACC is cavalier about people's privacy. Audio
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Who leaked Bronwyn Pullar's name yet to be revealed
6:07 PM.The Privacy Commissioner has released a report into a massive privacy breach by ACC, but an investigation into who leaked the name of the woman at its centre, is ongoing. Audio
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Police ramp up fight on Wellington inner-city crime
5:55 PM.New figures out show a third of all crime in Wellington takes place in the inner-city, and the police are ramping up their fight against it. Audio
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Report shows gap between rich and poor has increased
5:52 PM.The gap between rich and poor has grown to its widest ever point, because low incomes are flat while top incomes have been going up. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 23 August 2012
5:47 PM.A former school leader who worked with a teacher who sexually abused pupils says his interest in Maoritanga won over parents and got him closer to his victims; A constitutional Advisory Panel member… Read more Audio
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GP argues his case for being put back on the medical register
5:46 PM.A Hamilton GP, struck off last year, has today been arguing his case for permanent reinstatement. Audio
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More from the Privacy Commissioner
5:39 PM.Listening to that was the Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff. Audio
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ACC breach human error but more likely under culture
5:36 PM.The Privacy Commissioner and Auditor General have both released reports on what led to a massive privacy breach when an ACC worker mistakenly emailed details of six and a half thousand people to… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 23 August 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Thousand welcome Invercargill Olympians home
5:28 PM.A ticker tape parade to welcome home Southland's Olympians has just finished in Invercargill. Audio
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Christchurch mayor accuses councillors of cheap politics
5:25 PM.The mayor of Christchurch has blasted councillors opposing plans for him to visit sister cities with his wife, saying they are playing political games. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 August 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Soldiers returned to Christchurch
5:19 PM.The bodies of the three soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Sunday have returned home with a special ceremony at Christchurch Airport this afternoon. Audio
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Former principal says teacher charmed entire community
5:15 PM.A former principal of a Northland teacher who has admitted sexually abusing his pupils says James Parker charmed the entire community and pleas to stop him were ignored as far back as the late 1990s. Audio
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ACC Minister talks about today's reports into breaches
5:07 PM.An investigation into privacy breaches at ACC has found the corporation has at times an almost cavalier attitude towards protecting claimants personal information. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 23 August 2012
5:00 PM.Former principal says teacher charmed entire community, Soldiers returned to Christchurch, Christchurch mayor accuses councillors of cheap politics, Thousand welcome Invercargill Olympians home. Audio