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Checkpoint for Monday 8 April 2013
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Earthquake claimant says he's glad someone's leaking EQC files
6:50 PM.The Earthquake Commission has been granted an interim injunction stopping a blogger sharing details from a leaked email with Canterbury home owners. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 April 2013
6:47 PM.An Eastern Bay of Plenty Maori health worker rejects a suggestion that not enough is being done to stop the causes of Rheumatic Fever; A group representing Maori interests in Canterbury is hoping to… Read more Audio
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New food label standard could hike prices in supermarkets
6:42 PM.The Retailers Association says new and stricter labelling of food could push up the prices shoppers pay. Audio
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Massive irrigation scheme for the Wairarapa
6:39 PM.More details of a massive irrigation scheme for the Wairarapa have been announced, but farmers are hoping it will be up and running sooner rather than the eight years it could take. Audio
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Rheumatic Fever Report - not getting to the root of the problem
6:36 PM.The Ministry of Health says it needs to broaden the focus of its rheumatic fever prevention programme to work out why children are getting infected in the first place. Audio
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Sports News for 8 April 2013
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Anti-oil protesters shut down Dunedin workshop
6:24 PM.Protestors angered by plans by the oil company Shell to drill a deep-water test well off the Otago-Southland coast today shut down a meeting the company called to update community representatives. Audio
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Lawyer says claimants needn't fear legal action
6:21 PM.Privacy lawyer Kathryn Dalziel is with us. Audio
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EQC investigating another possible breach
6:19 PM.The Earthquake Commission is clamping down on a blogger who wants to share details from a leaked email with quake-hit home claimants. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 April 2013
6:16 PM.The latest spending figures show growth slowed in March due to the Easter public holiday. Audio
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Big customers paid to not use power
6:09 PM.Transpower is working on a plan to pay big customers to use less electricity. Audio
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More on fight to stop the underlying causes of rheumatic fever
5:56 PM.A report commissioned by the Ministry of Health has analysed the first year 18 months of the Government's 24 million dollar Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme. Audio
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Man jailed for vicious street beating in Wellington
5:53 PM.A woman has made a tearful statement to the High Court in Wellington outlining the consequences of a serious street attack has had on her son and family. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 April 2013
5:46 PM.An Eastern Bay of Plenty Maori health worker rejects a suggestion that not enough is being done to stop the causes of Rheumatic Fever; An Auckland tribal treaty negotiator has lost her job - after… Read more Audio
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The fight to stop the underlying causes of rheumatic fever
5:46 PM.A report commissioned by the Ministry of Health has analysed the first year 18 months of the Government's 24 million dollar Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme. Audio
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Auckland councillors split ranks over unitary plan
5:43 PM.Auckland Council has unexpectedly split down the middle on a crucial aspect of how to implement the city's 30 year development blueprint. Audio
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NZ Post worker jailed for hoarding mail
5:36 PM.A former Queenstown New Zealand Postal worker has been jailed for hoarding tens of thousands of letters and parcels. Audio
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Sports News for 8 April 2013
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Transpower to pay people not to use electricity
5:25 PM.Transpower is working on a plan to offer cash payments to big customers as an incentive to save electricity. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 April 2013
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Man admits killing teenager Hayden Miles
5:20 PM.The man accused of murdering Christchurch teenager Hayden Miles admits killing him and a court has heard the beating was brutal - but his lawyer argues it was manslaughter. Audio
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Treasury starting to show more optimism.
5:16 PM.Just six weeks before the Budget the Treasury is starting to show more optimism about the economy and expects it to grow solidly this year. Audio
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Sharples says threaten to walk from party form of blackmail
5:11 PM.The MP for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell is with us. Audio
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Maori Party in disarray
5:07 PM.The controversy over the Maori Party leadership has flared up again with one of its co-leaders describing a party in disarray and accusing the MP Te Ururoa Flavell of blackmailing the party. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 8 April 2013
5:00 PM.Pit Sharples says the Maori Party is in disarray. Treasury is starting to show more optimism and a new plan to pay customers who save power. Audio