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Checkpoint for Wednesday 25 August 2010
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 25 August 2010
5:00 PM.Roy returns to Parliament, DHB's won't rule out more radiographer suspensions, Former MP told he has tarnished charity reputations, Australia's independents start negotiations with Labor and the… Read more Audio
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DHB's won't rule out more radiographer suspensions
5:14 PM.The industrial battle between District Health Boards and radiographers is escalating with staff in Auckland now saying they'll walk off the job for three days. Audio
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McClay told fraud tarnished charities he stole from
5:19 PM.A judge who sentenced the former MP and Children's Commissioner, Roger McClay, to 300 hours of community service for fraud, says his offending has tarnished the reputation of the charities he stole… Read more Audio
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Blogger before court on charges of breaking suppression
5:19 PM.The blogger for the Whale oil site, whose real name is Cameron Slater, will have to wait until next month to find out if he's guilty of breaching suppression orders online. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 August 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sister of murdered woman speaks out about govt help
5:28 PM.The sister of a Hawke's Bay woman bashed to death in London has given the government a blunt message: stop promising to help the families of victims if you don't mean it. Audio
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Sports News for 25 August 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Barlow to continue fighting to clear his name
5:36 PM.The double-murderer John Barlow has been freed from Rimutaka Prison, but he and his lawyer say the fight to clear his name will continue. The 64-year-old served nearly sixteen years for shooting… Read more Audio
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Commissioner raises questions over Archibald promotion
5:43 PM.Questions are being asked by the Police Commissioner about the appointment of Detective Inspector David Archibald to the Police College. Mr Archibald is heading up the Investigations and Intelligence… Read more Audio
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Waatea News for 25 August 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Electricity Commission to investigate alleged default
5:49 PM.The Electricity Commission is investigating why millions of dollars owned to power companies were not paid on time last week. Audio
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Aussie drilling consultant helping with Chile mine rescue
5:52 PM.Engineers are preparing to install a big drill to rescue 33 miners trapped deep in a Chilean mine, and are going to send down games to help them cope with a wait that could last until Christmas. Audio
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Australian high school students set terror assignment
5:57 PM.A Western Australian high school has come under fire because students were set an assignment to plan a terrorist attack. Audio
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Roy returns to Parliament
6:06 PM.The Act party's former deputy leader Heather Roy has returned to Parliament one week earlier than expected and broken her week-long silence on her ousting. Audio
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Aussie independents start negotiations with Labor and Coalition
6:11 PM.The king makers in the Australian federal election are now ready to start negotiations with Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott. Audio
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Former MP told he has tarnished charity reputations
6:16 PM.A judge has told the former MP and Children's Commissioner, Roger McClay, his offending has tarnished the reputation of the charities he stole from. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 August 2010
6:22 PM.Skellerup has lifted its underlying profit by almost 50 percent, and expects to improve its earnings again this year. The listed plastics and industrial couplings maker made almost 12 million dollars… Read more Audio
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Jimmy Carter heads to North Korea
6:28 PM.Former US President Jimmy Carter is reported to be heading to North Korea on a mission to win the release of an American being held prisoner there. Audio
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Sports News for 25 August 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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New Prime Minister in the Solomons
6:37 PM.MPs in Solomon Islands have voted in a new Prime Minister. Danny Philip defeated the only other contender Steve Abana by 26 votes to 23 - there was one spoilt vote in the country's 50 seat Parliament.
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Easter Islanders fight for independence
6:39 PM.Indigenous protestors on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui or Easter Island say they won't stop fighting for autonomy despite armed police forcing them out of government buildings they've been occupying.
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Waatea News for 25 August 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New research turns whisky byproducts into biofuel
6:57 PM.Could the water of life be powering the cars of the future? Scientists in Scotland have created a new biofuel - made from the by-products of whisky distillation. Audio