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Checkpoint for Monday 30 August 2010
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Push to replicate Scottish criminal review commission
6:54 PM.A group of lawyers is calling for New Zealand to adopt a criminal appeal process used in Scotland, which they say could reduce miscarriages of justice. Audio
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Waatea News for 30 August 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Remarkable school opens in Queenstown
6:46 PM.A 17-million dollar state primary school has been opened by Education Minister, Anne Tolley. Audio
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The latest news from Latin America
6:36 PM.The latest on the trapped Chilean miners and more. Audio
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Sports News for 30 August 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Cigarette sales fall after April's increase in tobacco taxes
6:23 PM.Anti-tobacco groups say hundreds of lives could be saved this year because of a drop in cigarette sales. Audio
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Evening Business for 30 August 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Genesis Energy returns to profit
6:21 PM.The state-owned power company has returned to profit, despite shedding 30 thousand customers and households using less electricity because of a mild winter. Audio
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A dozen die every week due to domestic accidents
6:20 PM.A family's home may be its castle, but it's not always safe as houses. Audio
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Wind turbine blades cause headaches for radar systems
6:15 PM.Wind turbines in parts of the United States are causing headaches for the military and air traffic controllers. Audio
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Booby traps in Ureweras put Kiwi breeding programme at risk
5:56 PM.The Conservation department says it's investigating booby traps set on the road into the Urewera national park, and says they are putting a Kiwi breeding programme at risk. Audio
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Victoria University student fights plagiarism finding
5:50 PM.A Victoria University student who is not allowed to graduate because of accusations of plagiarism has gone to the High Court to have the university's ruling overturned. Audio
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Waatea News for 30 August 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Should it be legal to pay for egg and sperm donations?
5:41 PM.A fertility specialist is calling for a public debate on whether egg and sperm donors should be paid. Audio
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PPTA wants end to entrenchment for primary teachers
5:38 PM.The secondary teachers union has told the government it could save money by refusing to automatically pass on the pay rises it wins to primary teachers. Audio
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No comment from NZ Cricket on alleged betting scam
5:26 PM.New Zealand Cricket is refusing to comment on the alleged betting scam surrounding the Pakistan cricket team, even though the Pakistanis are scheduled to play here this summer. Audio
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Auckland water prices to fall under super city reform
5:19 PM.The super city, which takes over in November, will come with just one region-wide water supplier, replacing seven council retailers - and that will save money. Audio
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Man jailed for killing under-cover police officer
5:14 PM.The mother of murdered policeman, Sergeant Don Wilkinson, says his killers are cowards and she will never forgive them for what they've done. Audio
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SCF has one day to find new capital
5:11 PM.South Canterbury Finance owes 30-thousand investors about 1.7-billion dollars. Audio
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English delays trip to deal with South Canterbury Finance
5:08 PM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, is delaying an overseas trip as the Government prepares to deal with the possible failure of South Canterbury Finance. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 30 August 2010
5:00 PM.The latest on the South Canterbury Finance debacle; man sentenced for Police Sergeant Don Wilkinson's murder; Auckland water prices to fall and; cricket betting scam draws no comment. Audio