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Checkpoint for Friday 18 July 2014
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Te Manu Korihi News for 18 July 2014
6:52 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown failed to protect Maori rights over the Otaiti reef, during a consent bid to leave the Rena wreckage where it is; The Maori Council says government plans to… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 18 July 2014
6:34 PM.Christchurch and its surrounding towns are slowly starting to be rebuilt after the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Our political editor Brent Edwards has been in Christchurch to find out… Read more Audio
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Judicial handbreak on Danone's legal action against Fonterra
6:26 PM.The global French food company Danone has had its legal action against Fonterra put on hold while the two food titans head to arbitration. Audio
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Defence Force pleads guilty
6:23 PM.As we 're reporting tonight the Defence Force has pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe workplace in a private prosecution taken by the sole survivor of the Anzac Day helicopter crash in 2010. Audio
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Should "No fly zone" been imposed earlier?
6:15 PM.Ukraine is now a no fly zone for major commercial airlines after the attack on MH17, but questions are being raised as to why Malaysian Airlines had continued to fly over such a volatile region. Audio
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One NZ woman among the 298 victims
6:12 PM.A New Zealand woman is one of 298 victims on board the Malaysian Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine. She was travelling with her Dutch husband. Audio
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Defence Force pleads guilty
5:57 PM.The Defence Force has pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe workplace in a private prosecution taken by the sole survivor of the Anzac Day helicopter crash in 2010. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 18 July 2014
5:54 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown failed to protect Maori rights over the Otaiti reef, during a consent bid to leave the Rena wreckage where it is; The Mana Party leader says he's bitterly… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 18 July 2014
5:50 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Latest from Australia on flight MH17
5:45 PM.27 of those killed on Flight MH17 are Australians. No one has claimed responsibility but Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott has told his parliament it was shot down by "Russia-backed rebels". The… Read more Audio
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Malaysia in shock and disbelief
5:40 PM.The latest crash comes just four months after the Malaysia Airlines flight, MH370, vanished without trace in March. AFP's bureau chief in Malaysia, Dan Martin, joins us. Audio
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More on MH17 from Russia
5:38 PM.Ukrainian wire taps appear to have captured pro-Russian separatists claiming responsibility for downing the jet. Audio
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Sports News for 18 July 2014
5:36 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Murray McCully confirms NZer on board MH17
5:23 PM.The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully, has confirmed a New Zealand citizen was on board the Malaysian Airlines plane that crashed in Ukraine. Audio
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The latest on MH17 from the crash site in Ukraine
5:12 PM.Al Jezeera reporter and New Zealander Alexi O'Brien at the crash site joins us. Audio
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Malaysia Airline flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine
5:08 PM.Russian officials are being called into the Ministry of Foreign Affiars in Wellingtion where they will be asked questions about the crash and New Zealand will reiterate its desire for a full… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 18 July 2014
5:00 PM.Malaysia Airline flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine, The latest on MH17 from the crash site in Ukraine, Murray McCully confirms NZer on board MH17, More on MH17 from Russia, Malaysia in shock and… Read more Audio