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Checkpoint for Thursday 11 April 2013
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Victoria University surprise winner in research ranking
6:51 PM.Victoria University has leapt to the top of a presitigious government list for the quality of its research. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 11 April 2013
6:47 PM.The government has written to Ngapuhi spelling out its intention to call for feedback on a Deed of Mandate for an iwi group still struggling to unify the tribe; Trainee carpenters in Te Tairawhiti are… Read more Audio
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Hearing told culture at Ohakea Air base partly to blame
6:44 PM.A hearing at Ohakea Air Base has been told that 3 Squadron, which lost 3 men in a fatal helicopter crash on Anzac Day 2010 was under-resourced and its orders in disarray. Audio
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Elderly advised not to rely on selling home for retirement
6:43 PM.Elderly people are being advised not to rely on selling their family home to fund their retirement. Audio
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Sonic booming putting dolphins at risk
6:40 PM.A group protesting against seismic testing on the west coast of the North Island says it's putting endangered dolphins at risk. Audio
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The latest from John Key's trip to China
6:40 PM.A Maori cloak given to China's leader Mao Zedong in 1957 has been loaned to New Zealand at a ceremony in Beijing, so it can go on show at Te Papa. Audio
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Sports News for 11 April 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 April 2013
6:22 PM.The Warehouse says it's acquisition of Noel Leeming has radically changed its access to higher end brands like Sony and Acer. The country's largest listed retailer purchsed the electronics company for… Read more Audio
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Two arrests in alleged beneficiary dental scam
6:18 PM.The Government says it's uncovered a scam in South Auckland with beneficiaries falsely claiming for emergency dental treatment. Audio
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Small number of doctors responsible for majority of complaints
6:14 PM.Just three percent of doctors are responsible for half of all patient complaints, according to new Australian research. Audio
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Fishing company defends the use of foreign charter vessels
6:11 PM.One of the country's largest fishing companies is defending the use of foreign charter vessels in New Zealand waters, saying the majority of them operate to the same standards as New Zealand-owned… Read more Audio
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Calls grow for former Labour dept to be prosecuted
6:08 PM.A former top mines inspector and the Greens have joined Pike River families in calling for the Labour Department to be prosecuted over the mine disaster that killed 29 men. Audio
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Rangitoto may continue to erupt
5:56 PM.Aucklanders might have a new tourist attraction at some point, in the form of gently erupting volcanoes. Audio
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Ex-MP, activists asking GCSB if they are on the list of 88
5:52 PM.The Privacy Commissioner says anyone who suspects the GCSB may have illegal spied on them can ask to see their file. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 11 April 2013
5:47 PM.The government has written to Ngapuhi spelling out its intention to call for feedback on a Deed of Mandate for an iwi group still struggling to unify the tribe; Trainee carpenters in Te Tairawhiti are… Read more Audio
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Deal in US boosts odds for gun-control bill
5:41 PM.To Washington now where the stage is being set for one the biggest battles yet on gun control laws yet. Audio
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Difficulties of Pike prosecution foil Green MP
5:37 PM.The former chief inspector of coal mines wants the Labour Department prosecuted for its failings over the Pike River tragedy. Audio
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Sports News for 11 April 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Accused snapped and repeatedly beat a 15 year old boy
5:28 PM.A High Court jury has heard a recorded police interview in which a Christchurch man admits he snapped and repeatedly beat a 15-year old boy who his then girlfriend had befriended. Audio
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Small number of doctors responsible for half of all complaints
5:25 PM.Research published today reveals that a very small number of doctors are responsible for half of all complaints by patients. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 April 2013
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Stewart Murray Wilson appeals supervision order
5:18 PM.The lawyer for serial rapist Stewart Murray Wilson has argued an extended supervision order against him should be overturned because few of his crimes were against children. Audio
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More from Simon Bridges and Sir William Birch
5:16 PM.The Minister of Labour, Simon Bridges, says individuals should not be held accountable for the Pike River mine disaster. Audio
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Former mines inspector says Department should be prosecuted
5:10 PM.A former chief inspector of coal mines wants the Labour Department prosecuted for its failings over the Pike River disaster. Audio
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A court hears details of how a 13 year old girl was killed
5:07 PM.A jury in a murder trial has been told DNA found under the fingernails of a dead 13 year old girl, closely resembles that of the man accused of killing her. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 11 April 2013
5:00 PM.A court hears details of how a 13 year old girl was killed, Former mines inspector says Department should be prosecuted, Stewart Murray Wilson appeals supervision order and Accused snapped and… Read more Audio