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Checkpoint for Wednesday 8 December 2010
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Oil and gas worth a billion dollars more than thought
6:55 PM.A report out today has revealed the oil and gas industry in Taranaki is valued at a billion dollars more than originally thought. Audio
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Waatea News for 8 December 2010
6:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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NZers offer reward money to help catch seal killers
6:48 PM.New Zealanders disgusted by the slaughter of 23 fur seals near Kaikoura have been phoning the Department of Conservation, offering to put up reward money to help catch whoever did it. Audio
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All remaining strike action at hospitals has been dropped.
6:44 PM.Medical laboratory workers have ended strike action while they consider a pay offer and radiographers have accepted a pay offer they'd been considering. Audio
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Residents in NSW refuse to be evacuated following flood threats
6:41 PM.More towns in New South Wales are under threat of flooding as a band of heavy rain moves across the state. Audio
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Australian rape study finds attackers often charming
6:38 PM.A study of rape victims in Australia has found their attackers are often charming and engaging. Audio
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May Wang declared bankrupt
6:36 PM.May Wang the woman at the centre of a chinese bid to buy the Crafar farms has been declared backrupt just a few minutes ago because of a failed property business which collapsed in 2008. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 8 December 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 December 2010
6:26 PM.A slump in building and manufacturing has analysts questioning whether the economy has stalled. Sales of manufactured goods in the three months to September fell to its lowest level in more than a… Read more Audio
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Report into retirement age
6:22 PM.The Prime Minister is under attack from Business New Zealand for refusing to debate the age of retirement. Audio
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Maori conducting own review of Constitutional matters
6:16 PM.While the Government embarks on a wide ranging review of the constitution as part of the support arrangement between National and the Maori Party, Iwi around the country are carrying out their own… Read more Audio
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Economic study spells out benefits from Dairy industry
6:12 PM.The significant benefits to this country from the dairy industry have been spelt out in a just released economic study commissioned by Fonterra. Audio
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Labour calls Pansy Wong travel perks report a whitewash
6:07 PM.The Botany MP, Pansy Wong, may be in hot water again - less than a week after being cleared of any systematic abuse of travel privileges. Audio
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Medium level drought declared in the north
5:54 PM.The government has today declared all areas north of Auckland Harbour a medium drought zone, triggering relief measures for farmers Audio
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Inquest has revealed problems with commercial Hand-gliding
5:49 PM.An inquest in Queenstown into the deaths of two people on a commercial hang-gliding flight has revealed widespread problems with the industry. Audio
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Waatea News for 8 December 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Winston Peter makes brief comeback
5:43 PM.Winston Peters has made a brief comeback at Parliament - telling MPs the Marine and Coastal Area Bill is a fraud and a rip-off. Audio
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No outright victory in Haiti presidential elections
5:40 PM.Demonstrations have broken out in several Haitian cities and gunshots are echoing through the capital following the announcement that there's been no outright victory in the presidential elections. Audio
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WikiLeaks reveals US regards Kevin Rudd as a control freak
5:35 PM.Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister, Kevin Rudd, is promising diplomatic assistance to the man who's whistle-blowing website has exposed international criticism of the way he runs his portfolio. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 8 December 2010
5:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 December 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Inquest finds widespread problems in hang gliding practices
5:19 PM.An inquest in Queenstown, into the deaths of two people on a commercial hang-gliding flight, has revealed widespread problems within the industry. Audio
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Republican Movement on Constitutional Review
5:14 PM.Lewis Holden is the Chair of the Republican Movement and has been listening to that, he's with us. Audio
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Constitutional review
5:11 PM.The Labour Party says it is inevitable there will be a referendum on who should be the country's head of State once the Queen dies. Audio
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Wong under fresh pressure
5:08 PM.The Botany MP, Pansy Wong, may be in hot water again - less than a week after being cleared of any systematic abuse of travel privileges. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 8 December 2010
5:00 PM.Labour puts Pansy Wong under more pressure. The dangers of hang gliding in New Zealand and the government constitutional review ignores the question of republicanism. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 8 December 2010
5:00 PM.Labour puts Pansy Wong under more pressure. The dangers of hang gliding in New Zealand and the government constitutional review ignores the question of republicanism. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 8 December 2010
5:00 PM.Labour puts Pansy Wong under more pressure. The dangers of hang gliding in New Zealand and the government constitutional review ignores the question of republicanism. Audio