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Checkpoint for Wednesday 27 January 2010
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Environment Minister calls in dairy farm applications
5:08 PM.The Environment Minister has intervened in a controversial proposal to create cubicle dairy farms in the Upper Waitaki region. Audio
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Minimum wage to rise by 25c an hour from April
5:11 PM.The Council of Trade Unions says the government's minimum wage increase, is 'mean' and a 'missed opportunity' to close the wage gap with Australia. Audio
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Telecom crashes"unacceptable"
5:17 PM.Telecom is apologising to the tens of thousands of mobile phone customers affected by the latest crash of its XT network. Audio
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Evening Business News for 27 January 2010
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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New Zealanders trapped by flooding in Peru
5:23 PM.Flooding and mudslides near Peru's historic ruins of Machu Picchu have killed at least five people and stranded 1900 tourists, including 16 New Zealanders. Audio
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Outlook for banks upgraded by credit rating agency
5:27 PM.The credit ratings agency Moody's has upgraded its outlook for New Zealand's banks in move that could help stem rising mortgage interest rates. Audio
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Sports news for 27 January 2010
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Govt moves to deter hard-core cartel activity
5:36 PM.Business people who get-together to fix prices could face criminal charges and even imprisonment under ideas being floated to deter hard-core cartel activity. Audio
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Nth and Sth Korea exchange fire along disputed sea border
5:40 PM.A South Korean news agency is reporting that North and South Korea have exchanged fire along their disputed sea border. Audio
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Most neighbours want gang compound fence to stay
5:44 PM.The Wanganui District Council has voted to apply for a court order to dismantle a corrugated metal fence which surrounds the Hells Angels headquarters in the town. Audio
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Waatea news
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Rudd pledges to try to save former Australian soldier
5:48 PM.The Australian Government says it will make"high level representations"to try to save a former Australian soldier from being executed for murder in Afghanistan. Audio
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Proposal could see Tauranga residents charged for library use
5:50 PM.The Library and Information Association of New Zealand has labelled a proposal by the Tauranga City Council to start charging for its library books, as unfortunate. Audio
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Britain scrapes through recession
5:54 PM.Official figures published in Britain show that the longest recession since the Second World War has ended, but only by the narrowest margin. Audio
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Australian Open update
5:56 PM.We cross to our tennis correspondent Dave Luddy at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Audio
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Mackenzie Guardians welcome Government intervention
6:07 PM.The Environment Minister has used his ministerial powers to intervene in a controversial proposal to create indoor dairy farms in the Upper Waitaki region. Audio
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Lawyer questions making price fixing a criminal offence
6:10 PM.A competition lawyer is questioning the effectiveness of possibly making price-fixing activity by businesses a criminal offence. Audio
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Arrest after high speed police pursuit in Canterbury
6:13 PM.A 21 year old man faces a raft of charges after a high speed police pursuit in Canterbury, during which the police say he pointed a pistol at officers. Audio
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Obama prepares for his first State of the Union
6:16 PM.The White House says President Obama will not relegate foreign policy goals in the face of mounting political pressure at home. Audio
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Evening Business News for 27 January 2010
6:19 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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New Zealand water engineer on Haitian infrastructure
6:22 PM.It's two weeks after Haiti's devastating earthquake and in Leogane, which was at the epicentre, thousands of people are living in crowded camps with no sanitation. Audio
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British inquiry told Iraq war was unlawful
6:26 PM.Two former Foreign Office legal advisers have told Britain's Iraq war inquiry that the decision to launch an invasion was illegal. Audio
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Concern over the militarisation of aid to Afghanistan
6:29 PM.Eight international aid agencies have highlighted what they call the growing militarisation of the aid effort for Afghanistan. Audio
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Sports news for 27 January 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Improvements needed to early intervention programmes
6:36 PM.An independent review of early intervention programmes aimed at the disadvantaged says that while they are working, improvements are needed. Audio
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US suspends multi-million dollar programme for Kenya
6:40 PM.The United States has suspended a seven million dollar programme intended for Kenya's Ministry of Education after a corruption scandal was revealed last month. Audio
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Opposition to council plan to kill dogs
6:43 PM.The Invercargill City Council wants dog control laws changed so that it can euthanise dogs which have attacked, even if the owner objects. Audio
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Police seek man who stole car at gun-point
6:45 PM.Two women have been left shaken but unhurt after their car was stolen at gun-point in South Auckland this morning. Audio
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Waatea news
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Still no decision on Northern Ireland power sharing
6:49 PM.The British and Irish prime ministers Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen are continuing their efforts to prevent the collapse of the power sharing agreement in Northern Ireland. Audio
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Secret charity tracks down paedophiles
6:51 PM.A secretive Australian based charity dedicated to tracking down sex traffickers has had a breakthrough in Cambodia. Audio
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Murder in PNG sparks fears in Asian community
6:53 PM.The shooting of a second Asian businessman in Papua New Guinea this year has sparked fears the Asian community's being targeted. Audio
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Banning of veils in France a step closer to reality
6:56 PM.A French parliamentary committee has recommended a partial ban on women wearing the full Islamic veil saying it represents an unacceptable challenge to the French Republic. Audio