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Checkpoint for Friday 14 October 2011
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Manu Korihi News for 14 October 2011
6:52 PM.A Mount Maunganui marae was full to overflowing this afternoon, when iwi from Bay of Plenty and Hauraki, gathered to discuss the environmental disaster caused by the grounded container ship Rena; A… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 14 October 2011
6:36 PM.The National Party gained the lion's share of the provincial seats at the 2008 election, leaving Palmerston North as the only general seat outside Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland held… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 14 October 2011
6:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Sharks a drawcard at Brisbane golf course
6:27 PM.A herd of bull sharks - considered by many experts to be the most dangerous in the world - took up residence when the Carbrook Golf course was flooded in the mid nineties. Audio
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Council says impossible to secure region's geothermal areas
6:25 PM.The Rotorua District Council says it would be impossible to fence-off or sign-post all the geothermal dangers in its area. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 October 2011
6:20 PM.A battle is brewing for control of the medical honey products maker, Comvita, after the coffee and food giant, Cerebos made a 71-point-6 million dollar takeover offer. Audio
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PNG is experiencing a resource development boom
6:15 PM.International corporations are lining up to cash in on Papua New Guinea's wealth in minerals, gas, forestry and fishery reserves. Audio
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Brian Moore's RWC predictions
6:13 PM.The former English rugby player Brian Moore is predicting a Wales / All Blacks world cup final. Audio
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Frantic pace at the incident command centre in Tauranga
6:11 PM.While the focus of attention in the Bay of Plenty is out to sea on the Rena, as it lies battered broken on the reef, there is also frantic work going on back in Tauranga at the Incident Control… Read more Audio
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Reef helps hold Rena together
6:06 PM.The container ship grounded off the coast of Tauranga is only just holding together. Audio
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Legal stoush over golf balls in Palmerston North
5:55 PM.The last public golf course in Palmerston North has been ordered to close for littering a neighbouring organic farm with, among other things, stray golf balls. Audio
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Reserve Bank takes action to keep interest rates down
5:49 PM.The Reserve Bank is pumping money into the banking system to keep down interest rates amid ongoing nervousness about Europe's debt crisis. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 14 October 2011
5:46 PM.The leaders of Tauranga Moana iwi say there's been huge support from members wanting to help in the clean up effort of oil deposits from the grounded container ship, Rena; A kaumatua on Motiti Island… Read more Audio
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The clean up work continues
5:43 PM.People who are desperate to help clean their beaches have finally got the chance to don proctective gear and work alongside officials. Audio
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Oil slick heads east
5:41 PM.People in Whakatane are being trained in how to clean up the oil with Maritime officials saying the slick is heading that way. Audio
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Auckland Council plans overhaul of waste collection
5:39 PM.Aucklanders could have their rubbish collections cut back to once a fortnight and the council wants them to pay to have for every bin picked up. Audio
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Probe into Airlines PNG crash begins
5:36 PM.An investigation is underway in Papua New Guinea into the plane crash which has killed 28 people. Audio
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Sports News for 14 October 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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ABs and Aussie name teams for Sunday's clash
5:27 PM.The All Blacks and Australia have named their teams in the final countown to this weekend's do or die Rugby World Cup clash. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 October 2011
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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An angry meeting in Papamoa
5:20 PM.The Prime Minister told a public meeting of about 400 people in Papamoa that he is as angry as they are about the unfolding disaster. Audio
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Motiti Islander says damage from Rena is shocking
5:17 PM.A kaumatua on Motiti Island - just seven kilometres from the grounded container ship - wants helicopters to help pick up the rubbish that is piled up along the coastline. Audio
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Radio NZ reporter in Tauranga
5:15 PM.Our reporter, Andrew McRae, is in Tauranga. Audio
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Latest from the salvage company
5:10 PM.Matthew Watson is with the multinational firm Svitzer Salvage which is in charge of refloating the Rena, and recovering the containers lost overboard. Audio
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Rena 'just holding together'
5:08 PM.The container ship grounded off the coast of Tauranga is only just holding together. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 14 October 2011
5:00 PM.Rena 'just holding together'; Latest from the salvage company; Radio NZ reporter in Tauranga; Motiti Islander says damage from Rena is shocking; An angry meeting in Papamoa; ABs and Aussie name teams… Read more Audio