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Checkpoint for Wednesday 4 August 2010
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 4 August 2010
5:00 PM.The father of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says he died doing what he loved. A fall in prices for the country's highest export earner and mobile phone companies are told to cut prices or the… Read more Audio
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Dead soldier's father says NZ should stay in Afghanistan
5:07 PM.The 28-year old died when a roadside bomb exploded and the patrol convoy he was leading in Bamyan province was attacked. Audio
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Defence Force speaks about death of soldier
5:11 PM.Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell had been in Afghanistan since August last year. Audio
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Defence Minister reacts to soldier's death
5:15 PM.Joining us is the Defence Minister, Wayne Mapp. Audio
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Fall in dairy prices another blow for strong recovery
5:19 PM.A key step in the economic recovery is under threat, after another fall in prices for the country's biggest export earner. Audio
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Evening Business News for 4 August 2010
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Government to regulate termination rates for mobile phones
5:25 PM.Big mobile phone companies are being told to cut prices or the Government will do it for them. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 4 August 2010
5:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Joint Forces Commander on soldier death
5:34 PM.The Joint Forces Commander Peter Stockwell joins us. Audio
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Parliament pays its respect to NZ soldier killed in Afghanistan
5:42 PM.Parliament has paid its respect to the first New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan. Audio
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Tears from fallen soldier's school teachers
5:45 PM.Teachers at Tim O'Donnell's old high school were in tears today at the news of his death. Audio
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Waatea News for 4 August 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Govt on back foot over wages gap.
5:51 PM.The National-led Government has been put on the back foot again over its plan to close the wages gap with Australia by 2025. Audio
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Prime Minister pays tribute to fallen soldier
5:55 PM.To Vanuatu now, where the Prime Minister John Key has been paying tribute to the soldier Tim O'Donnell who died earlier today in Afghanistan. Audio
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Defence Force planning to shift wounded to Kabul
6:07 PM.The Defence Force says it is trying to arrange to shift the three wounded men and the body of a soldier killed in an ambush in Afghanistan to Bagram airbase near Kabul. Audio
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RSA - 'We share grief of dead soldier's family'
6:12 PM.Protocols at the Returned and Services Association mean flags are normally only lowered on the day of a funeral. Audio
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Further analysis of dairy price falls
6:13 PM.A key step in the economic recovery is under threat after another fall in prices for the country's biggest export earner. Audio
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Evening Business News for 4 August 2010
6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Claims 1.8 million dollar RWC opening festival is a waste.
6:25 PM.Most Auckland city councillors appear to be happy with the nearly two million dollars being spent on a waterfront opening party for the Rugby World Cup, but one insists it's a waste of money. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 4 August 2010
6:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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General elections get underway in Solomon Islands
6:40 PM.The polls have just closed in the Solomon Islands general elections, after a relatively trouble-free run-up. Audio
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Waatea News for 4 August 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio