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Checkpoint for Tuesday 9 February 2010
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Govt considering raising GST to 15 percent.
5:07 PM.The Government has come out in favour of raising GST to 15 percent, while at the same time cutting personal income tax rates. Audio
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All Paradex and Capadex capsules are being withdrawn.
5:20 PM.Painkillers used by about 78,000 New Zealanders are being pulled from the market because it's too easy to overdose on them and they're dangerous when used with alcohol. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 February 2010
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Mother phoned murder accused the night daughter disappeared
5:27 PM.A Whangarei court has heard that on the night that Liberty Templeman disappeared, her mother rang the teenager now standing trial for her murder. Audio
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Sports news for 9 February 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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PM lays out Government's plans for the year
5:37 PM.More now on the prospect of the Government raising GST as high as 15-percent, accompanied by across the board tax cuts, as it seeks to reform the tax system. Audio
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Govt calls for mayors to underwrite Eden Park loan
5:41 PM.The Government is calling on Auckland's mayors to support a $40,000,000 bridging loan to ensure the Eden Park upgrade is completed in time for the Rugby World Cup next year. Audio
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Polwart explains reasons for his latest escape
5:44 PM.An inmate who broke out of Auckland Prison says he did it to prove that he was not a danger to the community. Audio
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Waatea news
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter
5:50 PM.Michael Jackson's personal doctor, Conrad Murray, has pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles court to a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the star's death. Audio
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Christchurch considers exercising new anti boyracer powers
5:53 PM.Fines of up to $1,000 may be slapped on drivers caught cruising in Christchurch's boyracer trouble-spots. Audio
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Headmaster and gun dealer call for tougher air gun rules
5:56 PM.An air gun shooting that left a Wellington schoolboy with a gun wound to the head is leading to calls for tougher ownership rules. Audio
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Insomniacs delight
5:59 PM.A bad night's sleep can be a source of misery - leaving us tired, lethargic and irritable. But there could be some good news from the United States. Audio
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Head of the Tax Working Group talks about Key's tax plan
6:08 PM.The Government has come out in favour of raising GST to 15 percent, while at the same time cutting personal income tax rates. Audio
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Police investigate Facebook comments
6:14 PM.High school students in Christchurch could face criminal charges after making malicious threats and derogatory comments about their principal on the website Facebook. Audio
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Cancer risk expected to ease
6:17 PM.The risk of getting cancer is expected to decline in the coming decade, bucking New Zealand's trend of the past 50 years. Audio
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Possible link between soft drink consumption and cancer
6:20 PM.A team of international researchers claims to have found a link between soft drinks and pancreatic cancer. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 February 2010
6:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Hawkes Bay murder trial update
6:26 PM.A prosecution witness has told the High Court in Napier that a man killed in Central Hawke's Bay was wound up and angry the night he was fatally stabbed outside a hotel. Audio
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Washington DC under huge drifts of snow
6:29 PM.Washington DC remains mainly closed for business after heavy snowfalls brought the American capital to a standstill. Audio
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Sports news for 9 February 2010
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Boy drowns while under watch of Auckland disabilities carer
6:38 PM.The police and Ministry of Health are investigating the death of a boy who drowned while under the care of a trust which specialises in looking after the disabled. Audio
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Global recall of 2010 Prius over braking problem
6:44 PM.Toyota is recalling its 2010 Prius hybrid vehicle over a problem with its brakes. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty
6:49 PM.The doctor for the late singer Michael Jackson has today pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to charges of involuntary manslaughter over the popstar's death. Audio
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Another Irish Republican paramilitary group lays down its arms
6:51 PM.The British prime minister Gordon Brown says the laying down of arms by another Irish Republican paramilitary group is a defining moment in the Northern Ireland peace process. Audio
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Rudd weighs in on drinking age debate in Australia
6:54 PM.The Australian prime minister has weighed in on the question of whether the alcohol drinking age of 18 should be raised to 21. Audio
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Impoverished Gaza zoo is up for sale
6:57 PM.A zoo in Gaza - which painted two donkeys to replace zebras that died during last year's Israeli offensive, has been put up for sale. Audio