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Checkpoint for Friday 24 July 2009
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One killed in avalanche near Methven
5:07 PM.A man has died in an avalanche tiggered by the heli ski-ing group he was part of in the Southern Alps near Methven this afternoon. Audio
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Swine flu more infectious than first thought
5:13 PM.New research shows swine flu is more easily spread than first thought. Audio
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Hide keen for new face to head Auckland super city
5:17 PM.The local government minister says all seven of Auckland's mayors should hang up their chains and give the job of running the super city to someone else. Audio
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Commissioner says tough decisions needed on superannuation
5:20 PM.The Retirement Commissioner says the age for collecting superannuation and the amount that is paid out has to change, but no government will face up to the challenge. Audio
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Evening Business
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Politicians and rabbis accused of corruption, organ trafficking
5:25 PM.In the U.S, dozens of New Jersey politicians, officials and prominent rabbis have been arrested in a sweeping federal investigation into corruption, money laundering and human organ sales. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Police describe avalanche tragedy
5:35 PM.Monique Deveroux has been speaking with Senior Constable Brent Swanson. Audio
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Queenstown hospital services 'woefully inadequate'
5:38 PM.A Queenstown health action group says funding for hospital services in the resort is woefully inadequate and falling way behind the national average. Audio
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Southland DHB denies hospital underfunding claims
5:42 PM.With Southland District Health Board chief executive Brian Rousseau. Audio
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Waatea News
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Fiji's interim government accused of overstepping mark
5:51 PM.Fiji's interim government is being accused of crossing a line in the way it's dealing with the Methodist Church. Audio
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Rapist may strike again say police
5:53 PM.Auckland police say they believe the rapist who struck in a central city park has stalked other women and may strike again. Audio
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Waatea News
5:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Recreational-only fishing plan outlined
5:57 PM.The Minister of Fisheries has outlined a plan to set-up fishing areas around New Zealand solely for recreational and customary fishers. Audio
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Police describe avalanche tragedy
6:07 PM.A man has been killed and two of his fellow heli-skiers briefly buried by an avalanche which they triggered in the Southern Alps this afternoon. Audio
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More prisoners asking to be segregated from other inmates
6:10 PM.The former head of prisons says the percentage of inmates kept in segregation is too high and is upsetting the prison balance. Audio
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Aucklanders want the 'local' back in local government
6:14 PM.Putting the local back into local government has been one of the major themes in submissions on how Auckland's supercity should be run. Audio
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Jackson's doctor may be interviewed for a third time
6:17 PM.More details have been emerging about the police raid on the offices of Michael Jackson's doctor, who was with the pop icon when he collapsed. Audio
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Evening Business
6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Recession linked to skyrocketing convictions for violent crime
6:35 PM.A criminologist is attributing skyrocketing convictions for violent crime to the recession. Audio
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Sports News
6:41 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Focus on politics for 24 July 2009
6:44 PM.The Public Service has been put on notice - the big spending years of large scale growth are over, and reform is coming. Audio