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Checkpoint for Thursday 4 November 2010
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Trustees unsure of support for standards
6:50 PM.Opposition to the government's national standards in reading, writing and maths is strengthening, but some principals who favour them say their peers may be becoming more positive. Audio
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Waatea News for 4 November 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Retail group tentatively welcomes new tobacco law
6:44 PM.Grocers and supermarkets are worried a new law that would require them to hide all cigarettes and tobacco from view, could lead to unfair prosecutions. Audio
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Inland Revenue has 55 million dollars of unclaimed money
6:36 PM.The Inland Revenue has 55 million dollars it wants to give back to people who don't know IRD has it - 371 thousand dollars belongs to one person. Audio
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Sports News for 4 November 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Analysis of the Democrats loss in the mid terms
6:25 PM.Voters punished the Democrats for the state of the economy - but did President Obama fail to tell people clearly enough what he had achieved? Audio
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Republicans take control of US house of Representatives
6:24 PM.To the United States now where exuberant Republicans are promising to use their victory in Congress to roll back some of President Barack Obama's key accomplishments such as healthcare and financial… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 4 November 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market Audio
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May Wang breaks into tears in High Court
6:13 PM.The businesswoman May Wang has won her bid to keep the names of people bankrolling an offer to her creditors out of the public domain. Audio
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PM hosts a BBQ for Hillary Clinton
6:12 PM.The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has arrived at Premier House for a Barbecue hosted by John Key. Audio
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US commits itself to closer relationship with NZ
6:08 PM.New Zealand and the United States have signed a new strategic partnership agreement, which the Government says turns a new page in the relationship between the two countries. Audio
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Police continue to search for two men
5:56 PM.Auckland Police are hunting for two men with gang connections who escaped from the Manukau District Court yesterday. Audio
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Crown says Kahui grandfather careless with truth
5:52 PM.The Crown has accused the grandfather of the Kahui twins of being careless with the truth at an inquest into their deaths. Audio
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First medal for New Zealand rowers
5:49 PM.New Zealand has won its first medal at the World Rowing Championships. Audio
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Waatea News for 4 November 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sharp fall in unemployment figures raises questions
5:42 PM.Businesses say a sharp fall in unemployment in the September quarter is consistent with what they are seeing in the jobs market. Audio
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Billion dollar bill expected from Southland snow damage
5:39 PM.The Southland snow disaster in September is expected to cost almost a billion dollars, with significant losses for the farming sector. Audio
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Sports News for 4 November 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Radical changes recommended for search and surveillance bill
5:28 PM.MPs considering sweeping new powers of search and surveillance for Government agencies have concluded that much more protection for the privacy of New Zealand citizens is needed. Audio
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Auckland DHB chairman to step down
5:25 PM.The chairman of the Auckland District Health Board is stepping down from office. Audio
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Evening Business for 4 November 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Two men escape from court
5:20 PM.Two gang members being taken from cells up to a court room managed to trick a security guard into giving them the chance to escape. Audio
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Tobacco controls tightened up
5:14 PM.Shops will have to hide all cigarettes and tobacco from view under a new law that could be in force within a year. Audio
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Strategic partnership agreement signed with the US
5:08 PM.New Zealand and the United States have signed a new strategic partnership agreement, which the Government says turns a new page in the relationship between the two countries. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 4 November 2010
5:00 PM.New strategic agreement signed with the US, Tobacco controls tightened up, Two men escape from court, The chairman of the Auckland District Health Board steps down, Radical changes recommended for… Read more Audio