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Checkpoint for Thursday 9 February 2012
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Former Principal gets community service for fraud on school
6:55 PM.A conviction for fraud by a former high-profile school Principal has been decribed by his lawyer as a huge fall from grace. Audio
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Port workers signal more strike action
6:50 PM.Union workers at the Ports of Auckland are taking more strike action and the Auckland Chamber of Commerce says businesses have had enough. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 9 February 2012
6:47 PM.The third in a series of hui on the Government's proposal to partially sell assets in some state owned enterprises has been held in Whanganui; The chair of the Waikato-Tainui executive warns legal… Read more Audio
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Scientists look for link between ocean and clouds
6:36 PM.A team of international scientists are setting sail for the Chatham Rise next week to try and discover how tiny organisms on the surface of the sea might help create clouds. Audio
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Sports News for 9 February 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Whanganui Maori's message on the Treaty and asset sales
6:28 PM.Maori in Whanganui have driven home the message to Government, to keep Treaty provisions and give them more time to make submissions on partial state owned asset sales. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 February 2012
6:25 PM.Time for the business news with Anusha Bradley. Audio
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Allegations Australian SAS troops involved in "black sites"
6:20 PM.To Australia now, where the defence department is denying claims that the country's soldiers were involved in transporting Iraqis to secret prisons during the war. Audio
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Why the jobless should be cautious about looking to Australia
6:14 PM.New Zealanders grappling with a sluggish job market here shouldn't be getting too excited about prospects across the Tasman. Audio
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Orion admits it asked to be able to charge higher prices
6:09 PM.Canterbury's power lines company admits it's been pushing to raise its prices beyond what the law allows. Audio
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Question on asset advice avoided by Minister
6:06 PM.The question of whether the Christchurch City Councils' remaining assets might be on the block was raised - and avoided - in Parliament today. Audio
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Roxburgh family relieved no murder trial
5:57 PM.The family of a Roxburgh woman killed last year is relieved there will not be a trial for her shooting. Audio
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Decision out on John Key's radio show
5:51 PM.The Electoral Commission has just released it's decision on John Key's pre-election radio show which has been handed to the police to investigate . Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 9 February 2012
5:48 PM.Maori have gathered in Whanganui and driven home the message to Government, to keep Treaty provisions and give them more time for submissions on partial state owned asset sales; A Maori company says… Read more Audio
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Picton businesses "in the dark" over ferry move
5:45 PM.Businesses in Picton say they are being kept in the dark by the Ministry of Transport on its proposal to move the inter-island ferry terminal from Picton to Clifford Bay, south of Blenheim. Audio
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Police refute claims of assault against woman
5:43 PM.The police in Waikato have rejected claims of mis-use of force by two Hamilton officers against a woman tourist in the city last week. Audio
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CTV report raises more questions - families
5:40 PM.The families of those who died when the CTV building collapsed say the latest report into the incident raises more questions than answers. Audio
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Faulty methane monitors at Pike River
5:37 PM.An independent mining expert from Australia has told the Pike River Royal Commission that the methane monitors at the mine were faulty and the ventilation fan shouldn't have been underground. Audio
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Sports News for 9 February 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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PM should be investigated over radio show - Peters
5:27 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, says John Key should be referred to the police alongside Radio Live, over his pre-election radio show. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 February 2012
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Fall in unemployment masks shaky jobs market
5:22 PM.The numbers officially out of work have fallen to their lowest in more than a year. Audio
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Christchurch's controversial chief executive breaks his silence
5:16 PM.The chief executive of the Christchurch City Council says there's no pressure from Treasury officials or the Earthquake Recovery authority to sell assets. Audio
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The latest from the police
5:15 PM.In the last few minutes the police have been holding a news conference about the CTV building collapse. Audio
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CTV building collapse report goes to police
5:08 PM.The police are looking into whether criminal charges should be laid over the collapse of the CTV building that killed 115 people. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 9 February 2012
5:00 PM.Why the CTV building collapsed and why are the police involved. The number officially out of work falls to its lowest in more than a year and Christchurch's controversial chief executive breaks his… Read more Audio