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Checkpoint for Friday 15 July 2011
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 15 July 2011
5:00 PM.Search on at Lake Pupuke for scuba diver after one dies, DoC gives evidence at Pike River mine inquiry, Sister of 9/11 victim speaks about hacking accusations, Christchurch houses are selling fast… Read more Audio
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One diver dead and another missing
5:06 PM.At least one man is dead and searchers are hunting for another after a scuba diver training course on Auckland's North Shore went horribly wrong. Audio
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DoC gives evidence at Pike River mine inquiry
5:12 PM.The Pike River mine inquiry has heard that the company running the coal mine had applied to put in a second exit tunnel and emergency exits two years before the explosion which killed 29 men. Audio
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Sister of 9/11 victim speaks about hacking accusations
5:15 PM.The sister of one of the 9/11 victims says if News of the World reporters did hack into families' phones she wants them prosecuted. The FBI is now investigating a report from the Murdoch rival… Read more Audio
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Scientists discover another fault line under Christchurch
5:18 PM.Scientists have found another fault line underneath Christchurch and say there are many more still undiscovered. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 July 2011
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Police on Lake Pupuke diver fatality
5:24 PM.At Lake Pupuke in Takapuna at least one man is dead and searchers have been hunting for another person on a scuba diver training course. Audio
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Drug whistleblower explains reasons for concern
5:28 PM.Two separate government agencies are looking into the use of the drug Ketamine for treating mental health patients with severe depression at Dunedin Hospital last year. Audio
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Sports News for 15 July 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Fiji and NZ disagree over whether a player can come to NZ
5:36 PM.The Fijian Rugby Union says it's keeping a player home for next week's All Blacks test because of New Zealand sanctions - but the Prime Minister says he's welcome. Audio
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Transport Minister stays loyal to plans for upgrade
5:39 PM.A vocal critic of the Government's planned upgrade of the stretch of State Highway between Auckland and Northland has renewed his calls for the project to be scrapped because the land is more more… Read more Audio
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FMA questions NZX about contrasting statements
5:42 PM.The Financial Markets watchdog is questioning the stock exchange operator about potential breaches of its own rules for disclosing information on time. Audio
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Niche investments escape Labour's capital gains tax
5:45 PM.Niche investments, like jewellery, wine and art, have become more attractive under the Labour Party's tax proposals. Those types of assets are not subject to the same capital gains tax that would be… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 15 July 2011
5:49 PM.Hone Harawira losing his traditional cloak before breaching parliament's swearing-in rules is being seen as a bad omen by a Maori cultural advisor; The Maori Party has renewed its call for new MPs to… Read more Audio
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Cantabs get update on infrastructure and demolition
5:53 PM.More information on the earthquake zones in Canterbury has been revealed, and some people will soon be told they won't have to abandon their properties. Audio
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Researchers say they are close to growing a human bowel
5:57 PM.Researchers in Christchurch believe they could be able to create a functioning human bowel within ten years. In a world first, Christchurch Hospital's department of paediatric surgery has successfully… Read more Audio
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Search on at Lake Pupuke for scuba diver after one dies
6:09 PM.At least one man is dead and the other diver on a scuba diver training course has not been found. Audio
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Christchurch houses are selling fast
6:14 PM.The Real Estate Institute says houses in Christchurch are selling fast, with properties spending an average of 35 days on the market - seven days fewer than this time last year. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 July 2011
6:20 PM.Argosy Property Trust will be hoping it's second time lucky, after cutting the price to buy out the manager of its property portfolio to mollify unhappy investors. Audio
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Malaria vaccine may be on the way
6:24 PM.A malaria vaccine to protect against all strains of the deadly disease is a step closer after a breakthrough by Queensland researchers. Audio
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Media training for most of the country's mayors
6:28 PM.Most of the country's mayors appear to be getting advice on how to avoid pitfalls in the job. But getting that advice can itself lead to trouble, as the Wellington mayor, Celia Wade-Brown, discovered… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 15 July 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 15 July 2011
6:37 PM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, describes it as a game changer. The Prime Minister, John Key, says it will be a dagger through the heart of the economic recovery. They are both talking about… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 15 July 2011
6:54 PM.A Maori cultural advisor says consequences follow if rules are broken - no matter whether they're breached in parliament or on the Marae; The former chair of the Waitangi Fisheries Commission, Shane… Read more Audio