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Checkpoint for Monday 12 August 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 12 August 2013
6:46 PM.The majority of staff at the country's only kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care provider, criticised in a Ministry of Health Report, have kept their jobs;An advocacy body for Maori… Read more Audio
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Kidnapped US teen rescued from wilderness
6:43 PM.A 16 year old American teenager is expected to be reunited with her father this evening, after an FBI hostage team rescued her from the Idaho wilderness and killed her kidnapper. Audio
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Iraq descending into civil war
6:35 PM.To Iraq, where a surge in sectarian attacks is prompting some analysts to say the country is descending into civil war. Audio
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Sports News for 12 August 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Climber killed in avalanche named
6:27 PM.More now on the 30 year old climber killed in an avalanche on the Remarkables near Queenstown this morning. Audio
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Business News Update
6:23 PM.The number of houses sold in July hit a six year high for the month, but prices have eased. Audio
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Whangarei police officer up on drug charges
6:21 PM.A former Northland police officer has been charged with drug trafficking. Audio
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Police hunt for suspected kidnapper
6:18 PM.Auckland police are continuing to hunt for the man who abducted a two year old in Panmure yesterday. Audio
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Investment advisor imprisoned for property fraud
6:11 PM.A court has sentenced an investment advisor to nearly three years in prison for a multi-million dollar property fraud in 2008. Audio
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Laid off meat workers want to be paid
6:09 PM.The union for 240 North Otago meat workers laid off after a labelling mistake by their employer says they should be paid until it is fixed. Audio
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House sales have risen
5:54 PM.The latest figures show house sales have risen, and prices have eased. Audio
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Nutricia says its frustrated by lack of info on botulism scare
5:51 PM.The company forced to recall two of its baby formulas after the Fonterra botulism scare is expressing furstration at the lack of accurate information available for parents. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 12 August 2013
5:49 PM.The majority of staff at the country's only kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care provider, criticised in a Ministry of Health Report, have kept their jobs;An advocacy body for Maori… Read more Audio
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Economist says housing policy could make buyers overspend
5:45 PM.New home buyers are being warned that the National Party's just-announced housing policy could end up actually costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars. Audio
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Akl man who refused jury service sentenced to prison
5:42 PM.In a case believed to be the first of its kind in New Zealand, an Auckland man is battling to stay out of prison for refusing to serve on a jury. Audio
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More than $4 million lost in internet scams over past year
5:38 PM.Online trading where the goods never arrive, fake inheritance claims and police fines, and blackmail over naked video chat sessions - are all part of the 4.4 million dollars New Zealanders lost in… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 12 August 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 August 2013
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Deaf boy wrongly diagnosed for ten years
5:20 PM.A boy suffering from moderate to profound hearing loss was wrongly diagnosed five times by an audiologist who over ten years kept telling the child's parents his hearing was normal. Audio
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Union: Meat workers should be paid until mistake is fixed
5:15 PM.The union for meat workers laid off because a labelling mistake says they should be paid until it is fixed. Audio
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Man killed in avalanche in the Remarkables
5:12 PM.A man's been killed in an avalanche in the Remarkables near Queenstown. Audio
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Key hopes inquiry will report back by end of year.
5:07 PM.The Prime Minister has told his post-Cabinet news conference the Government will rush legislation through Parliament to ensure the ministerial inquiry in Fonterra's botulism scare has the power to… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 12 August 2013
5:00 PM.The Government will legislate to ensure its Fonterra inquiry has the power to subpoena witnesses. A climber is killed in an avalanche near Queenstown and a deaf boy wrongly diagnosed for ten years. Audio