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Checkpoint for Wednesday 26 September 2012
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Navy dive squad to help search for missing soldier
6:53 PM.The navy dive squad has been called in to help search for a soldier who fell overboard at a Waiouru lake yesterday evening. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 26 September 2012
6:49 PM.The Government says for Moriori and Maori to complete their Treaty settlements over the Chathams, both groups need to work together for the benefit of the whole community; The chair of a large iwi in… Read more Audio
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Council adopts Hundertwasser agreement
6:45 PM.The Whangarei District Council has moved a step closer towards building a Hundertwasser Art Centre in the city. Audio
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National earthquake drill goes very well.
6:42 PM.More than a million people have taken part in New Zealand's first ever national earthquake drill. Audio
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Government has been forced to defend its record on jobs
6:35 PM.The Government has been forced in Parliament today to defend its record on jobs in the face of a vigorous attack by the Opposition. Audio
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Sports News for 26 September 2012
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Union skeptical of banks promises
6:27 PM.New Zealand's biggest bank, ANZ National, has just announced plans to ditch the National Brand, close twenty branches, and lay off 200 contractors. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 September 2012
6:23 PM.Fonterra will pay its 10,500 farmer owners $6.40 per kilogram of milksolids for the year to July, nearly a fifth less than last year. Audio
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Lawyer defends rest home under investigation
6:17 PM.The Health and Disability Commissioner is investigating multiple complaints about a Canterbury resthome and hospital, including elderly residents suffering scabies and bed sores, and being denied… Read more Audio
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Japan could abandon whale hunt
6:13 PM.Japanese media are reporting that their government could abandon this year's whale hunt in the Antarctic for the first time in 25 years. Audio
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Dotcom's lawyer raises questions about spying
6:08 PM.Kim Dotcom and his lawyer are calling into question the evidence under oath given by a top police officer, calling it inconsistent. Audio
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Labour continues pursuit of Key over Banks affair
5:56 PM.The Labour Party has continued its pursuit of the Prime Minister over how he's handled the John Banks'anonymous donations affair. Audio
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ANZ National to scrap the National brand
5:52 PM.New Zealand's biggest bank, ANZ National, has just announced plans to scrap the National brand. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 26 September 2012
5:48 PM.The Government says for Moriori and Maori to complete their Treaty settlements over the Chathams, both groups need to work together for the benefit of the whole community; The chair of a large iwi in… Read more Audio
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Memorial service for Bomber Command
5:43 PM.A memorial service has been held at the National War Memorial in Wellington for New Zealanders who were part of the Bomber Command Service during the Second World War. Audio
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High Court rejects Barry Hart's bid to work till appeal
5:42 PM.The High Court has rejected a request by the Auckland lawyer, Barry Hart, to be allowed to practise until an appeal hearing. Audio
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Police Minister stonewalls over police evidence to High Court
5:39 PM.The Kim Dotcom controversy continues to dog senior ministers, with the Police Minister now refusing to answer questions about evidence given by a senior officer to the High Court last month. Audio
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Super Fund gets out of West Papua mine.
5:35 PM.The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has dumped its shareholding in a copper and gold mine in strife-torn West Papua in Indonesia and in the company that owns the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. Audio
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Sports News for 26 September 2012
5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 September 2012
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Health board defends handling of unsafe rest-home
5:16 PM.The Canterbury District Health Board says the owners of a rest home, which is the subject of multiple investigations for neglect, may yet be handed back control. Audio
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Kim Dotcom speaks outside court
5:13 PM.Kim Dot Com spoke to reporters outside the court after today's hearing. Audio
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Dotcom says police evidence inconsistent
5:07 PM.Kim Dotcom and his lawyer are calling into question the evidence under oath given by a top police officer, calling it inconsistent. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 26 September 2012
5:00 PM.Revelations a senior police officer gave inconsistent evidence under oath in the Kim Dotcom case and health board defends handling of unsafe rest-home. Audio