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Checkpoint for Thursday 26 August 2010
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 26 August 2010
5:00 PM.Body of four year old Lucas Ward found, Air travel industry players forecast recovery, Six year jail term for thief's part in medals theft, Labour releases OIA'd correspondence showing opposition to… Read more Audio
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Body of four year old Lucas Ward found
5:07 PM.The body of the four year old Gisborne boy Lucas Ward has been found in the Waimata River - just 400 metres upstream from a jetty near his grandmother's house. Audio
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Air travel industry players forecast recovery
5:10 PM.Demand for travel is on the up following a turbulent year - according to two of the industry's biggest players. Audio
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Six year jail term for thief's part in medals theft
5:16 PM.A career criminal has been sentenced to six years jail for his part in the theft of medals from the National Army Museum. Audio
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Released correspondence shows opposition to National Standards
5:19 PM.The Education Minister is under fire over her claims that school boards support National Standards. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 August 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Hide and Roy declare differences are now behind them
5:25 PM.Rodney Hide and Heather Roy appeared at Parliament this afternoon side by side, insisting that all of their differences are now behind them. Audio
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Sports News for 26 August 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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72 found dead at ranch in Mexico
5:36 PM.Mexican officials, investigating the deaths of 72 people found murdered at a ranch in the north of the country, say they were from Central and South America. Audio
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Calls for privileged criminals to get harsher sentences
5:40 PM.A justice reform group says wealthy powerful people have a responsibility as role models and when they commit a crime they should be given harsher sentences than those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Audio
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You Tube used to market cigarettes, according to Otago research
5:43 PM.Researchers from Otago University say tobacco companies are using You Tube to market cigarettes. Audio
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Waatea News for 26 August 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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ASB the first bank to offer equity release homeloans
5:48 PM.ASB's to be the first major New Zealand bank to offer reverse mortgages. Audio
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Struggling wine producers call for tax review
5:52 PM.Struggling wine producers are calling for a review of Government excise taxes, saying it's the single biggest challenge to their survival. Audio
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Auckland's major fan zones revealed
5:57 PM.Auckland's major so-called fan zones for next year's Rugby World Cup have been revealed. Audio
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Man sentenced to 6 years for his part in theft of medals
6:07 PM.A career criminal has been sentenced to six years in prison for his part in the theft of medals from the National Army Museum - a crime the sentencing judge says all New Zealanders resented. Audio
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Cold water bacteria help speed oil clean up
6:11 PM.Scientists studying bacteria found in the Gulf of Mexico say they've found a new species which could result in oil from the BP spill being cleared up much faster than some had predicted. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 August 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ASB has announced it's to offer equity release homeloans
6:25 PM.ASB has announced it's to offer equity release homeloans - the first major New Zealand bank to do so. Audio
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Football Ferns captain signs to Chelsea
6:28 PM.The beautiful game's greener pastures has claimed another New Zealander. Audio
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Sports News for 26 August 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Hong Kong holds special ceremony for slain tourists
6:36 PM.Hong Kong held a three minute silence this morning for the eight tourists killed in a bus hijack in the Philippines earlier this week. Audio
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Wellington Coroner criticses police search
6:40 PM.A Wellington Coroner is recommending that the Police and health board work more closely together when people go missing from the Hospital. Audio
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Seal pups a huge drawcard near Kaikoura
6:43 PM.It's been dubbed the daycare centre for seals and its drawing hundreds of tourists everyday. Audio
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Waatea News for 26 August 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Ngai Tahu says attitudes toward Te Reo are maturing
6:53 PM.Ngai Tahu says a move by the Canterbury Regional Council to use both Maori and English place names on its documents shows attitudes toward Te Reo are maturing. Audio