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Checkpoint for Monday 9 September 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 September 2013
6:49 PM.An Australian Aboriginal has been elected as the first indigenous woman MP in the federal parliament; A survey of a thousand Maori voters by TVNZ's Te Karere news programme suggests Shane Jones would… Read more Audio
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Kevin Rudd's party disunity a lesson for NZ labour
6:39 PM.Kevin Rudd's Labour Government was hammered during the election campaign for going into deficit and accused of squandering the surplus built up during the Howard years. Audio
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Sports News for 9 September 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Business News Update
6:27 PM.Meridian Energy's 36-million-dollar headquarters on Wellington's waterfront has received a top star rating for energy efficiency. Audio
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Steam train death a warning for enthusiasts
6:23 PM.A man struck and killed by a steam train he was taking photos of has been named as fifty year old Gregory Duncraft of Greymouth. Audio
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Minister: by undervaluing parcels people are rorting system
6:15 PM.More now on the Customs Minister Maurice Williamson saying undervaluing imported goods is tax evasion and people are rorting the system. Audio
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Tony Abbott gets ready to form a new government
6:10 PM.In Australia, as the Prime Minister elect Tony Abbott gets ready to form a new government more details have emerged about Kevin Rudd's chaotic campaign to hold on to power. Audio
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Our reporter at the scene
6:08 PM.One person is dead and a child critically injured after their car and a school bus collided in south Taranaki. Audio
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Hauraki Gulf protection one step closer.
5:55 PM.A group has been set up to come up with a plan to save the Hauraki Gulf. Audio
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Serena Williams clinches 17th grand slam title
5:52 PM.To the United States, where Serena Williams has won her fifth US Open title - and seventeenth grand slam - in a final lasting 2 hours 45 minutes. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 September 2013
5:48 PM.A survey of a thousand Maori voters by TVNZ's Te Karere news programme suggests Shane Jones would do the best job leading Labour into the next general election; An Australian Aboriginal has been… Read more Audio
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Power box tampering spike in Hawke's bay
5:45 PM.There's been a spike in power box tampering in the Hawke's Bay region leaving live wires exposed to the public. Audio
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Umanga hopes Shield victory will inspire youth
5:43 PM.The Counties Manukau Steelers coach Tana Umanga says he hopes his team's Ranfurly Shield victory will inspire South Auckland youth to reach their goals. Audio
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Crown says murder but Defence says self-defence
5:41 PM.The Crown has told a Jury that a woman who fatally stabbed her partner in Lower Hutt did so while she was drunk and angry. Audio
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School principal on fatal bus crash in Taranaki
5:39 PM.Returning now to the fatal crash between a school bus and a car in Taranaki. One person in the car has died and an eight year old child had to be cut free, and has been airlifted to Wellington… Read more Audio
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Australia's Abbott era political landscape taking shape
5:36 PM.To Australia, where prime minister elect, Tony Abbott, is vowing to scrap the carbon tax as the first act of his administration. Audio
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Sports News for 9 September 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 September 2013
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Obama has mountain to climb to green light a Syria strike
5:24 PM.President Obama faces a critical test of his leadership this week as he continues to urge the US Congress to give him approval to launch a military strike on Syria. Audio
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Customs says NZ could be missing out millions
5:21 PM.The Customs Minister Maurice Williamson says undervaluing imported goods is tax evasion and people are rorting the system. Audio
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Team NZ coach says crew will probably lose a few more races
5:17 PM.The coach for the America's Cup challengers Team New Zealand says the crew will probably lose a few more races before they win the event. Audio
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The Police Association responds
5:13 PM.The Police Association National President is Greg O'Connor. Audio
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Man charged with attempted murder of bashed police sergeant
5:10 PM.A man's appeared in court charged with attempted murder of a police sergeant beaten so badly he was left almost unrecognisable. Audio
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One killed in Taranaki school bus crash
5:07 PM.One person has been killed in a school bus crash in south Taranaki. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 9 September 2013
5:00 PM.One person is dead after a school bus crashes in South Taranaki. A man is charged with the attempted murder of a badly beaten police officer and It's 3 -1 in the race for the America's cup. Audio