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Checkpoint for Tuesday 18 February 2014
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 18 February 2014
5:00 PM.Brendon McCullum makes history at the Basin. TVNZ admits it should not have rehired Shane Taurima after the by-election and Parliament orders the release of a letter accusing Countdown of standover… Read more Audio
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New Zealand Cricket history made today
5:08 PM.The New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum has become the first New Zealander to score a test triple century, during the second cricket test against India in Wellington this morning. Audio
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Brendan McCullum's father Stuart was watching nervously
5:11 PM.Brendan McCullum's father Stuart was watching nervously in the crowd just before 12 o'clock - when he hit a four off Zaheer Khan - bringing up 302 runs. Audio
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A mistake to take back senior journalist - TVNZ
5:13 PM.Television New Zealand says it was a mistake to take back a senior journalist who's resignation has forced the state-owned broadcaster to check its news programmes for political bias. Audio
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Parliament's clerk releases Shane Jones' letter of complaint
5:19 PM.Parliament has ordered the release of Labour MP Shane Jones' letter accusing the Countdown supermarket chain of standover tactics. Audio
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Evening Business for 18 February 2014
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Police wrongly ticket tens of thousands of people
5:28 PM.The police have accidentally ticketed over twenty thousand people for traffic offences they haven't committed. Audio
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Sports News for 18 February 2014
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Police swoop on Channel Seven's Sydney offices
5:37 PM.In Australia, the federal police have swooped on two of Channel Seven's Sydney offices. Audio
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Earlier hosp admittance not likely to have changed the outcome
5:40 PM.A medical specialist says the death of a woman six hours after giving birth probably wouldn't have been avoided had she been admitted to hospital earlier. Audio
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Judge wanted preventive detention for "dangerous" sex offender
5:43 PM.A High Court judge says the sex attacker he jailed today is dangerous, and he would've ordered an indefinite jail term if he could. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 18 February 2014
5:46 PM.The veteran broadcaster, Derek Fox, fears revelations a TVNZ Maori executive facilitated Labour Party business has tarnished the reputation of Maori broadcasters; An education group says Te Reo will… Read more Audio
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MP condemn actions of TVNZ broadcaster
5:49 PM.MPs are united in their condemnation of a TVNZ manager and broadcaster, Shane Taurima, after it emerged he'd takin part in a Labour Party hui in January. Audio
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One dead and 77 asylum seekers injured during unrest
5:52 PM.One asylum seeker is dead, another in a critical condition after a second night of violence at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea. Audio
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Record breaking day of cricket
6:09 PM.Captain Brendon McCullum becomes the first New Zealander to score a test triple century. Audio
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Grant McCullum, Brendan's uncle
6:14 PM.Grant McCullum, Brendan's uncle, was watching the game with Brendans' grandmother and others at home in Dunedin, and talking to Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon, at the time the fateful four was struck. Audio
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Cricket historian Don Neeley
6:16 PM.Cricket historian and former first class cricketer Don Neeley was at the Basin Reserve. Audio
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Former MP guilty of spending union money on prostitutes
6:20 PM.A former Australian federal MP has been found guilty of spending union money on prostitutes. Audio
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Business News Update
6:27 PM.The Takeovers Panel expects a ramp up in merger and aquisitions this year as the New Zealand economy grows, and it's front-footing it by releasing a guide for directors. Audio
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Sports News for 18 February 2014
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Census confirms big changes to the Christchurch population
6:37 PM.Three years on from the earthquakes of 2011, Census data now confirms massive changes to the face and shape of Christchurch. Audio
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Man ordered to spend at least 12 years in jail
6:44 PM.Kharn Tamaka, who is 29, has been sentenced today in the High Court in Wellington for murdering his former neighbour, Mary Donnelly. Audio
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Milk cheaper now than five years ago
6:47 PM.Fonterra's policy of passing on fewer of its costs is paying dividends in a drop in the price of milk for shoppers, with two litres cheaper now than it was five years ago. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 18 February 2014
6:49 PM.An education group says Te Reo will not survive if it's only spoken by Maori; The veteran broadcaster, Derek Fox, fears revelations a TVNZ Maori executive facilitated Labour Party business has… Read more Audio