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Checkpoint for Wednesday 19 June 2013
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Housing survey: Australians most common overseas buyers
6:57 PM.Immigration experts say trying to cool housing demand by imposing restrictions on overseas buyers will deter the very workers that New Zealand needs to attract. Audio
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Calls for babe of the day facebook page to be pulled
6:50 PM.A Facebook page with photos of Dunedin schoolgirls has been taken down after pressure from the police and the teenagers whose pictures were used without their permission. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 June 2013
6:47 PM.The Crown says it will talk with Maori living in the Far North to hear first-hand what issues need to be tackled in the region; The broadcaster and entertainer standing for the Mana Party in the… Read more Audio
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South Alk bus users are looking forward to proposed revamp
6:42 PM.The first stage of a big shake up of Auckland's public transport including its buses has been unveiled today. Audio
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Canterbrians prepare for snow falls and possible power cuts
6:42 PM.Bread and milk have sold out in some supermarkets and cars queued at some petrol stations in Christchurch today, as locals prepare for bad weather forecast to hit the region tonight and tomorrow. Audio
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Changes to the gambling legislation bill have been slammed
6:37 PM.Anti-gambling groups says changes to a gaming bill are a complete waste of time and money. Audio
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Sports News for 19 June 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 June 2013
6:27 PM.A junior mining company, Chatham Rock Phosphate, wants to raise up to 10 million dollars to get to the point where it can start mining. Audio
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Man with dementia dies unnecessarily
6:23 PM.A coroner has ruled that a man with dementia who died in Wellington Hospital would more than likely have survived if the staff had overruled his wishes. Audio
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Government to further reform gaming sector
6:20 PM.Gambling trusts will have to return more money from gaming machine to the community under law changes the Government has just unveiled. Audio
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Peter Dunne on party's failure to get registration rules bent
6:09 PM.The Electoral Commission has turned down United Future's appeal to bend the rules so the party can be registered again. Audio
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Coroner finds tourists died after driver became distracted
5:55 PM.A coroner has found two tourists died when their modified car crashed into a ute near Nelson when one, the driver from Germany, got distracted trying to eat spaghetti. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 June 2013
5:52 PM.The Crown says it will talk with Maori in the Far North to find out first-hand what issues need to be tackled in the region; The broadcaster and entertainer standing for the Mana Party in the… Read more Audio
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Aust man sentenced to at least 35 years over death
5:48 PM.A man who raped and murdered an ABC employee in Melbourne while on parole has been sentenced to at least 35-years in prison. Audio
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Online start-up nabs rights to top English football
5:42 PM.An online start-up company has nabbed the prized rights to broadcast top English football off Sky TV but viewers will have to pay to see it. Audio
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MBIE takes action after complaints
5:37 PM.The labour watchdog is taking legal action against an Auckland restaurant chain accused of paying staff as little as four dollars an hour for up to 70 hours' work a week. Audio
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Sports News for 19 June 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Otago residents prepare for blizzard in wake of deluge
5:29 PM.People in Otago are preparing for a blizzard in the wake of two days of rainfall, which has confined some people to their homes. Audio
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Man with dementia dies unnecessarily
5:25 PM.A coroner has ruled that a man with dementia who died in Wellington Hospital would more than likely have survived if the staff had overruled his wishes. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 June 2013
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Prime Minister not about to go easy on the Greens.
5:18 PM.The Prime Minister is not about to go easy on the Green Party despite it abandoning its idea to print money to help bring the value of the New Zealand dollar down. Audio
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Electoral Commission considers whether to bend rules
5:15 PM.The Electoral Commission has turned down a request by the United Future Party to bend its rules in order for the party to gain registration. Audio
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Editor of The Press in Christchurch
5:12 PM.Withn us is the Editor of The Press in Christchurch, Joanna Norris. Audio
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Labour's Lianne Dalziel announces she will run for mayoralty
5:08 PM.The fight to become the next mayor of Christchurch stepped up today with Labour Party's earthquake spokesperson, Lianne Dalziel, announcing she wants the job. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 19 June 2013
5:00 PM.The battlelines are drawn in the fight to become the next mayor of Christchurch. The Electoral Commission won't bend the rules for Peter Dunne and South Islanders hunker down as temperatures look set… Read more Audio