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Checkpoint for Tuesday 18 May 2010
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5:00 PM.Police are told to make urgent changes to the way they handle child abuse cases. KiwiRail gets an extra 250 million dollars from taxpayers. The Prime Minister has signalled the Budget will not just… Read more Audio
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Police told to improve management of child abuse cases
5:07 PM.The police have been told to make urgent changes to the way they handle child abuse cases to prevent further failures to investigate in a reasonable time. Audio
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$250m for KiwiRail in this year's Budget.
5:15 PM.The Government is to spend an extra 250 million dollars on KiwiRail in the next financial year. Audio
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PM signals Budget will clamp down on tax avoidance.
5:21 PM.The Prime Minister has signalled the Budget will not just cut the top income tax rate but also clamp down on tax avoidance by the wealthy. Audio
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Evening Business News for 18 May 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Police officer recounts night colleague killed
5:26 PM.A police officer has broken down in tears at the High Court in Auckland while recounting the night one of his colleagues was shot and killed. Audio
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Evening sports news for 18 May 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Australian opposition leader admits he doesn't always tell the truth
5:35 PM.Politics is known for its spin but politicians are still expected to tell the truth, so it's rare for one to admit that they can sometimes be dishonest. Audio
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Forestry companies deny flood damage claims
5:39 PM.Forestry companies are denying liability after an avalanche of logs left behind from previous logging operations smashed into properties in the weekend flood at Tapawera, near Nelson. Audio
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Rental property investment losing its shine
5:42 PM.Investment in rental property seems to have lost its shine, with New Zealanders increasingly looking elsewhere for better returns. Audio
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Armed man arrested outside Nelson courthouse
5:45 PM.Police say they are staggered at the stupidity of a man arrested earlier today for taking a gun into the Nelson courthouse. Audio
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Waatea news for 18 May 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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U.S. sceptical of Tehran's motives in nuclear deal
5:50 PM.In the latest twist in the diplomatic dispute between the United States and Iran over that country's nuclear program Tehran's signed a deal with Brazil and Turkey to swap nuclear fuel. Audio
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Trial of four Hawkes Bay men charged with conspiracy ends abruptly
5:53 PM.The trial for four Hawke's Bay businessmen charged with conspiring to help overstayers and shipjumpers live and work illegally here has ended abruptly with all of them pleading guilty. Audio
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"Red Shirts" accept mediation proposal
5:56 PM.Thailand's "Red Shirt" protesters have accepted a proposal for the senate to mediate in talks which could end two months of fighting with the army. Audio
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IPCA wants urgent changes in handling of child abuse cases
6:07 PM.The police have been told to make urgent changes to the way they handle child abuse cases - including ensuring they're dealt with by properly trained staff who aren't overloaded. Audio
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Ministry faces legal battle over teacher pay
6:10 PM.The primary teachers' union says it is taking legal action to force the Ministry of Education to honour an agreement on teacher pay. Audio
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Mt Roskill residents wait for phone services to be restored
6:13 PM.A contractor working to repair phone lines in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill says it appears they were deliberately damaged. Audio
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Ministers grilled in Parliament over Tuhoe
6:15 PM.The Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson has broken his silence over the controversy relating to Tuhoe's claim for the Urewera National Park. Audio
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Evening Business News for 18 May 2010
6:18 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Broadband internet slows the further you are from Auckland
6:22 PM.The further south you are from Auckland, the slower your broadband is likely to be. Audio
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Pacific Islanders want education and training
6:25 PM.Members of the Pacific population are hoping the budget will bring education and training programmes to stem the rising unemployment rate among its young. Audio
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A new way to protect Congolese mountain gorillas
6:28 PM.You can download mobile phone software from the internet for almost anything from finding a restaurant to checking train times. Audio
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Evening sports news for 18 May 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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PM commissions report into teen deaths and injuries
6:36 PM.The Prime Minister has commissioned a report on how to reduce the rate of death and injury amongst teenagers. Audio
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Australian opposition leader's truth gaff
6:39 PM.Government MPs in Canberra have seized on the opposition leader Tony Abbott's admission that he isn't always entirely accurate when he's in the heat of verbal combat. Audio
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ICG wants investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka.
6:43 PM.The International Crisis Group is calling on governments to support an independent investigation into allegations of war crimes in Sri Lanka. Audio
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U.S President to create panel to investigate oil spill.
6:46 PM.The US President Barack Obama is to set up a panel to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Audio
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Waatea news for 18 May 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Death penalty figures could be higher than first thought
6:50 PM.At the moment hundreds of drug offenders are executed around the world every year. Audio
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China's richest man set to be fined millions
6:53 PM.China's one-time richest man and the founder of a major retail chain has been sentenced to 14 years jail for bribery, insider trading and illegal business dealings. Audio
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Major corruption scandal in Italy
6:58 PM.Hundreds of Italian politicians, public servants and police have been implicated in a corruption scandal following the leaking of a list with their names on it. Audio