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Checkpoint for Thursday 8 July 2010
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Checkpoint Choice for Thursday 8 July 2010
5:00 PM.The government ups the anti on the venue for Auckland's party central. A new partnership between Queenstown and Auckland Airports and Moko the dolphin appears to have died. Audio
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Government confirms other venues may be considered
5:08 PM.The government is threatening to pull the plug on the Auckland waterfront venue for the Rugby World Cup, unless the wrangling over a one hundred year old cargo shed can be resolved. Audio
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Auckland Airport takes a stake in Queenstown gateway
5:13 PM.Auckland Airport is buying a stake in the gateway to New Zealand's premier tourism destination. Audio
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Jon Moss's real estate appointment is cleared
5:17 PM.A new report has cleared the appointment of a controversial former police superintendent to the Real Estate Agents Authority. Audio
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Spain to face Netherlands in Football World Cup final
5:20 PM.Spain have booked a place in their first Football World Cup final - proving too good for the youngest German side to take part in the competition in 76 years. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 July 2010
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Moko the dolphin likely to be dead
5:25 PM.It's appears that Moko, the popular bottle-nosed dolphin, is dead. Audio
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Rail officials called incompetent
5:27 PM.The shortfall at an Auckland train station platform is being blamed on incompetence. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 8 July 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Labour says wheels coming off plans for RWC party central
5:37 PM.The Labour Party's says the wheels seem to be coming off the Government's plans for a party central in Auckland during the Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Queenstown mayor happy with Auckland airport deal
5:41 PM.The Auckland International Airport is to become a minority shareholder in New Zealand's fastest growing gateway. Audio
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Crafars seek injunction
5:46 PM.The receivers for the high profile Crafar family farms say they will vigorously defend last minute legal action by Alan Crafar to stop 16 properties being sold. Audio
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US authorities silent over claims of spy swap deal
5:49 PM.U.S authorities are refusing to say anything about claims they are planning a spy swap deal with the Russian government. Audio
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Waatea News for 8 July 2010
5:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Exhibition marks 25 years since Rainbow Warrior bombing
5:55 PM.An exhibition marking 25 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior has opened in Whangarei. Read more Audio
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Government to look at other venues for RWC party central
6:07 PM.The government is threatening to pull the plug on the Auckland waterfront venue for the Rugby World Cup, unless the wrangling over historic cargo shed can be resolved. Audio
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Abbott exploits divisions over asylum centre idea
6:10 PM.Australia's opposition leader Tony Abbott believes the Prime Minister will call an election soon and he's picking August the 21st or the 28th. Audio
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East Timor PM remains diplomatic over Gillard proposal
6:13 PM.East Timor's prime minister is remaining diplomatic over the plans for an asylum-seeker processing centre in his country. Audio
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Spain through to FWC final
6:15 PM.European champions Spain have booked their place in their first World Cup final - with a display of cool-headed experience, patience, and skill that ultimately proved too much for a young German side.
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Auckland Airport invests in Queenstown
6:22 PM.Auckland International Airport says its investment of almost 28 million dollars in Queenstown's Airport will boost its exposure to the region's fast-growing tourism market. Audio
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Thailand's govt says Red Shirts still pose a threat
6:25 PM.In Thailand, anti-government protesters - the Red Shirts - say their movement has been strangled and is struggling to survive. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 8 July 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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UK to withdraw troops from Afghan district
6:37 PM.Britain has announced it will be withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan's Sangin valley. Audio
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Alleged Russian spies indicted in US
6:39 PM.Prosecutors in the United States have indicted eleven people accused of forming a long-term spy-ring on behalf of Russia. Audio
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Inquiry clears scientists over climate change emails
6:42 PM.An independent inquiry in Britain has cleared the scientists whose leaked emails sparked a heated debate over the quality of research into climate change. Audio
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Thousands of striking Greek workers to take to the streets
6:46 PM.Thousands of striking workers are expected to take to the streets in Greece today, to protest a reform bill that curbs early pensions and raises the retirement age. Audio
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Searches in Japan over sumo gambling scandal
6:49 PM.Japanese police are continuing to gather evidence of a gambling scandal that's rocked the national sport of sumo wrestling. Audio
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Moko the dolphin mourned
6:52 PM.The Department of Conservation says the death of Moko the bottle nose dolphin is a sad loss. Audio
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A million Shia pilgrims to attend religious festival in Baghdad
6:55 PM.Around one million Shia pilgrims will be out in the streets of Baghdad again today for the culmination of a religious festival, despite Wednesday's bomb attacks which left more than 40 dead and 100… Read more Audio
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New Orleans sees increasing mental issues from Gulf oil spill
6:58 PM.There are growing fears in New Orleans about the mental and emotional problems triggered by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Audio