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Checkpoint for Monday 20 February 2012
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Government has taken Kiwi out of Kiwi FM - opposition
6:57 PM.Opposition parties say the Government has taken the Kiwi out of Kiwi FM by allowing it to reduce its New Zealand music quota. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 20 February 2012
6:48 PM.A member of a King Country iwi occupying one of the Crafar farms says they want to engage with the Crown over their claim to their ancestral whenua - which they've been fighting for, for 126-years; A… Read more Audio
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The stories making headlines in the UK
6:41 PM.In the UK Lloyds Bank has stripped five directors of more than a million pounds in bonuses. Audio
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Australia's Labour leadership crisis coming to a head
6:37 PM.In Australia, the Labour party's leadership crisis between the current prime minister, Julia Gillard, and the former leader, Kevin Rudd, is reaching a tipping point. Audio
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Sports News for 20 February 2012
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Trainer speaks about horse that died while being exercised
6:27 PM.Police are investigating a complaint that a horse running behind a training vehicle died, and was then dragged along a beach for about a kilometre. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 February 2012
6:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Dunedin council told to triple what it pays directors
6:17 PM.The Dunedin city council has been told to triple the fees it pays the directors of its commercial wing. Audio
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Patient bleeds to death after pulling out iv drip
6:11 PM.A patient who bled to death after pulling out an intravenous drip was one of 86 people who died after hospital mistakes or accidents. Audio
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Researchers shocked as rates of infectious disease climb
6:09 PM.The number of people being hospitalised with serious infectious diseases has escalated, shocking researchers who expected the numbers to fall. Audio
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Korean fishing ship arrested in Lyttleton port by High Court
5:53 PM.A Korean-owned fishing vessel berthed in Christchurch's Lyttelton Port has been arrested by the High Court, after claims its workers are being abused and underpaid. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 20 February 2012
5:51 PM.A member of a King Country iwi occupying one of the Crafar farms says they want to engage with the Crown over their claim to their ancestral whenua - which they've been fighting for, for 126-years; A… Read more Audio
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Police investigate horse training death
5:48 PM.Police are investigating a complaint that a horse running behind a training vehicle died, and was then dragged along a beach for about a kilometre. Audio
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Rod Petricevic says sorry
5:42 PM.The former head of the failed finance company Bridgecorp has denied coming up with excuses to give to investors about a missed interest payment. Audio
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Spike in number of people hospitalised with infectious disease
5:37 PM.The number of people being hospitalised with serious infectious diseases has jumped dramatically when the number should be dropping in line with other developed countries. Audio
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Sports News for 20 February 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Hobbit star - NZ's broadband a digital embarrassment
5:28 PM.The British actor Stephen Fry has spoken out on Twitter saying New Zealand's broadband is a digital embarrassment. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 February 2012
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Iwi occupy Crafar dairy farm
5:19 PM.King Country Maori have occupied one of the Crafar dairy farms demanding the return of it and a neighbouring Benneydale farm. Audio
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Silver linings to Government's deficit blowout
5:17 PM.The Government's accounts continue to be in worse shape than was forecast in the pre-election fiscal update in October. Audio
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377 avoidable deaths, injuries in public hospitals
5:13 PM.A patient who bled to death after pulling out an intravenous drip was one of 86 people who died after hospital mistakes or accidents, a new report shows. Audio
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A big rise in patients hospitalised with serious diseases
5:08 PM.The number of people being hospitalised with infectious diseases has jumped dramatically over the last 20 years when it should be dropping. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 20 February 2012
5:00 PM.A big rise in patients hospitalised with serious diseases; 377 avoidable deaths, injuries in public hospitals; silver linings to Government's deficit blowout; iwi occupy Crafar dairy farm; Hobbit star… Read more Audio