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Checkpoint for Monday 9 May 2011
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Almost two million dollars in bus lane fines in first 6 months
6:50 PM.Auckland drivers have been charged almost two million dollars in fines for illegally using bus lanes in the first six months of the new Auckland Council. Audio
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The latest news from the UK
6:40 PM.To the UK now, where the Lib-Dems are promising to have a louder voice in government after a shocking result in the local body elections. Audio
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ACC lawyer says a pefect storm created backlog of appeals
6:36 PM.A lawyer specialising in Accident Compensation Corporation cases says a perfect storm has created a massive backlog in appeals before the District Court. Audio
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Sports News for 9 May 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Stress levels highest in Christchurch and Auckland
6:29 PM.Aucklanders are second only to Cantabrians as the most stressed people in the country, while those living in Wellington are the most relaxed. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 May 2011
6:26 PM.Confidence has reached an eighteen month high, as firms and households pick themselves up after the Canterbury quakes. Audio
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Doctor claims his profession is out to get him
6:17 PM.A Hamilton GP charged for the third time with professional misconduct claims the medical profession is out to get him. Audio
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Minister on why SAS banned from fundraising
6:13 PM.The Defence Force has banned the SAS from running military training days as fundraising events. Audio
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New water rules fall short say critics
6:08 PM.New rules to safeguard the country's water supply will change how councils and the Environment Court police the resource. Audio
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Richard Riddiford on training day with SAS
5:55 PM.A Martinborough farmer and wine company director says his training day with SAS last year showed him you wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of one of the elite soldiers. Audio
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Watchdog tells court investors misled
5:48 PM.The country's chief financial watchdog says a Christchurch businessman was deliberately misleading investors when he made offers to thousands of shareholders earlier this year. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 May 2011
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 May 2011
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Searcher who went missing talks about his ordeal
5:43 PM.An experienced Search and Rescue officer who was winched from the Tararua Ranges by helicopter at the weekend was at first unaware searchers were looking for him. Audio
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Trust agrees on plan to help Hawke's Bay farmers
5:40 PM.A Trust set up to to help more than a hundred Hawkes Bay farmers hit by the worst storm they can remember has come up with a plan. Audio
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Thai officials face questions over spray after deaths
5:36 PM.Authorities in Thailand are facing renewed questions after a claim that a bedbug spray could be behind the deaths of a New Zealand tourist and three others. Audio
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Sports News for 9 May 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Man gets at least 13 years for fatal attack with ornamental cat
5:28 PM.The family of a man bashed to death by a man wielding an ornamental cat statue are thankful that the killer is finally behind bars and they can begin trying to move on with their own lives. Audio
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New water use rules stop short of tougher regulations
5:25 PM.New rules to safeguard the country's water supply will change how councils and the Environment Court police the resource. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 May 2011
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland one of the most unhealthy cities - survey
5:20 PM.Auckland had been named one of the most unhealthy cities in the country to live in. Audio
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SAS not allowed to use military training events to fundraise
5:17 PM.The Defence Force has banned the SAS from running military training days as fundraising events. Audio
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Second Air NZ plane makes emergency landing
5:15 PM.A second Air New Zealand plane has been forced to make an emergency landing. Audio
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Kiwirail talks about the Clifford Bay port proposal
5:11 PM.The head of KiwiRail says building a new South Island port at Clifford Bay south of Blenheim, doesn't rule out having passenger ferry services to Picton. Audio
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Picton concern over ferry terminal move
5:07 PM.People in Picton say they fear for the future of their town if the inter-island ferry terminal is taken away from the Marlborough Sounds. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 9 May 2011
5:00 PM.Picton or Clifford Bay? The Ferry debate is re-ignited. Two Air New Zealand emergency landings are now under investigation and why are Aucklanders so stressed ? Audio