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Checkpoint for Monday 2 March 2009
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Sealord Cuts Jobs
5:08 PM.Sealord is shedding up to 180 workers by cutting the night shift at its seafood processing factory in Nelson. Audio
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Suspicious Prisoner Death
5:12 PM.The Corrections Department says it's taking the death of an inmate at Auckland Prison yesterday morning very seriously. Audio
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Mascot Finance Fails
5:16 PM.Mascot Finance has become the first government-guaranteed financial institution to go into receivership. Audio
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David Bain Retrial
5:21 PM.David Bain has failed in his bid to have his High Court retrial cancelled. Audio
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Evening Business News for 2 March 2009
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Trans -Tasman Flights
5:26 PM.The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has agreed to look at making trans-Tasman flights the equal of domestic travel. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Kiwi Rail Spend Up
5:37 PM.The government has given the go ahead for more than a hundred million dollars to be spent on new carriages and locomotives. Audio
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Trans-Tasman Flights (Part 2)
5:41 PM.There's a new push to make Trans Tasman travel as easy as flying around New Zealand. Audio
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Waatea News
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Power Hearing
5:48 PM.Auckland's fragile power network has been laid bare before the Electricity Commission. Audio
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Counterfeiting
5:51 PM.Consumers are being cautioned after a sting by online auction site Trademe caught out 75 suspected counterfeiters. Audio
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Demand Based Pricing
5:53 PM.A change in the way Mcdonalds in Australia charges for its burgers has triggered accusations. Audio
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Victorian State Fire Ban
5:56 PM.Victoria has declared another total fire ban today and authorities are pleading with residents throughout the state. Audio
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Mascot Finance Fails (Part 2)
6:07 PM.A group representing people burned by finance company collapses says it will be watching closely. Audio
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Bond Investments
6:12 PM.A business analyst is warning that many New Zealander investors are rushing into bonds. Audio
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Ninety Day Trial for Workers
6:19 PM.Some school leavers have joined those criticising the new 90 day trial employment law. Audio
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Evening Business News for 2 March 2009
6:23 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Wellington Brothel Court Case
6:25 PM.Dozens of residents from the Wellington suburb of Mount Victoria packed the public gallery at the High Court today. Audio
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Bangladesh Army Mutiny
6:28 PM.The death toll is 140 and dozens of Army officers and members of their families are missing, feared dead. Audio
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Sports News
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Treating Sex Offenders
6:35 PM.It is much more dangerous to drive a person from a community than to leave them there monitored. Audio
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Fire Computer Glitches
6:39 PM.Rushed changes to communications system used to dispatch appliances could have drastic consequences. Audio
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Gaza
6:42 PM.The international community is refocusing its efforts on Gaza in the wake of the recent Israeli assault. Audio
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Waatea News
6:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New Party President
6:47 PM.The new president of the Labour Party, Andrew Little says the organisation faces some big challenges. Audio
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Congo Rebels
6:50 PM.Military officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are discussing the future of operations against rebels. Audio
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Irrigation Infrastructure.
6:52 PM.Federated Farmers says tens of thousands of jobs could be created in Canterbury on projects to build dams and reservoirs. Audio
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Film Withdrawn
6:56 PM.A Lebanese Australian film has been withdrawn from a major cinema chain in Sydney. Audio