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Checkpoint for Thursday 17 October 2013
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Conservation Minister pushes for Otago marine reserves
6:54 PM.The Conservation Minister is driving hard to find Otago's first marine reserves within two years. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 17 October 2013
6:49 PM.The Mangatangi marae in north Waikato says the granting of a new coal mine on its door step adds insult to injury after years of being 'dealt to' by the industries; The leader of a Northland campaign… Read more Audio
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Govt boasts third straight quarter of falling benefit numbers
6:44 PM.The Social Development Minister has paraded what she calls a dramatic drop in benefit numbers as proof that the Government's welfare changes are working. Audio
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Navy officer charged over affair says woman threatened him
6:40 PM.A top navy officer facing a court martial over an affair with a subordinate says he became convinced the woman was plotting something against him. Audio
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US breakthrough
6:37 PM.The United States Congress has overwhelmingly approved an 11th-hour deal to end a partial government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. Audio
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Sports News for 17 October 2013
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 October 2013
6:25 PM.Job adverts are up by 4% over a year ago, an encouraging sign for household incomes. Audio
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Barrister on the types of pressure Greg King faced
6:20 PM.The prominent Wellington defence lawyer, Greg King, left a note saying he felt haunted by the dead of his numerous homicide cases and hated himself for what he did. Audio
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Minister forced to defend against other Minister's criticism
6:17 PM.The Primary Industries Minister, Nathan Guy, has been forced to defend his colleague's comments about his own Ministry in Parliament this afternoon. Audio
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Supporter of assault victim says police response is outrageous
6:15 PM.Iain Morrison has been supporting Jakob Christie since the assault happened. His son was one of those hosting the party in Khandallah. Audio
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Lawyer for victim assaulted by police speaks
6:11 PM.The lawyer for Jakob Christie is Keith Jefferies, he joins us. Audio
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Police concede way they broke up a party was unlawful
6:09 PM.The police are defending their actions in which they broke a young man's neck while illegally clearing out a party in a Wellington home. Audio
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Australian sports columnist lambasts Generation Y
5:57 PM.Generation Y's sports stars don't have what it takes to play for Australia. Audio
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Near miss from tired and overworked train controller
5:54 PM.A tired and overworked train controller assumed a loaded coal train was out of a tunnel when she told workers on a maintenance cart to go in. Audio
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Police Minister says no to workplace drug testing
5:51 PM.A police prosecutor has today admitted posting videos of himself using methamphetamine online and blogs about how he used drugs at sex parties. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 17 October 2013
5:48 PM.The Mangatangi marae in north Waikato says the granting of a new coal mine on its door step adds insult to injury after years of being 'dealt to' by the industries; The leader of a Northland campaign… Read more Audio
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Turei kicked out of Parliament during Banks questions.
5:44 PM.The Green Party co-leader, Metiria Turei, was kicked out of Parliament this afternoon as tempers frayed during questions about the ACT Party leader, John Banks. Audio
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Court hears how dispute between neighbours ended in killing
5:40 PM.The Christchurch High Court today heard how a racial slur in an ongoing dispute between neighbours triggered a brutal knife attack by a man with no previous history of violence. Audio
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Greg King haunted by dead from homicide cases
5:36 PM.In one of his final moments, prominent Wellington defence lawyer, Greg King, left a note saying he felt haunted by the dead of his numerous homicide cases. Audio
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Sports News for 17 October 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 October 2013
5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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US Shutdown ends
5:23 PM.The U.S. Congress has approved an 11th-hour deal to end the federal government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. Audio
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Cameron Slater defends his treatment of Bevan Chuang
5:17 PM.It was blogger Cameron Slater who first revealed the affair between Bevan Chuang and Len Brown.
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Len Brown affair triggers a mayoral spending inquiry
5:14 PM.The Auckland Council has announced a review of Len Brown's mayoral spending in the wake of his two year extra marital affair with Bevan Chuang. Audio
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Victim of police assault wants compensation
5:11 PM.Jakob Christie says the police response is not good enough and he wants more. Audio
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Police defend actions on parties
5:08 PM.The police are defending their actions in which they broke a young man's neck while illegally clearing out a party in a Wellington home. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 17 October 2013
5:00 PM.Police are balsted for illegally shutting down a party in Wellington four years ago. The US deadlock is settled and the Len Brown affair triggers mayoral spending inquiry. Audio