Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Thursday 2 September 2010

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17:00 Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 2 September 2010

Expect long delays at Auckland emergency departments as radiographers strike. The Government calls for major changes to child support and the Government is proposing a 10 per cent cut to SuperGold card scheme which gives pensioners free off peak bus train and ferry rides. (22′29″)

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17:07 Strikes mean Aucklanders face long delays at hospitals

Aucklanders are being warned they face very long delays at hospital emergency departments this weekend as striking radiographers once again escalate their action. (5′13″)

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17:12 Government wants major changes to child support system

The Government wants major changes to the child support system, including making compulsory deductions from parent's wages. (5′43″)

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17:18 Government proposes cuts to transport subsidies for elderly

The Government is proposing a 10 per cent cut to SuperGold card scheme which gives pensioners free off peak bus train and ferry rides. (4′20″)

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17:23 Evening Business News for 2 September 2010

News from the business sector including a market report. (2′26″)

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17:25 IMF assesses NZ govt finances among strongest

The International Monetary Fund has assessed the New Zealand government finances as amongst the strongest in the world. (3′28″)

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17:29 Labour opposes New Chums beach subdivision

The leader of the Labour Party, Phil Goff, has added his weight to opposition to a housing development behind a pristine Coromandel beach rated one of the world's best. (3′28″)

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17:34 Evening Sports News for 2 September 2010

An update from the RNZ sports team. (3′12″)

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17:37 Police shoot hostage-taker dead in the US

Police in the US have shot and killed a gunman who took three people hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters near Washington. (4′43″)

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17:42 Drink driver gets four years for killing a woman

A recidivist drink driver has been sentenced to four years in jail for killing a woman in a head on crash while drunk and disqualified. (2′33″)

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17:45 Conference hears recommendation for NZ republic

A conference has been told not to wait for the Queen to die, but to start now on the road to becoming a republic. (3′31″)

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17:49 Waatea News for 2 September 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′49″)

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17:52 Peace talks get underway in Washington

A new round of direct Mid-East peace talks is underway in Washington. (4′01″)

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17:56 Whale to be euthanised with explosives

Australian authorities will use explosives to euthanise a 12-tonne whale stranded on Western Australia's south coast tonight. (2′16″)

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18:08 Radiographers' strike throws spanner in works for gym event

Aucklanders are being warned they face very long delays at hospital emergency departments this weekend as striking radiographers once again escalate their action. (3′43″)

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18:12 Fathers say child support system is destroying families

Some fathers who pay child support say the current system is failing them and doing more to destroy families than help them. (2′42″)

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18:15 Autobiography reveals Blair-Brown relationship breakdown

The British media have been making much of what Tony Blair has revealed about his relationship with Gordon Brown in his memoir, 'A Journey'. (3′58″)

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18:22 Evening Business News for 2 September 2010

An economist says an unexpectedly strong rebound in dairy prices, signals that demand is improving, but supplies remain tight because of the drought in Russia. (3′26″)

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18:26 Judicial Commissioner's lawyer defends his hearing

A lawyer for the Judicial Conduct Commissioner has today defended his handling of complaints made against the Supreme Court Judge, Justice Bill Wilson. (2′31″)

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18:34 Evening Sports News for 2 September 2010

An update from the RNZ sports team. (2′59″)

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18:37 Act Party challenged by Maori at Whangarei meeting

The Act Party's had a grilling over its views on foreshore and seabed ownership this week by Northland people - pakeha and Maori. (3′56″)

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18:41 Ancient reef found in South Pacific

A team of New Zealand and Australian researchers have discovered a large ancient reef in the Pacific much further south than previously thought existed. (2′46″)

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18:47 Waatea News for 2 September 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′51″)

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18:50 Financial pressure to increase on home health services

A conference about home help for the elderly and disabled is grappling with how to offer services as funding remains static and demand for help increases. (3′06″)

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18:53 Tourism operators to increase cycling holiday and farm tours

The potential for cycling holidays and tourism on working farms were among the topics discussed today as operators from the nature-based tourism industry gathered in Rotorua. (2′57″)

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18:56 A look ahead to tonight's netball test in Wellington

The Silver Ferns will be hoping to put their final quarter meltdown in Adelaide well behind them when they take on Australia in the second netball test in Wellington tonight. (2′27″)

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