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Checkpoint for Monday 11 July 2011
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The appointment of PNG government ministers under challenge
6:52 PM.A Papua New Guinea court will tomorrow consider a legal challenge to several top level appointments, including that of the acting Prime Minister Sam Abal. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 11 July 2011
6:49 PM.The Independent Police Conduct Authority, has found that a Northland police officer who hit and killed a teenager on the road near Kaikohe, was NOT acting unlawfully; Meanwhile, a young Ngati Kahu… Read more Audio
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Korean fishing trawler under investigation
6:46 PM.Three government departments are investigating a Korean fishing trawler, docked at the Port of Lyttelton, amid claims the crew have been mistreated, and not paid their wages. Audio
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The latest news from Latin America
6:41 PM.To Latin America, where two legendary musicians have died and two legendary football teams are failing to live up to their countries' expectations. Audio
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Auckland City house values hit new high
6:37 PM.The value of houses in Auckland City have reached their highest level ever, surpassing the previous market peak of late 2007. Audio
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Asylum seekers may have been on the way to NZ
6:36 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says there are indications that a ship carrying dozens of asylum seekers was on its way to New Zealand. Audio
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Sports News for 11 July 2011
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Health fears surround legal highs
6:24 PM.Tests have shown synthetic cannabis is more potent and much more unpredictable than the real thing. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 July 2011
6:22 PM.Spending using electronic cards rose in June, as people bought big ticket items and winter clothes. Audio
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Man charged with murdering driver is to be tried in China
6:15 PM.The man charged with murdering a tax driver in Auckland in January last year will be tried in China next month. Audio
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Labour says National's plans for ACC shows it caused a crisis
6:08 PM.The Labour party says National's move to reduce ACC levies shows it manufactured a crisis to justify its privatisation plans. Audio
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NZ scientists among those who crack the code of the potato
5:56 PM.Scientists, including three from New Zealand, are getting under the skin of the potato, having cracked the genetic code of the humble spud. Audio
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Missing possum hunters wife visiting the scene
5:54 PM.Searchers for a possum hunter who's been missing since Wednesday now say there's little hope of him being found alive. Audio
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Quake-damanged school prepares to fight for survival
5:52 PM.The principal of Shirley Boys' High School in Christchurch is giving the Government notice he's going to fight to keep the school open. Audio
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IPCA report on police officer who killed a Northland teenager
5:49 PM.More on the actions of a police officer who struck and killed a Northland teenager while driving. The Independent Police Conduct Authority found they were imprudent, unreasonable and undesirable but… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 11 July 2011
5:46 PM.The Independent Police Conduct Authority, has found that a Northland police officer who hit and killed a teenager on the road near Kaikohe was not acting unlawfully. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 11 July 2011
5:46 PM.A young Ngati Kahu activist says it doesn't seem right that a police driver who hit and killed a Maori teenager has escaped prosecution; The Mana Party strategist, Matt McCarten, says the Maori Party… Read more Audio
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Synthetic cannabis more potent, unpredictable than real thing
5:41 PM.Tests have shown synthetic cannabis is more potent than the real thing and is being sold in an unpredictable cocktail of products. Audio
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National ignores ACT advertisements.
5:37 PM.The Prime Minister John Key doesn't accept the claim in an ACT party advertisement that National is pandering to Maori radicals. Audio
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Australian households lose out in Gillard's carbon price plan
5:34 PM.The Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Opposition leader Tony Abbott are both in New South Wales today at the start of what many are calling a very long election campaign. Audio
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Sports News for 11 July 2011
5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 July 2011
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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The Government wants to cut the cost of ACC
5:20 PM.The Government wants to cut the cost of ACC for workers and businesses from April next year. Audio
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Parts of Dunedin Hospital are crumbling
5:15 PM.Parts of Dunedin Hospital are crumbling, and many patients get a "very poor service." Audio
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Rod Petricevic asks court to drop fraud charges against him
5:11 PM.The former Bridgecorp managing director Rod Petricevic is asking the court to effectively drop fraud charges against him because he can't afford to defend himself. Audio
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Royal Commisson into Pike River Mine opens
5:08 PM.The head of the state owned coal mine Solid Energy has told the Royal Commisson that Pike River was overly optimistic and production and financial problems had the potential to create many safety… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 11 July 2011
5:00 PM.Evidence about potential safety risks at the Pike River coal mine. Bridgecorp's Rod Petricevic tells the High Court to drop fraud charges against him and patients suffer as parts of Dunedin Hospital… Read more Audio