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Checkpoint for Monday 26 July 2010
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Teenager walking again after 16-storey fall
6:58 PM.A teenager who survived a fall from the 16th storey of a Manukau City apartment building is expected to be discharged from hospital within days. Audio
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Increasing pressure on PNG's prime minister to step down
6:47 PM.There's increasing pressure on Papua New Guinea's prime minister Sir Michael Somare to step down. Audio
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Waatea News for 26 July 2010
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Labour responds to drink driving changes
6:35 PM.Labour says todays announcement targetting drink drivers shows the transport minister was over-ruled by his cabinet colleagues who were too scared to lower the blood alcohol level. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 26 July 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Gun shop owner says air-gun law will please voters
6:28 PM.Gun-shop owners say the government's crackdown on high-powered air guns is a feel-good law that will please voters, but won't save lives. Audio
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Evening Business News for 26 July 2010
6:24 PM.A telecommunications lobby group says Telecom should be cut some slack about complying with rules laid down when it was forced to open up access to its copper-based network to rivals Audio
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Local government gathers in shadow of Auckland supercity
6:21 PM.Local Government is defending its leaders' spending habits as inquiries continue about their use of credit cards. Audio
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35 years in jail for warcrimes - first Khmer Rouge to be tried
6:13 PM.The first man to be tried for his role in Cambodia's notorious Khmer Rouge regime has been sentenced to 35 years in jail. Audio
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Immigration political point-scoring in the Australian election
6:09 PM.The estimated half a million New Zealanders living in Australia could be caught up in political point-scoring over immigration in the Australian general election. Audio
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Eighty jobs could go at Christchurch bus company
5:58 PM.Sixty bus drivers in Christchurch are likely to lose their jobs by the end of October, after the Red Bus Company lost some of its bus routes to rival operators. Audio
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Alcohol Healthwatch on drink driving crackdown
5:52 PM.Dangerous drivers who kill could end up in jail for ten years - double the current penalty - under a crackdown announced by the government today. Audio
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Widespread support for proposesd Auckland Rail Loop
5:49 PM.A push for a downtown Auckland rail loop could be one of the first chances for the powerful new super city to flex its muscles against the government. Audio
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Waatea News for 26 July 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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NZ migration rights caught up in Australia's election debate
5:43 PM.Immigration is fast becoming the front-running topic in the lead-up to Australia's general election with New Zealanders' right to migrate across the Tasman coming under the spotlight. Audio
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CTU says its relationship with the Government has broken down
5:40 PM.The President of the Council of Trade Unions says its relationship with the Government has broken down. Audio
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Police criticised by IPCA over pursuit death
5:36 PM.The police have been told they should have stopped chasing a 14 year old in a stolen car and not used the road spikes which caused the vehicle to crash killing the young driver. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 26 July 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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White House condemns leak of military documents
5:28 PM.The White House has condemned a massive leak of military documents - saying it could threaten national security and endanger the lives of Americans and those of its allies. Audio
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NZ Post putting up its prices
5:25 PM.The price of postage is about to rise again - with New Zealand Post blaming cost increases, and declining demand. Audio
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Evening Business News for 26 July 2010
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Fatal plane crash near Feilding
5:21 PM.Emergency services are at the scene of an air crash near Feilding in which two people have died. Audio
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Former member of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge sentenced
5:14 PM.A former Khmer Rouge prison governor has been found guilty of murder, torture and crimes against humanity in Cambodia. Audio
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Govt announces drink driving crackdown
5:07 PM.Dangerous drivers who kill could end up in jail for ten years - double the current penalty - under a crackdown announced by the government today. Audio
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Checkpoint - Top Stories for Monday 26 July 2010
5:00 PM.More jail time for drink drivers but not change in how much drivers can drink. A Khmer Rouge Prison Chief is sentenced to 35 years behind bars and a jump in the price of posting a letter. Audio