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Checkpoint for Friday 15 May 2009
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Job cuts at Lane Walker Rudkin
5:09 PM.More than 180 workers at the clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin have been told today they no longer have jobs. Audio
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Record fall in retail sales for March quarter
5:20 PM.People have steered clear of the car yards and appliance stores with retail figures showing by far the biggest slump on record. Audio
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Sir Ed's family heads to court
5:24 PM.A former director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum says the dispute with Sir Edmund Hillary's children doesn't look good. Audio
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Evening business
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Vietnamese Catfish to hit NZ market
5:35 PM.Commercial fishers are fuming over a decision by MAF Biosecurity to allow Vietnamese Catfish to be sold in New Zealand. Audio
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Treasury warns of false dawn and rising debt
5:39 PM.Today figures were released showing the biggest quarterly fall in retail sales ever. Audio
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Greens release their stimulus package
5:41 PM.The Green Party has come up with a $3.3 billion economic stimulus package that it says could save or create 18 thousand jobs. Audio
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Southland sawmill closes as 60 jobs lost
5:46 PM.60 workers at a sawmill in the tiny Southland town of Otautau are coming to grips with the fact that the mill is to close. Audio
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Fish and Game defends itself from Agriculture Minister
5:52 PM.Agriculture Minister David Carter is questioning the leadership and direction of Fish and Game New Zealand. Audio
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Court hearing into Holcim plant finishes
5:56 PM.The Environment Court has heard that a massive cement plant planned for near Oamaru will be a blight on the landscape. Audio
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180 jobs lost at Lane Walker Rudkin
6:08 PM.More than 180 jobs have been axed by clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin today - the bulk of them in Christchurch. Audio
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Sales suffered biggest fall on record
6:12 PM.Retail sales have suffered their biggest fall on record, down almost three percent in the March quarter. Audio
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Capital's rotten waterfront needs major repairs
6:14 PM.Wellington ratepayers face a skyrocketing repair bill to fix the city's picturesque waterfront. Audio
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House still in urgency as supercity debate continues
6:18 PM.The Labour party is managing to squeeze another day's debate out of the passage of a law to create an Auckland supercity. Audio
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Evening business
6:22 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Human suffering in Sri Lanka a catastrophe
6:24 PM.In Sri Lanka tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped between the Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces. Audio
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Chemical waste dumps affects tens of thousands
6:25 PM.Documents show that waste dumped in the Ivory Coast city of Aber-zharhn contained a dangerous cocktail of chemicals. Audio
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Calls for NRL players to come forward over sex scandal
6:28 PM.School principals in Australia say they don't want rugby league players visiting their schools. Audio
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Sports news
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 15 May 2009
6:38 PM.Julian Robins looks at the political risks associated with reforming local government in the country's major population centre. Audio
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Waatea news
6:56 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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The biggest global health threat of the 21st century
6:58 PM.Climate Change is the biggest global health threat in the 21st century according to a report in the medical journal The Lancet. Audio