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Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 April 2014
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 9 April 2014
5:00 PM.New pings are heard and searchers firm up on thinking it is the Malaysian plane's black boxes. Cissy Chen's partner is charged with her murder and Hekia Parata drops the axe again on a Christchurch… Read more Audio
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Malaysia plane search detects new pings
5:07 PM.Searchers have picked up two more pings in the hunt for the missing Malaysian jet, which combined with new analaysis provides the strongest indication yet they are zeroing in on the wreckage. Audio
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Live from Perth on missing Malaysia plane
5:09 PM.The ABC's correspondent in Perth is Garrett Mundy. Audio
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Partner arrested in Cissy Chen murder
5:12 PM.The partner of North Shore woman Cissy Chen has appeared in court charged with her murder. Audio
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Fire at a self-storage a malicious act of arson - police
5:18 PM.The police say a fire at a Wellington self-storage building last Friday was a malicious and pre-planned act of arson. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 April 2014
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Christchurch school told again to close by Hekia Parata
5:24 PM.The Christchurch school that's been told twice now by the Education Minister it will have to close says the battle is not over yet. Audio
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Sports News for 9 April 2014
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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More problems for Interislander ferry
5:38 PM.The replacement Interisland ferry is out of action with a hole in its hull after it ran into a Wellington wharf in strong southerly winds. Audio
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Plunket babies meet Prince George
5:43 PM.The third in line to the British throne was just another baby this afternoon as he attended a Plunket 'playdate' at Government House in Wellington. Audio
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Pressure on coroner over death of an Otago prisoner
5:45 PM.The pressure is building for a coroner to get to the bottom of the death of an Otago prisoner three years ago. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 April 2014
5:49 PM.Only a third of local and regional councils have a policy to report on the effects of works carried out on culturally sensitive sites; The Ministry of Education says there are fresh requirements for… Read more Audio
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Warriors' co-owner blasts team's treatment of coach
5:54 PM.The half owner of the Warriors league team, rich lister Sir Owen Glenn, has blasted what he calls the sacking of coach Matt Elliott as diabolical and dishonorable. Audio
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New violins outshine Stradivarius instruments
5:56 PM.Newer cheaper violins have outshone three hundred year old Stradivarius instruments in a blind play-off by 10 world-class violin soloists. Audio
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Phillipstown school loses battle to stay open
6:08 PM.A poor eastern Christchurch school which triumphed in court over the Education Minister has ultimately lost its battle to stay open, but says it will keep on fighting. Audio
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Warriors moving stadium would lead to loss of identity.
6:12 PM.Auckland rugby league fans say the Warriors will lose some of their identity if they're forced to move from their home at Mount Smart stadium. Audio
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Private information exposed by "Heartbleed" bug
6:16 PM.A flaw in security software used by two thirds of websites on the internet could be putting people's personal information at risk. Audio
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Bridges wrongly blames the Greens for Labour's moves
6:20 PM.The Energy Minister has made a ham-fisted attempt in Parliament to link the Greens' co-leader to decisions about mining made by the previous Labour-led government. Audio
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Expert sure pings are the missing jet's black boxes
6:27 PM.Searchers have picked up two more pings in the hunt for the missing Malaysian jet, which combined with new analaysis provides the strongest indication yet they are zeroing in on the wreckage. Audio
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Sports News for 9 April 2014
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Pro-Russian protesters trying to pull apart Ukraine
6:38 PM.In Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk, pro-Russian protesters have proudly declared it 'The People's Republic'. Audio
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Bus company makes changes after small boy killed
6:42 PM.The parents of a boy who was hit and killed by a school bus on the West Coast, say they still don't have answers over what happened to their son. Audio
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School principal on efforts to resist closure order
6:45 PM.The Christchurch school that's been told twice now by the Education Minister it will have to close says the battle is not over yet. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 April 2014
6:50 PM.The Ministry of Education says there are fresh requirements for teachers, new and old, to be culturally competent and know how to teach Maori students; A new survey shows only a third of local and… Read more Audio
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Sex video blackmailer guilty
6:53 PM.A woman who threatened her ex-partner with a sex video stared at the ground and wiped away tears after a High Court jury found her guilty of blackmail. Audio
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No Wanaka bars get Easter licence despite airshow
6:56 PM.Wanaka bar owners are calling liquor licensing laws an ass, after not a single bar in the resort was given a special licence to trade over Easter. Audio