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Checkpoint for Tuesday 28 February 2012
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 28 February 2012
5:00 PM.Why was a convicted sex offender allowed back in the classroom? Another night out on bail for Kim Dotcom and the opposition steps up its attack on the government's welfare reforms. Audio
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Government launches ministerial inquiry
5:07 PM.The Government's vowing to find out how a convicted sex offender got to work in two schools, and was still teaching up until last week. Audio
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Teachers Council on sex offender case
5:09 PM.The Teachers Council says it's never had a case like this before and it's moving now to suspend the sex offender's practicing certificate. Audio
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Euthanasia campaigner may seek to overturn conviction
5:13 PM.A man who helped his terminally-ill mother to die says he plans to seek legal advice about overturning his conviction. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 February 2012
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Paula Bennett is labelled a hypocrite over welfare changes
5:24 PM.The Social Welfare Minister was labelled a hypocrite at Parliament today as the opposition stepped up its attack on the Government's planned welfare changes. Audio
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Dotcom's lawyer insists client has no funds to flee.
5:27 PM.The Auckland based tycoon accused of global internet piracy is tonight waiting to find out if he'll be put back behind bars. Audio
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Sports News for 28 February 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mel Smith leads inquiry about why a sex offender was teaching
5:35 PM.A convicted sex offender is in custody and the Government's vowing to find out how he got to work in two schools, and was still teaching up until last week. Audio
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Cabinet agrees to Treaty clause in sales legislation.
5:40 PM.The Cabinet has agreed in principle to include a general Treaty of Waitangi clause in new legislation paving the way for the partial sale of four State-owned energy companies. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 February 2012
5:46 PM.Nelson ratepayers will have the chance in just over two months, to decide whether or not a Maori ward will be created in time for the 2013 local government elections; A proposed law change to boost… Read more Audio
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Attacked oil drilling ship leaves port
5:50 PM.An oil exploration ship has left Port Taranaki for the Arctic a day after conservationists were cleared from its derrick. Audio
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Public backlash to Nelson sculpture
5:53 PM.A plan for a large sculpture at the entrance to Nelson harbour has been approved by the Nelson City Council, but a public backlash against the idea is building. Audio
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Convicted sex offender got to work in two schools
6:08 PM.The Government's vowing to find out how a convicted sex offender got to work in two schools, and was still teaching up until last week. Audio
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Otago Rugby Player offer to take a pay cut
6:15 PM.The Rugby Players' Association says it's pushing for a way to avoid the Otago union going into liquidation, including a pay cut for the Otago team. Audio
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More on the surprise resignation of an Australian senator
6:18 PM.More from Australia now, where labor MPs are trying to reassure voters that the bitter leadership battle is over but the government is now dealing with the surprise resignation of powerbroker and… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 28 February 2012
6:25 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Developers get go ahead for skifield expansion
6:28 PM.Conservationists are alarmed at the go ahead for a skifield expansion on prime land in Canterbury that could end up being worth half a billion dollars. Audio
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Sports News for 28 February 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Teens target of welfare reforms
6:37 PM.From the middle of this year, thousands of young people leaving school early will find themselves the target of a Government campaign to keep them off the dole. Audio
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Student pilot error likely caused Bluff Harbour deaths
6:41 PM.Student pilot error has been given as the most likely cause of a helicopter crash, which killed two people in Bluff Harbour. Audio
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Mistakes made in Chch response
6:43 PM.The audience at an Emergency Management Conference has heard that mistakes were made in Christchurch following the September 4, and February 22nd quakes. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 February 2012
6:47 PM.The Campus Director of Tairawhiti Polytech in Gisborne, says merging with the Napier based Eastern Institute of Technology, has provided huge benefits for Maori wanting a tertiary or trades… Read more Audio
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Kereru doing well in urban areas
6:50 PM.A nationwide count of kereru last week shows the birds are thriving in urban areas. Audio
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Right-wingers happier than left-wingers - survey
6:56 PM.A new survey has revealed that people with firm right wing opinions are happier than those on the left. Audio