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Checkpoint for Monday 5 May 2014
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SPCA welcomes ban on animal testing of legal highs
6:51 PM.The Government has effectively slammed the door on the legal high industry. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 5 May 2014
6:48 PM.Racist comments and low expectations of their Maori students have shocked a fair skinned, blue eyed Maori researcher surveying teachers about their attitudes of Maori pupils; The Maori King's son… Read more Audio
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East Antarctica more vulnerable to climate change.
6:38 PM.A new study has found thawing of the Wilkes Basin in East Antarctica could trigger an unstoppable slide of ice into the ocean and raise world sea levels by three to four metres over thousands of… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 May 2014
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Korean ferry dangerously overloaded when it sank
6:23 PM.New documents have revealed the Korean ferry that sank last month killing up to 300 people was dangerously overloaded at the time. Audio
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Fraudster who went on the run is jailed
6:15 PM.An IT manager who went on the run to Australia has been jailed after cheating his employer out of more than three hundred and eighty thousand dollars. Audio
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AA calls for petrol prices to drop
6:13 PM.The Automobile Association is calling on petrol retailers to drop their prices following what it calls unjustified increases in April. Audio
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Key says animal ban will mean fewer legal highs
6:11 PM.The Prime Minister says fewer legal highs will make it back on the shelves now that he's ruled out animal testing. Audio
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PM tells Collins to take a break.
6:08 PM.The embattled Justice Minister, Judith Collins, has agreed to take a short break from work after the Prime Minister suggested she needed a few days off. Audio
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Bank economist predects falling house prices in two years
5:56 PM.A bank economist is predicting falling house prices in Auckland in two years as interest rates rise. Audio
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Family doctor ignored scan results
5:51 PM.A family doctor ignored scan results that said a patient could have cancer, instead telling the man he'd be ok and giving him anti-biotics for a lump that six months later was diagnosed as a malignant… Read more Audio
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Maori King's son pleads guilty to theft, burglary
5:49 PM.More now on the teenage son of the Maori King, Tuheitia, who has pleaded guilty to theft and burglary. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 5 May 2014
5:45 PM.The Maori King's son who today pleaded guilty to burglary changes is remorseful for bringing shame to his father and the kingitanga; Racist comments and low expectations of their Maori students have… Read more Audio
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Auckland Transport responds
5:42 PM.The Group Manager for Public Transport for Auckland Transport is Mark Lambert. Audio
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Auckland's electric trains slower than diesel pre-deccessors
5:39 PM.Auckland's brand new six hundred million dollar electric trains are being forced to run slower than the diesel engines they're replacing. Audio
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Sports News for 5 May 2014
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Billionaire in Bondi street scrap
5:26 PM.To Australia now, where a punch-up in the street between a billionaire and a media boss has been making headlines. Audio
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Evening Business for 5 May 2014
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Lorde's lawyers called in over papparazzi pics
5:21 PM.Lorde has today sought legal advice about whether to lay a police complaint about a photographer. Audio
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Former CYF caregiver admits hitting children in his care
5:14 PM.The man who ran a Child Youth and Family home in Whangarei has admitted kicking and hitting children at the home. Audio
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PM faces more pressure over Collins
5:08 PM.The Prime Minister has told the Justice Minister, Judith Collins, to take a break from work to refresh herself. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 5 May 2014
5:00 PM.The Prime Minister tells Judith Collins to take a break. A Child Youth and Family caregiver admits kicking and hitting children he was looking after and stalking Lorde - the singer calls in the… Read more Audio