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Checkpoint for Thursday 11 June 2015
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Te Manu Korihi News for 11 June 2015
6:47 PM.An architectural expert says learning from the past could help solve some of the housing issues facing Māori; Whanganui River iwi decendants concerned about protecting and being able to tell their… Read more Audio
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Family angry at sentence for wife who murdered husband
6:39 PM.The New Zealand family of murdered businessman Robert Ellis are upset at the length of the jail term handed down to his Balinese wife, who instigated the plot to kill him. Noor Ellis got 12 years jail… Read more Audio
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Anti-miners give up on Karangahake court action
6:35 PM.A conservation group has abandoned legal action to block gold exploration at Mount Karangahake near Paeroa. But the group Protect Karangahake is vowing to fight , though its attempt to get a court to… Read more Audio
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Bowel screening pilot doesn't hit participation rate targets
6:26 PM.The first report on a bowel cancer screening programme in Waitemata says it's saved lives but more work is needed before the pilot can be rolled out nationally. Audio
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Man accidentally strangled to death by electrical cords
6:18 PM.An elderly man with a severe intellectual disability was accidentally strangled to death by loose electrical cords hanging under his bed. Coroner David Crerar has ruled it was a tragic unfortunate… Read more Audio
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Labour says Reserve Bank forced to stimulate economy
6:14 PM.The Labour Party says the Reserve Bank has been forced to cut interest rates to stimulate the economy which serves as another warning to the Government to stop being complacent. Audio
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A warning against rushing to lock in mortgages
6:12 PM.A mortgage broker is warning against rushing to lock in mortgages, saying there's a good chance the rates from 6 months to 5 years could all come under the 5% mark - something not seen in decades. Audio
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Sports News for 11 June 2015
6:05 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Sophisticated share scam snares $800,000
5:53 PM.A West Auckland business has lost $800,000 to scammers who convinced it to buy shares in a fictitious gold mining company. The scammers used a name similar to that of a genuine firm in Asia in what… Read more Audio
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Looking to the past to solve Māori housing woes
5:51 PM.An architectural expert says learning from the past could help solve some of the housing issues facing Māori. Rau Hoskins, says introducing 'papakainga' - or housing that sees whanau living in closer… Read more Audio
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Sea Shepherd US agrees to pay millions to Japanese whalers
5:46 PM.The environmental group, Sea Shepherd has agreed to pay three and a half million dollars to Japanese whalers for breaching an American court injunction to stay clear of their vessels in the Antarctic… Read more Audio
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Malaysian sacred mountain nudists in court
5:42 PM.Four Western tourists have appeared in court over posing naked atop a sacred Malaysian mountain, and police are chasing six more. A senior government minister is suggesting the tourists angered the… Read more Audio
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Mortgage broker says OCR cut good for home buyers
5:34 PM.The impact from the central bank's rate cut is already being felt on people's pockets as retail banks cut floating mortgage rates. The governor of the Reserve Bank, Graeme Wheeler, cut the official… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 11 June 2015
5:32 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Racing legend Bonecrusher laid to rest at Ellerslie
5:25 PM.One of New Zealand's greatest racehorses Bonecrusher was put down and buried today at the Ellelrslie Racecourse where he so often triumphed. In the 1980s Bonecrusher, the first NZ thoroughbred to earn… Read more Audio
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Breeder says no worries about sheep going to Mexico
5:21 PM.A Canterbury sheep breeder who has stock on board a shipment of 50 thousand rams and ewes to Mexico says she has no worries about the animals safety. Audio
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Green light for restoring Christchurch town hall
5:18 PM.All but one of Christchurch city's councillors have given their final vote to fully restore the quake-damaged town hall at a cost of well over $100 million. Audio
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Banks rush to slash mortgage rates after OCR cut
5:11 PM.Banks have rushed to slash their mortgage rates after the central bank cut the Official Cash Rate for the first time in more than four years. The Reserve Bank Governor, Graeme Wheeler, says the… Read more Audio
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Man and three paramedics ill from unknown substance
5:10 PM.Three paramedics have been rushed to hospital after being exposed to a mystery substance in a bathroom at an Auckland shopping mall. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 11 June 2015
5:00 PM.Man and three paramedics ill from unknown substance; Banks rush to slash mortgage rates after OCR cut; Breeder says no worries about sheep going to Mexico; Green light for restoring Christchurch town… Read more Audio