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Checkpoint for Monday 5 November 2012
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Stories making headlines in Latin America
6:53 PM.To our correspondent in Latin America now, where Cuba's leader says the island has been hard hit by Hurricane Sandy, especially the eastern province of Santiago. Audio
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CTV search leader rejects claim of political pressure
6:48 PM.The man in charge of search and rescue at the collapsed CTV building says it was noise from under the rubble and not political pressure that prompted him to restart the rescue. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 5 November 2012
6:44 PM.Total Government spending on Treaty settlements has broken through the one billion dollar barrier; Olympic, paralympic and world champions will vie for top honours at this year's Maori Sports Awards… Read more Audio
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Anger in Florida over early voting debacle
6:39 PM.To Florida now, where Democrats are accusing the state's Republican leaders of impinging on a person's right to vote. Audio
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Treasury ready to prune economic growth forecasts
6:36 PM.The Treasury says there is an increasing risk economic growth in the second half of 2012 will undershoot its Budget forecasts. Audio
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Sports News for 5 November 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Public health watchdog faults DHB, psychiatrist over care
6:27 PM.The Bay of Plenty District Health Board and a psychiatrist have been criticised today for failing in their care of a deeply disturbed mental health patient who committed suicide in 2010. Audio
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Evening Business for 5 November 2012
6:24 PM.The country's biggest airport has a new chief executive. Audio
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Blood test capable of diagnosing bowel cancer
6:21 PM.Testing for bowel cancer may soon be easier thanks to Australian researchers who have developed a way to detect the disease through a blood test. Audio
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More on Pike from unions
6:15 PM.The President of the Council of Trade Unions Helen Kelly is in Geneva, she joins us. Audio
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Wilkinson resigns in wake of Pike report.
6:07 PM.After the release of a damning report into the Pike River Mine tragedy Kate Wilkinson has resigned as Labour Minister. Audio
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Farmers duck blame for dangerous water quality
5:56 PM.Farmers say it's unfair and alarmist to blame them for dangerously high nitrate levels in some of Canterbury's drinking water. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 5 November 2012
5:49 PM.Olympic, paralympic and world champions will vie for top honours at this year's Maori Sports Awards to be held in Auckland later this month; Total Government spending on Treaty settlements has broken… Read more Audio
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USAR leader says CTV rescue not politically influenced
5:44 PM.The man who led the Search and Rescue operation at the collapsed CTV building has rejected claims political pressure forced the rescue to restart hours after crews were sent elsewhere. Audio
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Pike family lawyer responds
5:37 PM.The lawyer for many of the families of the 29 dead workers at Pike River says the Royal Commission report out this afternoon paints an unrelenting picture of failure. Audio
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Sports News for 5 November 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Electoral commission suggests thresholds lowered
5:27 PM.The Electoral Commission wants the threshold for parties to get into Parliament under MMP reduced and the one-seat advantage abolished. Audio
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Evening Business for 5 November 2012
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Pike River Coal lawyer has more
5:17 PM.Stacey Shortall is a lawyer representing a small group of Pike River Coal's former directors and senior managers, including ex chief executive Peter Whittall and chairman of the board John Dow. Audio
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Neville Rockhouse says report will change work safety in NZ
5:14 PM.Neville Rockhouse was a safety and training manager at the time the mine exploded. Audio
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More details from the report
5:09 PM.Our political reporter, Tim Graham, has been reading the Royal Commission's report and joins us. Audio
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Pike company put coal before workers' safety - Royal Commission
5:07 PM.The Royal Commission's just released report on the Pike River coal mine tragedy blames the company's drive for production before the mine was ready. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 5 November 2012
5:00 PM.Pike River Coal put its miners in danger. The Minister of Labour resigns in the wake of the critical report and the Electoral commission suggests thresholds lowered. Audio