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Checkpoint for Thursday 27 February 2014
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 27 February 2014
5:00 PM.The deal that was offered to drop Pike River charges in return for money. The police failures that led to a truck driver losing his leg and the government has announced that the public will not be… Read more Audio
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Deal offered to drop Pike River mine Whittall charges
5:08 PM.It's been revealed that the lawyer for former Pike River boss Peter Whittall wrote to government officials last October offering a 3.4 million dollar payment in return for charges against his client… Read more Audio
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Investigative journalist on Whittall lawyer's letter
5:12 PM.With us is writer at The Listener, and author of 'Tragedy at Pike River Mine', Rebecca Macfie. Audio
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Police failures led to a truck driver losing his leg
5:19 PM.A senior police officer admits if two emergency calls about cattle on the road at night had been handled properly an horrendous crash which cost a truck driver his leg would not have happened. Audio
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Evening Business for 27 February 2014
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Rule change reinforces public's lack of say
5:27 PM.The government has announced that the public will not be able have a say on any applications to explore for oil and gas in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone. Audio
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Sports News for 27 February 2014
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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5000 jobs to go at Qantas
5:35 PM.Qantas is cutting 5000 jobs as well as unprofitable routes and jet numbers after posting a loss of more than a quarter of a billion dollars. Audio
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NZ cyclists win gold and bronze at world track champs
5:42 PM.As you'll have heard in the sports news, New Zealand cyclists have won their first ever men's sprint team title at the world track champs in Colombia. Audio
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Finance Minister accused of misleading public of child poverty
5:44 PM.The Finance Minister is being accused of deliberately misleading the public about child poverty by sitting on a statistics slip-up for more than two months. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 February 2014
5:50 PM.Tribes are accusing the government of providing the United Nations with false information about the New Zealand environment; A Maori nursing student representative says it's not right that new Maori… Read more Audio
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China's impact on the fate of NZ's economic prosperity
5:54 PM.China's impact how well New Zealand does just continues to grow and grow. Audio
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Former NZ cricketer fails to report match fixing approach
5:56 PM.Ex Black Cap Lou Vincent has pleaded guilty to failing to tell authorities about a match fixer approaching him. Audio
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Engineers investigated in Christchurch
6:13 PM.More than half a dozen engineers are being investigated to see if their design work on four Christchurch buildings was negligent or incompetent. Audio
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Gambling trust man's sentence 'not much of a deterrent'
6:17 PM.An Auckland man on trial for diverting more than a million dollars of trust money meant for charities into his own company, will only have to pay 20 thousand dollars back. Audio
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Business News Update
6:23 PM.Exports to China in January were double those to New Zealand's former largest trading partner, Australia. Audio
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Air NZ profit hits record high
6:26 PM.Air New Zealand is flying high, with its first-half profit rising 40 percent to a record 140 million dollars. Audio
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Sports News for 27 February 2014
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Protest at Govt rules on exploratory oil drilling
6:37 PM.The Government has announced new rules preventing the public having a say on any applications to explore for oil and gas in the country's exclusive economic zone. Audio
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Greens link Ryall's retirement to accusations about funds
6:45 PM.The Green Party is linking the retirement of the Health Minister and East Cape MP, Tony Ryall, to accusations it's made that he failed to act on allegations of the misuse of public money. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 February 2014
6:48 PM.A Maori nursing student representative says it's not right that new Maori nurses are struggling to find work when there is a need for more Maori in the sector; Tribes are accusing the government of… Read more Audio