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Checkpoint for Wednesday 25 July 2012
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Clues unearthed to becoming a top surfer
6:52 PM.An unusual study of 12 top surfers in New Zealand has provided clues to how professional surfers can gain an edge in the increasingly high performance sport. Audio
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Clearly-marked speed camera vans replacing hard-to-spot ones
6:49 PM.Speed cameras vans that are hard to spot will be phased out in favour of clearly marked vehicles. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 25 July 2012
6:46 PM.The Human Rights Commission has told a Government inquiry into the status and wellbeing of Maori children that many are being denied their basic human rights because of poverty and inadequate public… Read more Audio
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Cycling group says Auckland Council played part in death
6:39 PM.A cycling group has told a coroner the Auckland City Council played a large part in a cyclists death, by failing to make changes four years earlier. Audio
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Schools say government agencies are the weak link
6:36 PM.School principals say government agencies are the weak link in child protection and there is little point in changes suggested by the coroner who investigated the deaths of the Kahui twins. Audio
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Sports News for 25 July 2012
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Maori insist all of Rena wreck must come off reef
6:24 PM.An American salvage company is about to begin hauling the bow of the Rena off the Astrolabe reef, but some of the wrecked ship may be left behind for good. Audio
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Business News Update
6:21 PM.The country's largest provider of temporary staff, Allied Work Force Group, is aiming to grow by at least 25 percent this year as it benefits from a weak economy. Audio
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Mondayise Bill passes first reading
6:18 PM.Legislation giving workers Monday off when Waitangi or ANZAC days fall on a weekend, has passed its first hurdle, despite it not having support from the largest party in Parliament. Audio
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Vertical shaking from February earthquake not unique
6:16 PM.An earthquake engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that the intense vertical shaking during the February 2011 earthquake wasn't unique and was similar to events overseas. Audio
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More from a former HDC Commissioner
6:11 PM.Robyn Stent is a former Health and Disability Commissioner, and at one stage was the ACT Party's health spokesperson. Audio
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Health sector sees scope to do more to counter child abuse
6:08 PM.Child health experts and district health boards say they're doing what they can to prevent child abuse, but there are gaps in the system. Audio
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Ban the bonds, says banking critic
5:56 PM.The big commercial banks have been forced to concede that a new method for funding mortgages could favour foreign depositors over local ones in the event of a bank collapsing. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 25 July 2012
5:49 PM.The Human Rights Commission has told a Government inquiry into the status and wellbeing of Maori children that many are being denied their basic human rights because of poverty and inadequate public… Read more Audio
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Law Commission recommends extending reach of OIA
5:45 PM.The Law Commission has recommended extending the reach of the Official Information Act to cover both Parliament and the courts. Audio
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Further charges possible following Kahui coroner's report
5:38 PM.More now on the coroner's report into the deaths of the Kahui twins, which has found the three-month-old boys were fatally injured while in the sole custody of their father, Chris Kahui. Audio
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Sports News for 25 July 2012
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Canadian accused of selling NZ intelligence
5:28 PM.A Canadian man charged with selling top secret information to Russia, is accused of stealing the intelligence from five countries, including New Zealand and Australia. Audio
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NZ to get more advice about Zimbabwe sanctions
5:25 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, will get more advice before deciding whether financial sanctions against Zimbabwe should be lifted or suspended. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 July 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Audit finds culture of distrust in CCC
5:19 PM.An audit of Christchurch City Council's communications strategy says many people see the council as isolated and a fortress, and don't trust it. Audio
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Part of the Rena will be left on Astrolabe reef
5:14 PM.Part of the wreck of the Rena is to be left on Astrolabe reef, where the containership ran aground last October. Audio
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Sharples says laying blame over Kahui deaths needs to stop
5:12 PM.The MP for Tamaki Makaurau, Pita Sharples negotiated with the Kahui family when they wouldn't co-operate with police. Audio
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Chief Coroner on report into the deaths of the Kahui twins
5:07 PM.A ground-breaking coroners' report has raised the possibility of fresh charges being laid against Chris Kahui. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 25 July 2012
5:00 PM.A ground-breaking coroners' report raises the possibility of fresh charges in the Kahui case. Part of the Rena wreck will remain on the Astrolabe reef and the Christchurch City Council doesn't talk to… Read more Audio