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Checkpoint for Tuesday 12 May 2015
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Bands stretched to meet war commemorations
6:53 PM.New Zealand's military bands have had to turn down offers to play at some First World War Commemorations after funding cuts left them stretched. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 12 May 2015
6:48 PM.A Maori artist is pushing for the National flag to display more symbols representing tangata whenua; The Global Asthma Network is desperately in need of funding to undertake asthma reasearch, which it… Read more Audio
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Stewart Island school desperate for more students
6:46 PM.As we know Prince Harry had a great time on Stewart Island. If you saw that and thought life there is attractive, well here's your chance. Audio
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Thousands of dolphins killed by Solomon Island villages
6:43 PM.Thousands of dolphins are hunted in Solomon Islands each year for their teeth and marine scientists are worried the mass culls could wipe some species out. Audio
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Antartica ice melting faster
6:37 PM.Too much ice in the Antarctic doesn't sound like a problem - but the lack of melt is making it harder for scientists to do their jobs. Audio
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Could tax reform ease property owners quake woes?
6:35 PM.Proposed changes to the earthquake building code are re-igniting debate over tax breaks for property owers facing massive strengthening costs. Audio
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Business group of Chch rebuild propose visa changes
6:20 PM.Work visas for low skilled migrants are being extended and freed up to help attract the 5000 construction workers needed for the Christchurch rebuild. Audio
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Gun deaths and poaching prompt fresh look at rules
6:10 PM.The deaths of two young hunters have prompted a new look by the Government at unsafe and illegal gun use. Audio
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Sports News for 12 May 2015
6:05 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Auckland graffitti artist wins international comp
5:55 PM.An Aucklander who had to 'paint on fast forward' has won an international graffiti competition in Tahiti. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 12 May 2015
5:48 PM.A Maori artist is pushing for the National flag to display more symbols representing tangata whenua. Audio
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Ex-CIA sentenced to jail for leaking information
5:47 PM.A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 3 and a half years jail for leaking classified information to a journalist about a failed US mission to undermine Iran's nuclear weapons programme. Audio
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Northland leads way in extra house sales
5:45 PM.Northland is leading the way in how many extra houses are being sold. Audio
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Book claims bin Laden already captured by the Pakistan military
5:35 PM.Was the daring US raid on a Pakistani compound that killed Amerca's most wanted, a lie? Audio
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Today's market update
5:33 PM.The New Zealand dollar is down ahead of a Reserve Bank of New Zealand statement tomorrow morning. Audio
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Possible tornado hits North Taranaki town
5:27 PM.A tornado hit the small North Taranaki town of Urenui in the early hours of this morning. it severely damaged some buildings and uprooted trees. Audio
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Australian Budget: $450m to fighting homegrown terrorism
5:23 PM.To Australia, where the Government is about to release its Budget. And amid a plethora of cuts is one notable jump in spending, with 450 million Australian dollars extra to go on fighting homegrown… Read more Audio
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Royal fever in Christchurch
5:20 PM.Royal fever spread to Christchurch today; thousands of people crammed into the city's Cashel Mall to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry. Audio
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Work visa changes to fuel Christchurch rebuild
5:15 PM.Work visas for low skilled migrants are being extended from one year to three to help attract the 5000 construction workers needed for the Christchurch rebuild. Audio
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Pawn shop-accused 'wild, possessed'
5:12 PM.The partner of a man charged with murdering two men at a south Auckland pawn shop says the accused looked wild and possessed after attacking them. Audio
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Adult with hunting boys did not have firearms licence
5:06 PM.Police have revealed that the adult with a 15 year old boy killed in a hunting accident on Sunday did not have a firearms licence. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 12 May 2015
5:00 PM.Adult with hunting boys did not have firearms licence;Pawn shop-accused 'wild, possessed';Work visa changes to fuel Christchurch rebuild;Royal fever in Christchurch;Australian Budget: $450m to… Read more Audio