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Checkpoint for Tuesday 13 October 2015
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Protest against the sale of state houses
6:57 PM.Around 60 people representing state tenants from all over the country marched on Parliament today calling on the government to rethink its plan to sell off state houses. Our reporter Shannon Gillies… Read more Audio
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Today In Parliament for 13 October 2015 - evening edition
6:50 PM.Parliament resumes after a fortnight's adjournment with Opposition MPs keen to quiz Government ministers about the contents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). Greens co-leader, James… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 October 2015
6:46 PM.The Māori Party is calling the late Dame Whina Cooper a visionary woman for her part in leading the Māori land march in 1975. A Maori dental surgeon says evidence that less than 20 percent of elderly… Read more Audio
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Research predicts ice melt in Antarctica could double by 2050
6:40 PM.There are new warnings over how quickly parts of Antarctica are melting now and will melt in the future if climate change continues at the current rate. Leading scientist Luke Trusel says they've… Read more Audio
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The Overseas Investment Office under attack
6:36 PM.Slow, understaffed and not dealing fairly with foreign investment - those are the latest brickbats thrown at the Overseas Investment Office. This time from the Labour Party following criticism from… Read more Audio
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Court decision could change OIA responses
6:33 PM.The High Court in Wellington has found the Trade Minister acted unlawfully in the way he rejected requests for information about the trans-Pacific trade negotiations. Audio
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Metadata surveillance deadline catches telcos out
6:24 PM.Most telecommunications companies in Australia have failed to meet today's deadline to start collecting and storing customers' metadata. The ABC's Will Ockenden, explains what the providers are being… Read more Audio
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Drone-hunting technology being tested at US airports
6:20 PM.America's FAA is starting trials of technology that tracks down rogue drones being flown near airports and can even bring them down in future. Audio
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Ministry - Hawera schools could accommodate fire-hit students
6:16 PM.Jan Marsh is the director of education for Taranaki, Wanganui and Manawatu. Audio
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Hawera community in shock after school fire
6:14 PM.Students at Hawera Intermediate won't be back at school until at least Thursday, after a major blaze wiped out several classrooms early this morning. Arthur Fryer is a retired teacher who taught at… Read more Audio
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Man still and silent in court on 1080 blackmail charges
6:12 PM.A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has appeared in court on blackmail charges over the 1080 infant formula threat that sparked headlines worldwide. Audio
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Australia's housing bubble could be about to burst
5:53 PM.There are warnings that Australia's booming housing market is about to bust. Research analyst Damien Boey warns that property investment is now riskier than the equity market. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 October 2015
5:51 PM.A Maori dental surgeon says evidence that less than 20 percent of elderly Maori visit a dentist is a wake-up call to oral health services to meet the needs of kaumatua. Audio
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Flood of messy freedom campers feared
5:47 PM.A Banks Peninsula local has raised the prospect of messy freedom campers flooding in from Christchurch city and another's spoken of stepping in their excrement. Audio
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Vanuatu chiefs call for pardoning to be revoked
5:44 PM.Vanuatu's traditional chiefs have called on the country's President to revoke the controversial pardoning of 14 MPs found guilty of corruption. Sally Round reports for Radio New Zealand International.
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Labour lashes out at Rebstock and her fee
5:41 PM.Andrew Little says it's a disgrace that the chair of a panel reviewing Child Youth and Family is being paid two thousand dollars a day. Political reporter Benedict Collins has more. Audio
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1080 formula threat cost put at $10m
5:37 PM.Michael Barnett who heads the Infant Formula Exporters association of smaller companies puts the total to taxpayers at $10 million. Audio
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Evening Business for 13 October 2015
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Missing Auckland man
5:29 PM.The police in Auckland now hold fears for a young man who never made it home from a night out on the town. Audio
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NZ convicted in Australia of plotting to join jihadists
5:25 PM.A 25 year old New Zealander has been found guilty in Melbourne's Supreme Court of plotting to join extremists in Syria and die for Allah. The ABC's Simon Lauder who was in court to hear the verdict. Audio
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Principal says blaze is heartbreaking
5:22 PM.The principal of Hawera Intermediate Craig Simpson was told about the fire at 6 this morning and arrived to find the the school heaving with fire engines and locals already watching from the… Read more Audio
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Hawera school out of action for at least another day
5:18 PM.Students at Hawera Intermediate won't be back at school until at least Thursday, after a major blaze wiped out several classrooms early this morning. Pat Fitzell is the Taranaki fire service area… Read more Audio
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Judge overwhelmed with emotion in court
5:15 PM.A judge was overwhelmed with emotion and had to stop as she discharged a man without conviction today for accidentally shooting his son dead during a hunting trip to Stewart Island. Peter Newport was… Read more Audio
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Body recovered from hot pool
5:14 PM.A body has been pulled out of a hot pool in a central city park in Rotorua. Andrew McRae is covering the story. Audio
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Businessman charged with blackmail - report from court
5:13 PM.A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has appeared in court charged with criminal blackmail over the threat to poison infant milk formula with 1080. Our report Lauren Baker was at the Manukau District… Read more Audio
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Businessman charged with blackmail over 1080 formula threat
5:09 PM.A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has appeared in court charged with criminal blackmail over the threat to poison infant milk formula with 1080. Kate Newton reports. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 13 October 2015
5:00 PM.Businessman charged with blackmail over 1080 formula threat, Businessman charged with blackmail - report from court, Body recovered from hot pool, Judge overwhelmed with emotion in court, NZ convicted… Read more Audio