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Checkpoint for Tuesday 11 September 2012
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Commerce Commissions warns kiwifruit pollen supplier
6:53 PM.A Te Puke based supplier of kiwifruit pollen has been warned by the Commerce Commission for giving customers the impression that pollen imported from Chile was actually sourced in New Zealand. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 11 September 2012
6:49 PM.Te Urewera National Park will exist as a separate legal entity under the terms of a treaty settlement agreed on today by Ngai Tuhoe and the Crown; Members of the Taranaki Whanui iwi have shown strong… Read more Audio
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Al Qaeda expert talks about Said al-Shehri's death
6:37 PM.Yemen's government says it has killed one of the most important al Qaeda-linked militants to be released from Guantanamo Bay - and the man who went on to become the organisation's second in command in… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 September 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Green Party launches child poverty campaign
6:27 PM.The Green Party has launched a new campaign to end child poverty, but is likely to fail at the first hurdle. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 September 2012
6:24 PM.Household spending has picked up, but economists say it remains modest with people concentrating on repaying debt. Audio
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Rex Haig seeking judicial review of compensation rejection.
6:18 PM.A man who had his murder conviction quashed is seeking a judicial review of his failed compensation claim, after reports his former cell-mate, David Bain, could be paid out for the time he spent in… Read more Audio
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Tension is rising among Muriwheuna tribes
6:14 PM.Tension is rising among the Far North's Muriwheuna tribes as a second iwi asks the Waitangi Tribunal to order the return of state-owned enterprise property. Audio
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Engineering profession is in crisis - engineer
6:08 PM.A structural engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that illegal building techniques are being used in the Christchurch rebuild because the engineering profession is in crisis. Audio
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Tau Henare puts his hand up for Speakers role
5:54 PM.The National MP, Tau Henare, has put his hand up for the Speaker's role in Parliament, should it become vacant. Audio
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Air Force officer warned of helicopter crews' flying
5:51 PM.The Defence Minister is commissioning an independent review to see if the Air Force has learned any lessons from the fatal Iroquois helicopter crash in 2010. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 11 September 2012
5:48 PM.Te Urewera National Park will exist as a separate legal entity under the terms of a treaty settlement agreed on today by Ngai Tuhoe and the Crown; Members of the Taranaki Whanui iwi have shown strong… Read more Audio
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Tuhoe settlement not backdown.- Minister
5:43 PM.The eastern Bay of Plenty iwi, Ngai Tuhoe, is to settle its past grievances with the Crown in return for a deal worth 170 million dollars and more control of Te Urewera National Park. Audio
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42 jobs to be cut at Timaru Port
5:40 PM.Timaru is the latest town to fall victim to a struggling world economy. Audio
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Sports News for 11 September 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Carter tries to justify lack of democracy
5:27 PM.The Local Government Minister has tried to justify the continuing lack of democracy at the Canterbury Regional Council in the face of Opposition criticism. Audio
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Rex Haig seeking judicial review of compensation rejection.
5:24 PM.A man is seeking a judicial review of his failed compensation claim, after reports his former cell-mate, David Bain, could be paid out for the time he spent in prison. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 September 2012
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Andy Murray wins US Open
5:18 PM.76 years after Fred Perry won the US tennis open, Britan can finally celebrate having a men's grand slam champion again with Scotland's Andy Murray taking out today's final at Flushing Meadows. Audio
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Structural engineer blasts engineering profession
5:14 PM.The Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes has been told illegal building techniques are being used in the Christchurch rebuild because the engineering profession is in crisis. Audio
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Tuhoe satisfied with Crown settlement
5:11 PM.More now from Tuhoe's Chief negotiator Tamati Kruger. Audio
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Tuhoe agrees to Crown offer to settle historical claims
5:07 PM.Tuhoe is to get $170,000,000 in compensation and more control over Te Urewera National Park in its settlement with the Crown for historical grievances. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 11 September 2012
5:00 PM.Tuhoe, gets 170-million dollars and more control over Te Urewera National Park. An accusation illegal building techniques are being used in Christchurch and Andy Murray wins his first grand slam. Audio