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Checkpoint for Tuesday 15 April 2014
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Cyclone Ita's $100 million hit to sugar cane farmers
6:56 PM.Sugar cane farmers in Queensland's far north are counting the cost of Cyclone Ita, after ninety percent of the region's crops were hit by the weekend's devastating high winds and flooding. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 15 April 2014
6:51 PM.Iwi will now be included in a Fisheries Bill clamping down on the mistreatment and underpayment of foreign crews; Auckland is defying a national trend among most other regions, who are recording… Read more Audio
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A second airport for Sydney
6:47 PM.A second airport for Sydney has finally been given the go-ahead after the project was approved more than forty years after the Badgerys Creek site was first suggested. Audio
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Solomon Islands flood victims worried about lack of clean water
6:44 PM.Flood victims in Solomon Islands are worried about the lack of clean water in the evacuation centres that have been set up in and around the capital Honiara. Audio
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Woman sentenced for starving dog to death
6:39 PM.A Kaikohe woman has been sentenced today for chaining up a dog and starving it to death. Audio
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ACC admits it may owe people 'considerable sums of money'
6:36 PM.ACC admits it may owe people 'considerable sums of money' for cutting their compensation when they refused to sign a privacy waiver that a court's ruled is unlawful. Audio
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Sports News for 15 April 2014
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Rights of freedom campers on the Coromandel Peninsular
6:27 PM.The rights of freedom campers to park-up anywhere on the Coromandel Peninsular is being argued in the High Court in Hamilton. Audio
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Commissioner warns environment reports open to meddling
6:25 PM.The parliamentary commissioner who will review forthcoming State of the Environment reports has warned they will be open to political meddling. Audio
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U.S officials left seething over China's efforts
6:21 PM.U.S officials involved in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have been left seething over China's efforts which they say have hindered rather than helped. Audio
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Live from Ukriane
6:14 PM.In a tense phone call, Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin clashed over pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, as tensions between Moscow and Washington soared. Audio
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59 job losses at South Auckalnd manufacturing plant
6:13 PM.Fifty nine jobs are being axed and a south Auckland factory closed as production's moved to Australia by the agricultural chemicals company Nufarm. Audio
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A green light for the Ruataniwha dam but is it still viable?
6:09 PM.Hawkes Bay's controversial Ruataniwa Dam has been given a green light but is the 600 million dollar project still viable in the face of the strict environmental protections looming in its resource… Read more Audio
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Key says Oravida scampi ad doesn't breach Cabinet rules
5:57 PM.The Prime Minister is being accused of breaking the rules by appearing in an Oravida advertisement for scampi. Audio
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Labour says trucks should stay out of the fast lane
5:52 PM.Labour has signalled an end to trucks in the fast lane and registration fees for light trailers and caravans in an election-year bid to make life easier for families driving on the roads. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 15 April 2014
5:47 PM.Iwi will now be included in a Fisheries Bill clamping down on the mistreatment and underpayment of foreign crews; Ngati Kahungunu is satisfied a Board of Inquiry has recognised the tribe's… Read more Audio
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PM denies his presence at ACT fundraiser a nod to voters
5:44 PM.The Prime Minister says it's a step too far to say his attendence at an ACT Party fundraiser, is a nod to National voters in Epsom to support ACT's candidate at the election. Audio
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Treasury gives evidence in High Court fraud trail
5:41 PM.A High Court fraud trial has been told that Treasury should have carried out far more due diligence on South Canterbury Finance before letting it join the Crown's Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme. Audio
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English promoting Budget as one which will create jobs
5:38 PM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, is promoting next month's Budget as one which will create more jobs and lift wages. Audio
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Kim Dotcom's lawyers: authorities should return seized assets
5:35 PM.Kim Dotcom could get back assets worth millions of dollars by the end of this week, more than two years after they were seized by the police. Audio
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Sports News for 15 April 2014
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 April 2014
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ACC manager responds
5:21 PM.ACC's general manager of claims management, Sid Miller is with us. Audio
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Disabled man is put on ACC's books
5:15 PM.A disabled man who's had his accident compensation cut off twice in a dispute over ACC's privacy waiver form has been told this afternoon he's back on. Audio
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Strict environmental conditions for the Ruataniwha dam
5:08 PM.The developer of Hawkes Bay's controversial Ruataniwha Dam is looking at whether the 600 million dollar project is still viable in the face of the strict environmental protections looming in its… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 15 April 2014
5:00 PM.A green light for Hawkes Bay's controversial Ruataniwha Dam but will it ever be built? ACC begins compensating people unlawfully cut off. Audio