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Checkpoint for Friday 28 February 2014
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Labour promises DHB funding changes, more money for the South
6:58 PM.A hundred people turned up to a meeting in Dunedin today, organised by the Labour Party to discuss a string of problems at the Southern DHB. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 28 February 2014
6:54 PM.Hundreds of people have turned out at Pakaitore or Moutoa Gardens in Whanganui to mark the 19th anniversary of the 79-day occupation of ancestral land; A tribal restoration plan for one of the… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 28 February 2014
6:38 PM.It's election year and political parties have already begun rolling out policies to win the support of voters. But what role will leadership play in the election? National's John Key is determined to… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 28 February 2014
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 February 2014
6:27 PM.The nation's only oil refinery has made a 5 million dollar annual loss because of the strength of the New Zealand dollar and excess refining in the industry globally. Audio
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Wellington Foodbank investigated for fraud
6:24 PM.A Wellington food bank is being investigated for fraud after it was discovered only 4-percent of donations went to those in need, while the rest was spent on booze, junk food and business expenses. Audio
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Major London road flooded with possibly contaminated water
6:21 PM.To London, where a major road is shut because of a burst water main, and initial reports were that it was contaminated with sewage. Clapham Road was completely under 10 centimetres of brown water… Read more Audio
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Fight still on in Marshall Islands 60 years on from test
6:13 PM.Tomorrow it'll be exactly sixty years since the United States' biggest nuclear test - the Bravo blast on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The fight is still on for the United States to come clean… Read more Audio
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Shark cage operators to be regulated
6:09 PM.Shark cage tourism operators are likely to be banned from using bait to attract great whites under new rules coming in after alarms were rung by paua divers around Stewart Island. Audio
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Analyst blames Yahoo for laxness around spying
5:55 PM.A security analyst says spies are getting room to snoop on the webcam images of millions of users because Yahoo is too lax. Files leaked by the American whistleblower, Edward Snowden to the Guardian… Read more Audio
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Full-beam headlights could have prevented hit and run death
5:51 PM.A coroner has found the hit and run death of a man making his way home from a wedding could have been avoided if the driver's headlights had been on full. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 28 February 2014
5:49 PM.Hundreds of people have turned out at Pakaitore or Moutoa Gardens in Whanganui to mark the 19th anniversary of the 79-day occupation of ancestral land; A tribal restoration plan for one of the… Read more Audio
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Egg found of a seabird once considered extinct
5:46 PM.An egg of a bird once considered extinct has been discovered by scientists. The New Zealand storm petrel, a sparrow-sized seabird, was rediscovered in 2003 having not been seen for more than 150… Read more Audio
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Family of murdered man want to burn a letter of apology
5:36 PM.The family of a murdered man say they may as well burn the apology letter from one of his killers. Lee McMurdo's body was found battered and bruised in the backyard of his West Auckland home in 2011. Audio
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Sports News for 28 February 2014
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Treasure hunters stung on beach
5:27 PM.A treasure hunt on a Nelson beach turned into a nasty experience today for a class of seven and eight year olds when one of them disturbed a wasp or bees nest. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 February 2014
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Another measles case confirmed in Auckland
5:22 PM.There's been another confirmed case of measles in Auckland after an airline passenger arrived with the disease from Asia. It pushes the total number of cases in the city to 41. Audio
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Baiting great whites likely to be banned
5:18 PM.Shark cage operators are likely to be stopped from putting out bait to attract great whites because paua divers are worried its putting them at more risk of being attacked. Audio
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The Finance Minister on paid parental Bill
5:10 PM.Originally, two years ago, the Labour Bill was opposed by National with the Finance Minister Bill English arguing it would cost an extra 150 million dollars a year and that was too much. He joins the… Read more Audio
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Govt veto hangs over parental leave Bill
5:07 PM.The Government is still poised to veto a Labour Bill to extend paid parental leave, with the parliamentary committee looking at it ending up stalemated over it by the cost. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 28 February 2014
5:00 PM.Govt veto hangs over parental leave Bill; The Finance Minister on paid parental Bill; Baiting great whites likely to be banned; Another measles case confirmed in Auckland; Treasure hunters stung on… Read more Audio