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Checkpoint for Tuesday 25 August 2009
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Tensions break out between National and ACT
5:08 PM.The National Party MP Tau Henare is unrepentant after calling the leader of the ACT Party, which is one of National's support parties, 'a buffoon' and 'a jerk off'. Audio
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Are boundary changes for Auckland in the pipeline?
5:11 PM.Not content with alienating some Maori over Auckland's super city, the government's now being accused of doing a backroom deal which would dramatically alter the region's northern boundary. Audio
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National's president fronts up to Caucus
5:16 PM.The National Party president, Peter Goodfellow, has fronted up to the MPs weekly caucus meeting at Parliament, saying he has solid support to stay on in the position. Audio
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Police investigate death of Auckland baby
5:18 PM.Police investigating the death of a newborn baby in West Auckland say a post mortem examination has been completed - but they're not disclosing the cause of death. Audio
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FBI to handle interrogations of terror suspects
5:20 PM.New details are emerging of suspected detainee abuse at secret CIA prisons around the world. Audio
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Evening Business News for 25 August 2009
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Proposed fines for drivers fuel debate
5:26 PM.Drivers who run out of petrol on Auckland's motorways could soon be in line for a hefty fine. Audio
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New group to teach young people money skills
5:30 PM.The retirement commissioner says it's too easy for young people to get into debt. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Deposit guarantee scheme extended
5:37 PM.The Government scheme to protect the public's deposits in banks and finance companies during the financial crisis is being extended for another year. Audio
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Losing lab films patients using rival service
5:41 PM.The laboratory testing company that lost a multi-million dollar contract in Auckland has hired a film crew to interview its rival's patients. Audio
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Auckland zoo mourns Kashin
5:44 PM.With the death of 40 year old Kashin at Auckland Zoo, questions are now being asked about whether this the end of an era for elephants being held in capitivity in New Zealand. Audio
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Waatea news
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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EPMU slams Telecom for 'culture of greed'
5:52 PM.One of the country's largest unions is lambasting Telecom for unveiling what it calls a 'shameless culture of greed' in the pay packet of its chief executive. Audio
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Malaysian woman will be caned for drinking beer
5:55 PM.The 32-year-old mother of two, Kartika Shukarno, has been granted a reprieve until the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is over. Audio
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Speculation rife over possible Auckland boundary changes
6:07 PM.Not content with alienating some Maori over Auckland's super city, the government's now being accused of doing a backroom deal which would dramatically change the region's northern boundary. Audio
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Jackson's doctor expected to be charged over his death
6:10 PM.The Los Angeles County coronor has found that Michael Jackson died from a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol, fuelling expectations his doctor is about to be charged over his death. Audio
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Father calls for regulation of white water industry
6:14 PM.A Queenstown adventure company has been ordered to pay $146000 in reparation and fines over the drowning of an English tourist. Audio
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Squatters finally removed from Kaikohe building
6:19 PM.A businessman who's been fighting to get squatters out of his property in Northland has finally got his building back. Audio
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Poetic gems unearthed in library archives
6:21 PM.An archiving project at the University of Canterbury's Macmillan Brown Library has unearthed some hidden gems, including unpublished poems of the late James K Baxter. Audio
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Evening Business News for 25 August 2009
6:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Tougher rules loom for vineyard noise
6:28 PM.Grape growers in Marlborough will soon have to meet tougher noise standards on frost fighting machines if newly proposed rules are adopted by the Marlborough district council. Audio
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Sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Renovators may have been exposed to asbestos
6:36 PM.Thousands of Australians who've renovated their homes and ripped up old carpets may have exposed themselves to deadly asbestos fibres. Audio
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African nations want compensation for climate change
6:39 PM.African leaders have put a $67 billion price tag on the cost of climate change on their continent. Audio
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Family Violence report 'first of its kind'
6:42 PM.Women are far more likely than men to suffer violence at the hands of their partners, but men are more often the victims of psychological abuse. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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AA wants nationwide fines for running out of fuel
6:48 PM.The police in Auckland are pushing for a new bylaw that would would see drivers slapped with a huge fine if their fuel tank runs dry on the region's motorway network. Audio
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Israeli leader to meet US envoy in London
6:54 PM.The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in London for talks about the future of the Middle East peace process. Audio
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Scotland defends release of lockerbie bomber
6:56 PM.The Scottish Justice Secretary has defended his decision to free the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing during a special statement to the Scottish Parliament. Audio
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Steel column returns to Ground Zero in New York
6:59 PM.An 11 metre high steel column which was recovered from the World Trade Centre site in New York has been returned to Ground Zero. Audio