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Checkpoint for Thursday 13 February 2014
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Meridian Energy attacks Labour-Greens one-buyer policy
6:53 PM.Meridian Energy says the Labour-Greens policy to introduce a single buyer of electricity could lead to less investment in renewable energy. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 February 2014
6:49 PM.An Australian City Council is making it clear that Maori carved totem poles are not being placed at the entrance of a New South Wales park; A Hamilton-based Maori primary school could be expanded into… Read more Audio
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Figures show most NZders are unprepared for a natural disaster.
6:42 PM.A new survey shows the number of people prepared to cope with a natural disasters is creeping up, though still less than half of the population has any sort of emergency kit and plan. Audio
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Foreign Minister reluctant to wade in over Nauru's judges
6:37 PM.Nauru's chief justice responding to an accusation of cronyism says New Zealand has got to look at pulling its 600 thousand dollars of funding for the Pacific Island's judiciary. Audio
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Sports News for 13 February 2014
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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NZ science game named top 10 in world
6:28 PM.A New Zealand computer game about protecting native forests has been named one of the top 10 science games in the world by the Guardian newspaper. Audio
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Business News Update
6:25 PM.Cooks Global Foods has signed a master franchisee agreement in Oman and Qatar which will mean at least 16 new Esquires Coffee Houses opening. Audio
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Countdown officially on for Cricket World Cup 2015
6:19 PM.The countdown has begun for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Audio
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Corey Anderson can't quite believe the price tag
6:16 PM.Having scored the world's fastest one day century New Zealand cricketer Corey Anderson has now scored himself a Indian Premier League contract worth almost a million dollars. Audio
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Odd Future rap group not banned because of lyrics
6:12 PM.Immigration New Zealand says it didn't ban the controversial rappers, Odd Future, because of their sexually violent lyrics but because they're a potential threat to public order and inciting violence… Read more Audio
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How supermarkets in Australia treat suppliers
6:08 PM.The Commerce Minister has asked the Commerce Commission to get to the bottom of allegations of blackmail by the Countdown supermarket chain. Audio
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Amnesty describes horrific violence in the C.A.R.
5:53 PM.Up to a hundred thousand Muslims have fled horrific violence in the Central African Republic in what Amnesty International says is a Muslim exodus of historic proportions. Audio
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Missing man's family want cold case to remain open
5:50 PM.The step-brother of an Auckland man who's been missing for more than 20 years says an inquest won't shake his belief that his brother is still alive. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 February 2014
5:47 PM.An Australian City Council is making it clear that Maori carved totem poles are not being placed at the entrance of a New South Wales park; Ngati Kahungunu descendants are being inspired by their own… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 February 2014
5:44 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Weeping mother recounts the last moments of her daughter's life
5:40 PM.A mother wept uncontrollably as she recalled waking to find her two-year-old daughter with her eyes flickering. Audio
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Nauru's chief justice says NZ should consider pulling funding
5:34 PM.Yesterday Geoffrey Eames told Checkpoint he expected to hear from Nauru about his visa and about returning. Audio
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Evening Business for 13 February 2014
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Former New Orleans mayor guilty of bribery and corruption
5:22 PM.The former mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, who became a hero in the immediate aftermath of Hurrican Katrina has been found guilty of bribery and corruption. Audio
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Rap group Odd Future banned from NZ
5:17 PM.Controversial rappers known for their sexually violent lyrics have been banned from entering New Zealand just days ahead of performing at the Rapture 2014 concert in Auckland this weekend. Audio
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PM says inquiry into supermarket claims probably a good idea
5:13 PM.The Commerce Minister has asked the Commerce Commission to get to the bottom of allegations of blackmail by the Countdown supermarket chain. Audio
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Scollay's lawyer, as she's found guilty of manslaughter
5:09 PM.A Christchurch woman who stabbed her husband through the heart as he slept has been found not guilty of his murder, but has been convicted of manslaughter. Audio
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Winston Peters accuses Key of spying on him
5:07 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, is accusing the Prime Minister of using the Government's spies to keep tabs on him. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 13 February 2014
5:00 PM.Winston Peters accuses John Key of using Government spies to keep tabs on him. The Commerce Commission will investigate supermarket blackmail allegations and controversial rappers banned from… Read more Audio