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Checkpoint for Thursday 14 August 2014
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Te Manu Korihi News for 14 August 2014
6:53 PM.A Far North iwi leader says anti-oil protesters who disrupted a workshop in Kaitaia this week are missing the point, which is to ensure tangata whenua are kept in the loop; The Maori Party is… Read more Audio
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Asian population is growing at an exponential rate
6:50 PM.New Zealand's Asian population is growing at an exponential rate, according to new data from Statistics New Zealand. Audio
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Rail union says its alerted Kiwirail about underpaid workers
6:46 PM.Kiwirail says its contract with the Chinese company CNR to decontaminate trains of asbestos, stipulates New Zealand labour laws should be followed, but admits it wasn't followed up. Audio
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Bravery awards for those who saved lives during quakes
6:41 PM.Bravery awards have been given to 27 people who helped save lives in the aftermath of the February 22nd Christchurch earthquakes. Audio
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Massive rescue operation may no longer be needed
6:38 PM.American officials say it is now far less likely that its forces will undertake a mission to rescue refugees trapped on a mountain in northern Iraq by Islamist militants. Audio
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Today's market update
6:37 PM.New Zealand shares rose today, the benchmark Top 50 Index gaining 8 points to 5062. Audio
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Grief-stricken sister speaks out after NZer's fatal fall
6:29 PM.There's been a tearful appeal from the sister of the Lower Hutt woman who fell from an Australian apartment building. Audio
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Mother devastated by judge's decision
6:27 PM.A mother has told a District Court judge that she no longer has faith in the Justice system after her former partner was discharged without conviction for the second time. Audio
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Seriel stalker facing fresh harrassment charges
6:24 PM.A prolific stalker will face a trial later this year on fresh charges including criminal harrassment. Audio
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Blogger on Hager claims
6:16 PM.Pete George writes the 'Your New Zealand' blog from Dunedin. He stood for United Future at the last election but says he is now independent. Audio
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More from John Key
6:15 PM.The Prime Minister is rejecting claims in Nicky Hager's book - he says the claims of dirty tricks have nothing to do with National and nothing to do with his office. Audio
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Collins under renewed scrutiny after book
6:08 PM.The Cabinet Minister Judith Collins is under scrutiny again over whether she leaked information and also whether she got a prisoner moved for her friend Cameron Slater, when she was the Minister of… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 14 August 2014
6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Iwi leader accuses oil protesters of thuggery - Piripi
5:56 PM.A Far North iwi leader is accusing oil drilling protesters, including kaumatua, of thuggery and bullying tactics after a workshop with oil company officials was abruptly hijacked. Audio
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Wellington sculpture damaged by lightning
5:54 PM.A 33-metre high Wellington sculpture has been badly damaged by a lightning strike. Audio
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Lawyer says he was not involved in any smear attempt
5:50 PM.A Wellington lawyer named in Nicky Hager's book is denying he was involved in collecting dirt on Rodney Hide to force him to resign from Act. Audio
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Key happy for police to investigate
5:44 PM.In the book, Dirty Politics, Nicky Hager says the National government and staff close to John Key have repeatedly fed damaging information on their opponents to right-wing bloggers. Audio
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Women lose court battle to identify the man who abused them
5:39 PM.Two Christchurch women battling to have name suppression removed from a man who sexually abused them have been told his name has to stay secret. Audio
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Today's market update
5:36 PM.New Zealand shares rose today, the benchmark Top 50 Index gaining 8 points to 5062. Audio
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19-years jail for multi-million dollar drug king pin
5:28 PM.A 47-year-old Northland man has been sentenced to 19-years in jail, one of the long prison-terms handed down for making and dealing methamphetamine. Audio
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Claims Chinese workers exploited in Kiwirail workshops
5:25 PM.There's an investigation into claims that migrant workers are being exploited at Kiwirail workshops while they decontaminate asbestos tainted trains. Audio
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Analysis from political editor Brent Edwards
5:16 PM.With us is our political editor Brent Edwards. Audio
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Labour's Goff on Hager claims
5:12 PM.The Labour Party MP Phil Goff is with us. Audio
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PM denies direct link between Beehive staffer and Slater
5:08 PM.The Prime Minister says allegations made in Nicky Hager's latest book, that government ministers and Beehive staffers colluded with right-wing bloggers to smear political opponents are baseless. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 14 August 2014
5:00 PM.John Key denies any collusion with right-wing bloggers to smear opponents. Claims Chinese workers exploited in Kiwirail workshops and a methamphetamine drug dealer is jailed for 19-years. Audio