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Checkpoint for Monday 9 December 2013
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Taxi drivers protesting against Airport company.
6:53 PM.Taxi drivers protesting outside Auckland Airport's offices say they'll remain there until the airport company listens to them. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 December 2013
6:49 PM.The Treasury says it's been slow to builds link with iwi and tangata whenua; The Maori child advocacy group, Mana Ririki, is hoping that new figures from the Child Poverty Monitor are an indication… Read more Audio
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Maui's Dolphin dead unless fishing cut back - scientists
6:43 PM.The world's largest conference on marine mammals has been told the Maui's Dolphin will soon join China's extinct river dolphin, unless its protection is taken more seriously. Audio
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Mother of son with autism supports IHC legal case
6:39 PM.Parents of children with special needs have spoken out about the discrimination they say their children face from schools and will support the IHC in its legal case against the Ministry of Education… Read more Audio
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2nd Hobbitt film gets it's NZ premier
6:37 PM.The red carpet has been rolled out at Wellington's Embassy Theatre tonight, where the New Zealand premiere of Sir Peter's Jackson's second Hobbit film - The Desolation of Smaug - is about to get… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 December 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Business News Update
6:28 PM.An investment advisory firm is recommending investors lighten up their holdings of New Zealand shares. Audio
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East Timor will continue to challenge Australia
6:16 PM.East Timor says it won't be put off challenging a multi-billion dollar oil and gas treaty with Australia despite extraordinary raids on a lawyer's office and the home of a key witness. Audio
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A family doctor is censured
6:13 PM.A family doctor has been censured for prescribing an oral contraceptive pill to a high-risk patient without discussing the risks. Audio
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Government defends work to reduce child poverty
6:10 PM.The Government is defending its work to reduce child poverty in the wake of the new report. Audio
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Nearly two-thirds of Northland children born into poverty
6:08 PM.A new report shows that a quarter of all New Zealand children live in poverty. Audio
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Parents of special needs children say they fight discrimination
5:54 PM.Parents of children with special needs have spoken out about the discrimination they say their children face from schools and will support the IHC in its legal case against the Ministry of Education… Read more Audio
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Lawyers for Greenpeace argue against oil drilling
5:51 PM.Greenpeace has told the High Court in Wellignton the Environmental Protection Authority failed in its legal responsibilities by allowing Anadarko to drill for oil off the coast of Raglan. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 December 2013
5:48 PM.The Maori child advocacy group, Mana Ririki, is hoping that new figures from the Child Poverty Monitor are an indication that abuse of Maori children is decreasing; The Treasury says it's been slow to… Read more Audio
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Couple's 1.3m insurance claim rejected in court
5:43 PM.A Christchurch couple's insurance claim for a 1-point-3 million dollar payout for their red-zone property has been rejected by a High Court judge as entirely inappropriate. Audio
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Labour accuses Govt of fostering culture of fear
5:40 PM.The Labour Party is accusing the Government of fostering a culture of fear in the public sector through the use of bullying tactics. Audio
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Son of woman charged with murdering husband admits bribe
5:37 PM.The son of a woman charged with murdering her husband has admitted trying to bribe his mother in return for not going to the police. Audio
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Sports News for 9 December 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Campaigner John Minto criticises Mandela delegation
5:29 PM.And John Minto has been listening to that. Audio
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PM faces criticism for not taking Minto to South Africa.
5:27 PM.The Prime Minister is on his way to the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg but is being criticised for not taking the anti-Springbok tour activist, John Minto, with him. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 December 2013
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Thailand PM calls snap election
5:20 PM.In Thailand, the Prime Minister has buckled after weeks of unrelenting pressure from protesters - dissolving parliament and calling a snap election. Audio
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Christchurch woman moves into tent
5:16 PM.A Christchurch woman and her three children are moving into a tent in a public park because she says she can't find an affordable place to rent. Audio
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Poverty bites harder in north
5:12 PM.A new report has confirmed that a quarter of New Zealand children are now living in poverty - and 10% of them suffer extreme hardship. Audio
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Deep divisions revealed over TPP trade negotiations
5:08 PM.Leaked papers on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks reveal deep differences between the 12 countries negotiating the agreement. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 9 December 2013
5:00 PM.Deep divisions revealed in leaked documents about the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. Nearly two-thirds of the children born into poverty, live in Northland and Thailand's Prime Minister buckles to… Read more Audio