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Checkpoint for Thursday 11 August 2011
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Action against loansharks imminent
6:53 PM.The Commerce Commission is promising action against unregistered money lenders within the next two months. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 11 August 2011
6:47 PM.Maori Wardens say the old-fashioned phrasing of the law that allows them to deal with drunks needs to be updated; The group carrying out a constitutional review says one of the key questions is… Read more Audio
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New Zealanders feeling optimistic despite world turmoil
6:43 PM.People here have shrugged off the global panic and fear over U.S and European government debt and are expecting the New Zealand economy to improve. Audio
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Russia considers barring American offcials
6:39 PM.Despite a much lauded 'reset' of relations between the two countries, Russia is now talking about barring American officials from entering the country. Audio
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Aucklander Harbour Bridge path would charge tolls
6:36 PM.Pedestrians and cyclists could be crossing the Auckland Harbour Bridge within two years on a new path - but they'll have to pay to do so. Audio
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Sports News for 11 August 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Commissioner awards go to officers for Napier 2009 siege
6:27 PM.Police officers who played an important role during the 2009 armed seige in Napier have been honoured. The Police Commisioner, Peter Marshall, has handed out bravery and leadership awards to eight… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 11 August 2011
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Super Fund breaks its own rules
6:17 PM.The Super Fund has broken its own rules by accidentally investing in a company which produces tobacco. It's now reviewing other investments to make sure it's not tied up with any other businesses… Read more Audio
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Questions about whether UK police should shut down BlackBerry systems
6:11 PM.The way rioters used their phones to move across cities and organise the violence is under close scrutiny with one MP calling for BlackBerry's instant messaging service to be suspended. Audio
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More revelations about life on foreign fishing trawlers
5:51 PM.Working in slum-like conditions with no safety gear for a pittance, living in unheated accommodation without clean water, and dealing with threats and intimidation. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 11 August 2011
5:48 PM.The Maori Party says the Crown is forgetting it has a Treaty relationship with tribes, that is over and above any association they have with companies corporations or trusts; A kaumatua at Lifeline… Read more Audio
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Petrol price drop should have happened a week ago says AA
5:46 PM.Petrol prices have dropped below two dollars a litre for the first time since January, but the AA says this should have happened sooner. Audio
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Price of gold rising and rising
5:42 PM.With stock markets around the world jittery, the price of gold is climbing to record highs. Audio
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Govt under renewed pressure over Pike River Mine
5:38 PM.The National-led Government has come under renewed pressure over mine safety before last November's disaster at Pike River Mine which killed 29 workers. Audio
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Nude booze calender creates storm of controversy
5:36 PM.A North Otago Rugby Union fund-raising calendar featuring players posing nude, except for strategically placed beer bottles, is creating a storm of controversy. Audio
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Sports News for 11 August 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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NZ bucks trend of market drops on French fears
5:27 PM.Most stock markets have been falling round the world and the gold price climbing as fears over Europe's financial crisis intensify. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 August 2011
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Motorcyclist couldn't have avoided police car
5:21 PM.A crash investigator has backed the Crown's argument that a police officer took a risk when he made a u-turn and collided with a motorcyclist. 60 year old highway patrol office Michael Lenihan is… Read more Audio
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London courts sit through the night for riots accused
5:17 PM.Courts in London have been sitting through the night to deal with the flood of hundreds of people accused of the rioting and looting that's rocked Britain for days. Audio
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Christchurch unveils $2 billion central city rebuild
5:08 PM.Christchurch has unveiled an ambitious $2 billion plan to re-create the central city as a green, people friendly, low rise zone, inside a garden. Almost six months on from the destructive February… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 11 August 2011
5:00 PM.Christchurch unveils $2 billion central city rebuild, London courts sit through the night for riots accused, Questions about whether UK police should shut down BlackBerry systems, Commissioner awards… Read more Audio