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Checkpoint for Wednesday 15 December 2010
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Biofuel may save commercial aviation
6:56 PM.Air New Zealand is to convert its airport vehicles to biofuel, but flying using carbon friendly alternatives is still some time off. Audio
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Council orders review of Super V8 spending
6:53 PM.The Hamilton city mayor is horrified at a 30-million dollar price tag for the Super V8 race over the past three years, and is ordering a review. Audio
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Waatea News for 15 December 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Nelson mental hospital to be closed
6:44 PM.The Nelson-Marlborough district health board says elderly mental health patients will be better off under a plan to replace an outmoded hospital with a new specialist unit. Audio
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Controversial Mahia sewage plant approved
6:42 PM.The Environment Court has cleared the way for a controversial sewage treatment scheme to go ahead on the East Coast. Audio
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Waikato and Ruapheu declared to be in drought
6:38 PM.The stress on farmers in Waikato now facing their fourth year in a row of extremely dry conditions is starting to tell. Audio
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Sports News for 15 December 2010
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Bid to save buildings from demolition looks set to fail
6:28 PM.A group of angry residents in Auckland's affluent St Heliers is keeping vigil outside two historic buildings in a last ditch attempt to stop them being knocked down. Audio
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Chch Mayor's post-quake media presence criticised
6:25 PM.A Civil Defence report looking at the aftermath of September's earthquake has reignited tensions between the Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker, and the Canterbury regional council. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 December 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Warnings over lead in toys
6:19 PM.With Christmas just 10 days away, shoppers are being warned not to buy children certain cheap toys which have been found to contain alarmingly high levels of lead. Audio
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NZ not joining Australia in legal action against whaling
6:16 PM.The Government has announced it will not be joining Australia, in taking legal action against Japan's scientific whaling in the Southern Ocean. Audio
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Drink-driver jailed for double-killing in Christchurch
6:13 PM.A man who killed two people when he crashed his car while being chased by the police in Christchurch has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Audio
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Driver "hates herself" for killing cyclists
6:10 PM.A driver who ploughed into a group of cyclists killing three of them says she hates herself for what happened. Audio
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Government asked to help with job stimulus on West Coast
6:07 PM.West Coast leaders have appealed to the Government to help boost jobs in the region now that the Pike River Coal Mine is in receivership. Audio
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Gunman opens fire in Florida
5:57 PM.To the US now, where a gunman has opened fire at a board meeting of the Bay District Schools in Florida. Audio
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Cocaine seizures by customs soar
5:53 PM.Customs officials say the country is being targeted by South American drug rings trying to establish a cocaine syndicate. Audio
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Waatea News for 15 December 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Mayor hits back
5:43 PM.The Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker has hit back at a Civil Defence report that says his constant media presence after the earthquake created an artificial air of crisis. Audio
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Bereaved husband says young driver shouldn't be jailed
5:40 PM.A man whose wife was one of three cyclists killed in a crash in Waikato last month, says he doesn't want the young woman who was driving to be jailed. Audio
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Pike River receivership
5:35 PM.John Fisk is one of the receivers from Pricewaterhousecoopers. Audio
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Sports News for 15 December 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Asylum seekers feared dead
5:27 PM.Dozens of asylum seekers are feared drowned after their boat smashed into rocks and broke apart, in rough conditions off Christmas Island. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 December 2010
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Children's lipsticks recalled after discovery of lead
5:19 PM.The Commerce Commission has launched an investigation after six children's toys were found to have excessively high levels of lead. Audio
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Assets of former Hanover director frozen
5:15 PM.The former Hanover director Mark Hotchin has had millions of dollars of his New Zealand assets frozen after the Securities Commission successfully applied to the High Court in Auckland. Audio
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West Coasters meet with Gerry Brownlee
5:12 PM.The Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee met the Grey District Mayor, Tony Kokshoorn and the Chair of the West Coast Development Trust, John Sturgeon in Wellington today to talk about how… Read more Audio
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Pike River insurance payout may be a long way off
5:08 PM.Insurance industry analysts are saying Pike River Coal could be in for a long wait to get its hands on the insurance money that is its only real asset. Audio
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Checkpoint Choice for Wednesday 15 December 2010
5:00 PM.Pike River insurance payout may be a long way off; West Coasters meet with Gerry Brownlee; assets of former Hanover director frozen; children's lipsticks recalled after discovery of lead; and asylum… Read more Audio