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Checkpoint for Friday 3 December 2010
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Fake Twitter accounts - 140 characters of satire?
6:57 PM.Fake Twitter accounts are exploding in popularity as satirists use the social networking site to lampoon famous or important people. Audio
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Waatea News for 3 December 2010
6:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 3 December 2010
6:37 PM.The ACT Party's economic spokesperson Sir Roger Douglas returned to Parliament in 2008 after an 18-year absence. His commitment to liberal economic policies remains undiminished, but his voice in… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 3 December 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Pedestrians cop blame for bus accidents
6:26 PM.The Wellington City Council and bus drivers union say the onus is on pedestrians to cross the new accident-prone inner city bus route with more care. Audio
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Decoy sea lion to be deployed in Southland
6:22 PM.A stuffed female sea lion could be the solution to a spot of bother with some teenage sea lions at a popular Southland camping ground. Audio
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Snow closes England
6:19 PM.The UK has been badly hit as fresh snow has swept across northern Europe, bringing more misery - with school closures, blocked roads, and cancelled trains and flights. Audio
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Evening Business for 3 December 2010
6:15 PM.Auckland house prices have risen to their highest level in nearly three years. Barfoot and Thompson, the city's largest real estate firm, says the average price is now almost $554 thousand while sales… Read more Audio
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Pike River Chairman responds to union claims
6:07 PM.Pike River Coal is being accused of haranguing employees after they're interviewed by the police and labour department as part of the investigation into the mining disaster which killed 29 men. Audio
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Greenhouse gases reach highest level since pre-industrial times
5:57 PM.The World Meteorological Organisation has found the main greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have reached their highest recorded levels since pre-industrial times. Audio
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Lawyers insist on sittting in on Pike River interviews
5:50 PM.The union representing miners says lawyers acting for Pike River Coal have been insisting on sitting in on interviews with the the police and Department of Labour investigating the mine disaster which… Read more Audio
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Waatea News for 3 December 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Mentawai Island villagers still afraid following tsunami
5:40 PM.Just over a month after a tsunami devastated Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, many terrified locals have abandoned their homes - or are leaving every night to camp by roadsides up in the hills. Audio
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Revamped Waterfront expected to bring in billions for Auckland
5:39 PM.Redeveloping Auckland's run-down waterfront is being tipped to inject billions of dollars into the region over the coming decades. But the government's once again sounding a cautionary note, about the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 3 December 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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NZ take on England for place in women's squash finals
5:25 PM.It's crunch time for New Zealand at the Women's World Team Squash Championships - where they're taking on the top seeds, England, for a spot in the finals. Audio
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Evening Business for 3 December 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Latest on the Pike River mine recovery operation
5:19 PM.Efforts to put out the fire burning in the Pike River Coal Mine will continue with more cooling gases being pumped into the tunnel. Audio
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Last-minute claims flood into Earthquake Commission
5:16 PM.Last-minute claims for property damage caused by the Canterbury earthquake are flooding into the Earthquake Commission as the deadline looms. Homeowners have responded to an eleventh-hour hurry up… Read more Audio
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Wong report a whitewash - Labour
5:08 PM.The Labour Party is dismissing an independent report on Pansy Wong's travel perks, as a whitewash, and says the matter should be referred to the Auditor General. The Botany MP resigned last month… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 3 December 2010
5:00 PM.Wong report a whitewash - Labour, Lawyers insist on sittting in on Pike River interviews, Last-minute claims flood into Earthquake Commission, Pike River Chairman responds to union claims. Audio