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Checkpoint for Thursday 2 May 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 2 May 2013
6:46 PM.The marae hosting the tangi of Parekura Horomia is making extra room for manuhiri who are pouring in from all over the country; A Ngati Porou man based in Thailand has paid tribute to Parekura… Read more Audio
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Malaysian election this weekend
6:42 PM.For the first time in decades, voters in Malaysia will this weekend cast their ballot in an election where they don't already know the winner. Audio
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Amanda Knox, American student is proclaiming her innocence
6:39 PM.Amanda Knox, the American student convicted and then acquitted of murdering her flatmate Meredith Kercher in a violent sex attack, is proclaiming her innocence as an Italian court demands a retrial. Audio
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Sports News for 2 May 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Business groups urge Labour and Greens to drop power policy
6:25 PM.Labour and the Greens are rebutting a call by business organisations to drop their new power policy, as ill-informed and alarmist. Audio
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A new global online business review site is launched
6:21 PM.A global online company review site has been launched in New Zealand. Audio
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Blitz on Auckland fare dodgers working say officials
6:19 PM.Auckland Transport officials say they want to come down harder on people who are dodging train fares but the most they can do now is stop them travelling any further. Audio
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Public meetings in north as police presence dwindles
6:15 PM.Two Northland communities are holding public meetings this evening, to air complaints about police staffing. Audio
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Ex-flatmate tells of cold case killer's admission
6:10 PM.The ex flatmate of the Turangi cold case killer says Menzies Hallett told him in the 1980s that he was responsible for the death of a man but he kept it to himself. Audio
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Police praise officers for decisive, lifesaving decision
6:08 PM.Two police officers shot and tasered a Porirua man holding his partner at knifepoint today, and their commander says they saved her life. Audio
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NZ kayakers to tackle unpaddled canyons in PNG
5:52 PM.Camping in terrifying jungle and losing large amounts of weight through sickness are just two of the obstacles facing a New Zealand team of kayakers taking on unpaddled canyons in Papua New Guinea. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 2 May 2013
5:47 PM.The marae hosting the tangi of Parekura Horomia wants manuhiri or visitors to know there are beds available, however many people turn up; And a Ngati Porou man based in Bangkok has paid tribute to… Read more Audio
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Otago woman in IRD battle
5:44 PM.An Otago woman has gone public over her lengthy and frustrating battle with Inland Revenue over her stolen IRD number. Audio
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Foreign student numbers falling
5:41 PM.New Zealand's two-and-a-half billion-dollar foreign student industry is hurting under the combined weight of a high dollar and the global recession. Audio
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Open letter from business alarmist and ill-informed
5:37 PM.Labour and the Greens say a call by business groups to drop their new electricity policy is ill-informed and alarmist. Audio
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Sports News for 2 May 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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MP threatened to have waiter sacked - lawyer
5:26 PM.The Christchurch lawyer who apologised for the behaviour of National List MP, Aaron Gilmore, at a restaurant at the weekend, says Mr Gilmore threatened to get the Prime Minister's Office to sack a… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 2 May 2013
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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96 million dollars to be returned to Aorangi investors
5:20 PM.An investor in one of the failed Hubbard finance companies, Aorangi Securities, is relieved he'll be getting all his money back but is blaming the statutory managers for the time it's taken. Audio
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More on NZ Post from our political editor
5:17 PM.Our political editor, Brent Edwards, requested the papers under the OIA - he's with us. Audio
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NZ Post says letter deliveries may have to be Govt subsidised
5:12 PM.New Zealand Post has warned the Government it might have to subsidise letter deliveries if the six-day-a-week service is to continue - but says the request isn't an ultimatum. Audio
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New firearm rules
5:07 PM.The police say they shot and tasered a man in Wellington this morning to save a woman's life - and it shows the new rules giving officers easier access to weapons are justified. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 2 May 2013
5:00 PM.Police say easier access to guns has saved a woman's life. NZ Post makes another plea to cut mail deliveries and what did Aaron Gilmore, say and do at that restaurant dinner. Audio