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Checkpoint for Tuesday 4 February 2014
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 February 2014
6:49 PM.A family is challenging the Crown over the return of land to three iwi at the top of the South Island; The Nelson-Marlborough District Health Board accepts changes to Maori health provision has left… Read more Audio
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40% of Hawke's Bay Museum collection can't be housed
6:37 PM.The Napier City Council is looking for somewhere to house a large part of its museum collection following revelations a new purpose built multi-million dollar complex cannot house all its collection… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 4 February 2014
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Court considers ruling in pay discrimination appeal
6:28 PM.An aged care worker's lawyer has told the Court of Appeal her case isn't just about money, but about the historic, gender-based under-valuation of women's work. Audio
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Business News Update
6:25 PM.Westpac Bank will begin trialling one of its banking apps on Google Glass this month, making it the first bank in New Zealand to use the technology. Audio
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Labour wants US to hand over NZers' tax details
6:20 PM.The Government says it has no choice but to bend to United States' demands to supply its tax authorities with private information on Americans living here. Audio
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Anadarko moves oil exploration to Otago.
6:16 PM.The Texan Oil giant Anadarko is on its way to Otago to drill for oil and gas, after having no luck in Taranaki. Audio
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Political comment from Waitangi
6:13 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards is at Waitangi. Audio
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Governor General says " he's heard worse"
6:08 PM.The Governor-General says he wasn't jostled and he's 'heard worse' than the jeering that accompanied his welcome on to Te Tii Marae at Waitangi today. Audio
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Church fraud manipulated Christian values
5:56 PM.A judge says a man jailed for defrauding his fellow church-goers out of more than eight hundred thousand dollars manipulated their Christian values. Audio
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Cancer cases predicted to rise about 70%
5:51 PM.Cases of cancer worldwide are predicted to rise by 70 percent, to 25 million diagnosed each year, and researchers are warning we can't treat our way out of the disease. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 February 2014
5:47 PM.A family is challenging the Crown over the return of land to three iwi at the top of the South Island; The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board accepts changes to Maori health provision has left… Read more Audio
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First case of equine herpes confirmed
5:43 PM.A strain of horse herpes, which can cause fever, paralysis and death, has been found on a New Zealand farm for the first time. Audio
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Woman attacked by the man she believed was her long-lost father
5:40 PM.A woman had her teeth smashed out and her jaw broken by the man she believed was her long-lost father. Audio
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Sports News for 4 February 2014
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Changes in smoking, religion and marriage figures
5:28 PM.Auckland has the highest proportion of religious people in the country, fewer people in Wellington are getting married and Otago has had the biggest drop in smokers. Audio
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Evening Business for 4 February 2014
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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New Zealand to take in Syrian refugees
5:22 PM.For the first time, the Government is using its emergency refugee quota, reserved for large-scale crises, to resettle up to a-hundred refugees from war-torn Syria. Audio
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Hawke's Bay Museum doesn't meet storage expectations
5:19 PM.The Napier City Council is looking for somewhere to house a large part of its museum collection following revelations a new purpose built multi-million dollar complex is too small. Audio
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Government says no choice but to bend to US demands
5:15 PM.The Prime Minister says the Government has no choice but to bend to United States' demands to supply private information on Americans living in New Zealand. Audio
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Governor-General says he wasn't jostled at Waitangi marae
5:07 PM.The Governor-General says he wasn't jostled and he's not worried about the jeering and abuse as he was going on to Te Tii Marae at Waitangi today. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 4 February 2014
5:00 PM.The Governor General says he wasn't jostled at Waitangi. NZ bends to US demands for private information on Americans living here and Hawkes Bays' new multi million dollar museum falls short. Audio