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Checkpoint for Thursday 17 May 2012
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Manu Korihi News for 17 May 2012
6:50 PM.Some patients are telling the Maori Pharmacists Association they're likely to stop asking for heart and blood drugs when the price of a prescription goes up from 3 to 5 dollars; The director of a… Read more Audio
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Are drone attacks in Yemen increasing support for al-Qaeda?
6:46 PM.A human rights centre in Yemen says the frequent attacks by the US military as they try to hunt out al-Qaeda agents is only causing resentment amongst locals and ramping up support for the terrorist… Read more Audio
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HIV and Aids education in PNG
6:41 PM.In Papua New Guinea, children as young as ten will be taught about HIV and Aids as authorities try to curb an increasing rate of infection among young people. Audio
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Calls for another top politician in China to go
6:37 PM.To China now where a group of veteran Communist party members have written to the President calling for the head of police force and spy network to be sacked. Audio
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Sports News for 17 May 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Capital Connection service hinges on NZTA
6:28 PM.Two regional councils say the fate of the Capital Connection train service between Palmerston North and Wellington hinges on the Transport Agency. Audio
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Council calls for cathedral demolition halt
6:23 PM.The Christchurch city council has voted to call on the Anglican Church to immediately stop demolishing the city's landmark cathedral. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 May 2012
6:20 PM.Shares in Rakon have slumped more than 9 percent after the company's books plunged into the red. Audio
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Primary teachers oppose shift to postgraduate teacher training
6:17 PM.Primary school teachers and principals fear the government's plan to reduce primary teacher training to a one-year postgraduate qualification will harm the quality of education. Audio
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Special needs schools resist pressure to close
6:12 PM.Special needs schools say they're being rushed by officials into radical changes that may shut some of them down within months. Audio
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$1 million of cannabis seized by Police in Hawke's Bay
5:54 PM.More than a thousand cannabis plants and 10 kilos of harvested marijuana, worth a million dollars, have been seized by the Police in Hawke's Bay. Audio
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Residents at Wellington airport stunned at sudden move out
5:51 PM.People living near Wellington airport are digging their heels in to airport demands they must leave their homes because of potential future noise problems. Audio
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Residents at Wellington airport stunned at sudden move out
5:50 PM.People living near Wellington airport are digging their heels in to airport demands they must leave their homes because of potential future noise problems. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 17 May 2012
5:49 PM.Some patients are telling the Maori Pharmacists Association they're likely to stop asking for heart and blood drugs when the price of a prescription goes up from 3 to 5 dollars; The director of a… Read more Audio
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$10 million in account put down to Lotto win, jury hears
5:46 PM.The woman who flew to China after Westpac accidentally put 10-million dollars in her partner's account, says he was telling people he had won Lotto. Audio
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Drug mule stopped at Auckland airport
5:37 PM.A man from the United States, has been stopped at Auckland airport trying to smuggle cocaine inside his body. Audio
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Sports News for 17 May 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Meth death dangers laid bare by coroner
5:28 PM.The dangers of methamphetamine use are being laid bare by a coroner looking into a woman's death from a brain haemorrhage while on the drug. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 May 2012
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Gwaze defence expert argues injuries were caused by HIV
5:22 PM.A defence expert witness in the trial of George Gwaze has told the Christchurch High Court the injuries his adopted daughter received were not the result of a sexual attack, but were in fact caused by… Read more Audio
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Tourism bosses decry increase in Australian flight tax
5:14 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, is promising to help fight an eight dollar increase in Australian departure tax on behalf of tourism operators. Audio
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MFAT confirms restructuring plan
5:09 PM.Cuts to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' staffing are not as deep as first proposed but critics say they'll still have serious impacts. Audio
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MFAT chief defends job cut plan
5:08 PM.Plans to slash 300 jobs from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been radically scaled back to only 79 positions - with the head of MFAT still saying the orginal proposal was a good one. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 17 May 2012
5:00 PM.The axe falls at last at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tourism bosses decry the increase in Australian flight tax and the P death of a career woman who kept her drug use hidden. Audio