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6:00 Top Stories for Friday 16 March 2018 6:06 Sports News for 16 May 2018 6:14 Sex offenders' placements checked after 11 near school 6:19 Police dismiss critical IPCA report after euthanasia meeting 6:20 Early Business News for 16 March 2018 6:49 Early childhood centres unsafe - teachers 6:49 Business News for 16 March 2018 6:50 Lumsden birth centre closure a 'matter of life and death' 6:51 China cracks down on building quality certificate 7:06 Sports News for 16 March 2018 7:10 US sanctions Russia over election meddling 7:14 UK, US, France, Germany slam Russia in joint statement 7:20 Early childhood centres unsafe, not enough staff - teachers 7:24 Corrections reviews where sex offenders living 7:28 'Our job is to promote every trade deal' - Winston Peters 7:38 Defence Minister under fire over Air Force flights 7:39 WOMAD 2018 offers chance to improve Māori tikanga 7:41 2018 Auckland Arts Festival. reviewed, previewed 7:45 Bogus police checkpoint 'unlawful, unjustified' - IPCA 7:51 Southland parents fight to save Lumsden birth centre 8:06 Sports News for 16 March 2018 8:10 NZ buried attempted assassination inquiry - ex-Russian spy 8:15 Papua New Guinea quake: Death toll rises, fears of disease 8:20 Australia considers white SA farmer migrants 8:26 Cook Islanders welcome changes to NZ Superannuation 8:30 Sexual harassment policies offered for free online 8:30 Markets Update for 16 March 2018 8:40 Coromandel mangroves battle continues at Parliament 8:42 Baby's fractures typical of 'non-accidental' injuries - police 8:44 Toi Art opens at Te Papa: 'A game-changer' 8:50 Womad 2018 hits New Plymouth 8:55 Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
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