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Checkpoint for Monday 21 January 2013
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Sport academic says Armstrong confession opportunity
6:57 PM.To Lance Armstrong's drug taking confession now - one sports academic says it is exactly the opportunity the profession needs to clean up its act. Audio
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Obama prepares for second term
6:52 PM.The US President, Barack Obama has officially begun his second term in the White House after taking the oath of office in Washington DC. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 21 January 2013
6:44 PM.The lobby group, Rethinking Crime and Punishment, says the release and reoffending rate of inmates from Maori Focus Units in prisons are promising; Talks between neighbouring iwi have started over… Read more Audio
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Christchurch sticks by football bid despite Dunedin's nerves
6:40 PM.Christchurch is sticking by its bid for the Under 20 World Cup even though another city council is shunning it as too costly. Audio
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Sports News for 21 January 2013
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Large rockslide on Aoraki/Mt Cook
6:27 PM.A large rockslide on Aoraki/Mt Cook this afternoon sent debris to within two-hundred metres of a trampers hut. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 January 2013
6:23 PM.An analyst says Rio Tinto is likely to stick with plans to sell its Bluff aluminium smelter after a 14 billion US dollar asset writedown and the naming of a new chief executive. Audio
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Hundreds march against domestic violence
6:19 PM.Hundreds of people marched through Whangarei today against domestic violence led by a man whose sister was assaulted and died a fortnight ago. Audio
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PM facing criticism over suggesting Nick Smith be a minister.
6:15 PM.The Prime Minister is facing criticism for suggesting he will give Nick Smith his old job back as a Cabinet Minister. Audio
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Taupo scrub fire may have been arson
6:13 PM.A scrub fire that threatened buildings near Spa Thermal Park in Taupo this afternoon may have been lit deliberately. Audio
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Bodies of those who died in Kenya crash return home
6:08 PM.The bodies of the three New Zealanders who died in a road crash in Kenya last week have arrived back in the country. Audio
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Live from the Australian Open
5:57 PM.To Melbourne now and our tennis correspondent at the Australian Open today is Dave Worsley. Audio
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Two accused in police officer assault reappear in court
5:55 PM.Two men, a father and son, accused of attacking a police officer in the Waikato beach settlement of Kawhia ten days ago have reappeared in court. Audio
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Power company to cut bills for some
5:53 PM.Mercury Energy is promising some Auckland householders a small cut in their power bills from April. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 21 January 2013
5:46 PM.The lobby group, Rethinking Crime and Punishment, says the release and reoffending rate of inmates from Maori Focus Units in prisons are promising; Maori culture has stamped its mark in Antarctica… Read more Audio
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mega.co.nz could be a new platform for child pornography,
5:43 PM.A New Zealand agency fighting child sex abuse is warning Kim Dotcom's new website is offering the sort of privacy child pornographers could take advantage of. Audio
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Hundreds turn out for domestic violence march in Whangarei
5:40 PM.Hundreds of people marched through Whangarei today against domestic violence led by a man whose sister was assaulted and died a fortnight ago. Audio
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Guilford's future hangs in the balance
5:37 PM.All Black Zac Guildford's agent has confirmed an alcohol-fuelled confrontation is what has placed the player's future in jeopardy yet again. Audio
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Sports News for 21 January 2013
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mark Longley to question prison authorities about pictures
5:28 PM.The father of murdered teenager, Emily Longley will be asking prison authorities in the UK about reports that her killer has photos of her plastered on his cell wall. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 January 2013
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Opposition parties have denounced Smith's likely elevation
5:17 PM.Opposition parties have denounced suggestions that the National Party MP, Nick Smith, will be reinstated as a minister in a Cabinet reshuffle expected tomorrow. Audio
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Fire service worried about silenced alarms
5:12 PM.The Fire Service is warning people about buildings in Auckland that have their smoke alarms switched off after a near tragedy at an apartment block. Audio
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Emotional welcome home for Kenya students
5:08 PM.The first of the Tauranga students to arrive home following the fatal minivan crash in Kenya have flown in to the country this afternoon to an emotional welcome. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 21 January 2013
5:00 PM.Tauranga students arrive home after the fatal crash in Kenya. A fire service warning after a near tragedy at an Auckland apartment block and is Nick Smith heading back to Cabinet? Audio