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Checkpoint for Thursday 28 July 2011
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Christchurch to set up high technology hub
6:54 PM.A high-tech IT centre is to be set up in Christchurch. The council is donating two and a half hectares of land rent-free for three years, for a business hub for technology companies which have lost… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 July 2011
6:50 PM.A health researcher says treatment of rheumatic fever needs to be a priority on the East Coast; Two iwi have joined a tribe taking action to resolve how a huge forest in the central North Island… Read more Audio
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Cheesemaker surprised by Fonterra letter over the name Vintage
6:47 PM.A move by Fonterra to crack down on the use of the name Vintage on cheeses, other than its own, has shocked specialist cheesemakers. Audio
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NZ aid worker speaks of drought in Horn of Africa
6:42 PM.The UN World Food Programme has started airlifting supplies to the rapidly worsening famine in the eastern Horn of Africa. More than 11 million people are threatened by the drought, in Somalia, Kenya… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 28 July 2011
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Aim to triple number of Maori Auckland students graduating
6:29 PM.Education leaders in Auckland are working to triple the number of Maori students in the region getting a degree by 2020. Audio
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Rifle pits dug by NZ soldiers in WWII discovered in Greece
6:25 PM.Rifle pits dug by the 28th Maori Battalion during a little-remembered confrontation with German soldiers in the Second World War have been discovered by a New Zealand historian visiting Greece. Audio
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Kaiapoi homeowners to get decision soon
6:23 PM.More than a thousand homeowners in Kaiapoi, who've been living in limbo since September's quake, should soon learn how much longer they'll have to wait to find out what will happen to their houses. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 July 2011
6:20 PM.New Zealand's share market over the past six months has jumped significantly, compared to the previous year. Audio
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Japan raises radiation exposure limit
6:18 PM.New documents released by Japan's government reveal the 16 hundred workers trying to stabilise the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant will be exposed to high levels of radiation. Audio
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Auckland Council votes to extend anti-street prostitution bill
6:15 PM.Prostitutes could be ordered off the streets of Auckland under the expansion of laws that the city council has given backing to. Audio
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Americans frustrated with lawmakers work on debt ceiling
6:12 PM.Average Americans are increasingly frustrated with the apparent inability of their elected officials to resolve the political crisis over raising the debt ceilling. Audio
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Australian economist hits out at Reserve Bank
6:07 PM.An Australian economist has hit out at the Reserve Bank here saying it should have hiked interest rates today and ignored any risks to the economy from the debt crisis in Washington. Audio
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Norwegian cameraman speaks about massacre
5:52 PM.A Norwegian cameraman who captured the only known images of the gunman during the Utøya island massacre says at the time he had no idea he was filming the killer. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 July 2011
5:49 PM.Two iwi have joined a tribe taking action to resolve how a huge forest in the central North Island should be shared; A health researcher says treatment of rheumatic fever needs to be a priority on the… Read more Audio
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Christchurch Council kill deal with bankrupt developer
5:44 PM.The Christchurch City Council has terminated a controversial property deal with the now bankrupt developer Dave Henderson. The council bought five central city sites off Mr Henderson for 17 million… Read more Audio
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Auckland Hospital evacuated after oxygen leak
5:41 PM.Around 400 people had to be evacuated from Auckland Hospital today, because of a leak from a huge oxygen tank. 12 outpatients from the oncology unit were among those cleared from the building, which… Read more Audio
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Australian police investigate organ trafficking case
5:39 PM.Australian police are investigating their first case of organ trafficking as a global shortage of donors fuels the trade for body parts. Audio
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Protestors try to arrest Tony Blair
5:36 PM.About 30 peace protestors have attempted to make a citizen's arrest of the former British prime minister, Tony Blair, while he was giving a speech in Auckland. Audio
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Sports News for 28 July 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 July 2011
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Prostitutes could be ordered off the streets of Auckland
5:19 PM.Prostitutes could be ordered off the streets of Auckland under expanded rules backed by the city council. It's voted to extend the geographic reach of a controversial Bill before Parliament which will… Read more Audio
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Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold, pushes Kiwi higher
5:17 PM.The New Zealand dollar has been on the rise again despite the Reserve Bank's decision to leave the Official Cash Rate on hold, as well as making known its worry about the currency's recent strong run.
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Hard hitting report on maternity care released
5:07 PM.There's a call for a radical rethink of the way maternity care is delivered, in particular to teenage mothers . A hard hitting report has found the deaths of 98 unborn and newborn babies in 2009 were… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 28 July 2011
5:00 PM.Hard hitting report on maternity care released, Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold, pushes Kiwi higher, Prostitutes could be ordered off the streets of Auckland, Protestors try to arrest Tony Blair… Read more Audio