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Checkpoint for Tuesday 24 August 2010
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 24 August 2010
5:00 PM.Compulsory registration scheme for adventure tourism sector, Reaction from father of UK tourist who died river boarding, Struggle during pharmacy break-in just before intruder died, Fire at Sky City… Read more Audio
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New Adventure tourism rules
5:07 PM.Adventure tourism operators will have to be registered and have independent safety checks done before they're allowed to start taking customers. Audio
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Reaction from father of UK tourist who died river boarding
5:12 PM.A review of adventure tourism was ordered by the Prime Minister following the death of English tourist Emily Jordon. Her father, Chris Jordan, joins us on the line from Worcestershire. Audio
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Struggle during pharmacy break-in just before intruder died
5:17 PM.The police say a man who broke into an Auckland pharmacy early this morning, struggled with the owner shortly before the intruder died. Audio
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Fire at Sky City damages internet supply
5:20 PM.A fire at Sky City in Auckland has disrupted internet connections and left several companies running on back up systems. Audio
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Evening Business for 24 August 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Bali bombmakers could have sentences reduced
5:25 PM.Indonesian prison authorities have recommended cancelling the life sentences imposed on key players in the 2002 Bali bombings - one of whom says he'd do the same again. Audio
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9 day traffic jam in China stretches 100km
5:30 PM.A traffic jam stretching about a hundred kilometres on the expressway linking the Chinese capital Beijing with inner Mongolia is now into its ninth day. Audio
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Sports News for 24 August 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mt Eden management contender exits prison contract race
5:36 PM.An advisor to the multinational firm Kalyx says he was gobsmacked to learn that the company has abandoned its bid to run an Auckland jail. Audio
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PM asks Canterbury residents for opinion on ECan sacking
5:44 PM.A four-page letter from the Prime Minister which has been distrbuted to 12-thousand Christchurch homes came under fire in Parliament today. Audio
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Hide says deposed deputy has tough questions to answer
5:46 PM.Heather Roy's future with the ACT Party remains under a cloud, with the party leader, Rodney Hide, saying she now has some tough questions to answer. Audio
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Waatea News for 24 August 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Police and fire service bars keep their licence exemptions
5:52 PM.The police, defence forces and fire service will continue to be allowed to run their bars without licences under the Government's reworking of the liquor laws. Audio
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Industry reaction to adventure tourism review
5:55 PM.Adventure tourism operators will have to be registered and have independent safety checks done before they're allowed to start taking customers. Audio
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Adventure industry backs Govenrment plan
6:07 PM.More now on the new rules to police adventure tourism operators. Audio
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Scientist Sir Graham Liggins dies aged 84
6:11 PM.The internationally noted scientist, Professor Sir Graham Liggins, has died after a long illness. Audio
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Blue cod fishing in Marlborough sounds banned till April
6:17 PM.Peak summer time fishing for blue cod in the Marlborough Sounds will be banned under a plan by a group set up to protect dwindling stocks. Audio
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Tax key focus of Savings Working Group
6:26 PM.The Minister of Finance is downplaying the possibility of large cash incentives for New Zealanders to save more. Audio
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The Savings Working Group head looks to tweak savings
6:28 PM.Kerry McDonald leads the Savings Working Group. Audio
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Sports News for 24 August 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Waatea News for 24 August 2010
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Recruitment agency warns of skills shortage
6:50 PM.A global recruitment agency says employers who've slashed too many jobs in recent years are now facing a serious skills shortage. Audio
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Colourful candidates contest for council jobs
6:56 PM.Those putting their hands up for seats on the Wellington City Council include a former Mayor, a fashionista, and a raft of Labour candidates. Audio