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Checkpoint for Friday 9 November 2012
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 November 2012
6:55 PM.A veteran Maori union leader says the Government should launch a major house-building project to get Maori into work. The Education Minister has received the first submission from one of the Maori… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 9 November 2012
6:37 PM.The Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine tragedy released a damning report this week blaming both the company and the then Labour Department for failures which led to the deaths of 29 men. Audio
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Sports News for 9 November 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Polytech cutbacks through funding model change
6:25 PM.Several North Island polytechnics are cutting staff and courses after losing millions of dollars of funding for foundation courses. Audio
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NZ & Australia meet in the Netball Fast5 tournament
6:20 PM.New Zealand and Australia are taking vastly different approaches into the Fast5 international netball tournament which has started today in Auckland. Audio
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Psychologist comments on James Parker case
6:12 PM.So how did James Parker manage to fool so many people for so long? We are joined by Hamish Dixon - a consultant psychologist who has worked extensively with sexual offenders. Audio
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Report critical of principal's role in pamapuria fiasco
6:08 PM.A new report shows the paedophile deputy principal and kapahaka leader at a Far North school used his position of power to escape detection, and go on molesting pupils. Audio
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House prices rising
5:56 PM.More now on the surge in house prices which have hit a record high. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 November 2012
5:47 PM.The Education Minister has received the first submission from one of the Maori immersion schools in Christchurch rejecting a future merger. A veteran Maori union leader says the Government should… Read more Audio
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Disputes between airforce and USAR revealed in court
5:44 PM.The Air force left behind search gear it ruled was too dangerous to take on its plane flying in to help after the Christchurch quake. Audio
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Helicopter crash investigation underway
5:41 PM.Crash investigators have headed to the site of a fatal helicopter crash in the Cardrona valley near Wanaka. Audio
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Rescued yachties talk about their ordeal
5:36 PM.A New Zealander rescued from a stricken yacht in the pacific today says she and her partner spent three days huddled in the cabin being tossed about by massive seas. Audio
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Sports News for 9 November 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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800 mourners attend defence lawyer Greg King's funeral
5:28 PM.About eight hundred mourners including judges, police, government ministers, MPs and patched gang members have farewelled the high profile criminal defence lawyer Greg King. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 November 2012
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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House prices surge to record high
5:22 PM.House prices have surged to a record high, but that's not putting off buyers, with sales almost a third ahead of where they were this time last year. Audio
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More on the Kyoto pull out
5:18 PM.Dr Macey was also New Zealand's first climate change ambassador from 2006 til 2010 and was responsible for New Zealand's international climate change negotiations. He joins us. Audio
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NZ won't sign uo to the next stage of Kyoto Protocol
5:15 PM.The Government is defending its decision not to sign up to the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol, saying it's pointless while most developed economies are not signing too. Audio
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Response to the sexual abuse report
5:14 PM.We asked the Ministry of Education if rules are needed to restrict teachers' access to children after hours. Audio
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Kaitaia deputy principal will face more abuse charges
5:08 PM.The lawyer for a Kaitaia deputy principal who sexually abused a dozen boys says he will be facing more charges of abusing other boys. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 9 November 2012
5:00 PM.Kaitaia deputy principal will face more abuse charges. Response to the sexual abuse report. NZ won't sign uo to the next stage of Kyoto Protocol. More on the Kyoto pull out. House prices surge to… Read more Audio