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Checkpoint for Wednesday 24 April 2013
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Timaru oil spill shows need for tougher standards - judge
6:53 PM.A judge says more needs to be done to tighten up maintenance standards in the shipping industry, after an oil spill in Timaru last year. Audio
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Fish company fined after employees suffer frostbite
6:51 PM.A Tauranga fish processing company has been fined 16-thousand dollars after two of its workers suffered frostbite while unloading a boat. Audio
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Proud mother of beach rescue hero
6:49 PM.Two 12-year old boys have been named as the ANZAC of the Year Award winners. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 April 2013
6:46 PM.The Ministry of Education says a proven Maori student support plan is not being cut, axed or scrapped; However, an East Coast secondary school says officials need to be careful when tinkering with the… Read more Audio
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NZ companies given leg-up for public contracts
6:42 PM.The Government is making it easier for New Zealand companies to win public sector contracts. Audio
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Sports News for 24 April 2013
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Satirist on Colin Craig's abandoned legal action
6:26 PM.Satirists are taking their chances with the litigious leader of the Conservative Party Colin Craig - relentlessly mocking him after he threatened one satirical website with legal action. Audio
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Evening Business for 24 April 2013
6:23 PM.The stock exchange's dairy futures and options contracts have built up a sufficient following around the world in the last two years that NZX is going to extend trading hours from early in the… Read more Audio
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Canada train accused challenge charges
6:19 PM.The lawyer for one of the men accused of being part of an al-qaeda backed plot to derail a Candadian passenger train has told a court the charges are false and they will fight them vigorously. Audio
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Defence chief on claims morale is sagging
6:13 PM.The Labour Party is continuing to insist that military morale is low, after it released a leaked survey and then accused the Government of gagging the Chief of the Defence Force. Audio
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Law may need changing again over convicted killers
6:08 PM.The Government is looking at making it easier for the police to warn people about convicted killers without breaching privacy laws. Audio
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Twitter hacks spook US markets
5:55 PM.Hackers backing Syria's regime spooked US markets this morning after they hacked into the Associated Press's Twitter account and falsely posted that President Obama had been injured in an explosion at… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 April 2013
5:48 PM.Talks aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over the division of a big forest have broken down; The Ministry of Education says a proven Maori student support plan is not being cut, axed or… Read more Audio
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Two 12 year old boys named ANZAC of Year winners
5:45 PM.Two 12-year old boys have been named as the ANZAC of the Year Award winners. Audio
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Man who kidnapped Rae Portman goes to jail
5:43 PM.A man who admitted kidnapping a Hamilton woman, has been jailed for three years and nine months. Audio
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Colin Craig says defamation threats didn't damage reputation
5:40 PM.The Conservative Party leader, Colin Craig, says he doesn't think his threat to sue for defamation over a satirical news story has damaged his reputation. Audio
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Police need to warn people about convicted killers
5:37 PM.The Justice Minister says it needs to be easier for the police to warn people about convicted killers without breaching privacy laws. Audio
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Sports News for 24 April 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The motive behind the Boston bombings could be getting clearer
5:27 PM.CNN is tonight reporting that the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has cited the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as motivations for last week's attack. Audio
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Evening Business for 24 April 2013
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Leaked document shows DoC staff worried
5:21 PM.A leaked document from the Department of Conservation shows staff are worried restructuring and job losses will lead to another tragedy like Cave Creek. Audio
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The police respond
5:16 PM.The Police's Deputy Commissioner Viv Rickards is with us. Audio
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Justice Minister - police need to be able to warn
5:08 PM.The Justice Minister says it needs to be easier for the police to warn people about convicted killers without breaching privacy laws. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 24 April 2013
5:00 PM.Will the police get more freedom to warn the public about convicted killers? The motive behind the Boston Marathon bombings becomes clearer and leaked document shows DoC staff worried cuts will cause… Read more Audio