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Checkpoint for Thursday 29 July 2010
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Toilet Map tells you what you need to know, when you gotta go
6:56 PM.Next time you're caught short in a strange part of town, relief could be as close to hand as your mobile phone. Audio
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Waatea News for 29 July 2010
6:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Chris Carter comments on his suspension
6:47 PM.The MP, Chris Carter, has been suspended from Labour's caucus after admitting he was behind an anonymous letter aimed at de-stabilising Phil Goff's leadership. Audio
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UK plans to scrap default retirement age
6:36 PM.To the UK now where the government is planning to scrap the default retirement age from October next year. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 29 July 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Fines for biosecurity breaches
6:22 PM.In the first case of its kind, two companies which conspired to breach biosecurity laws and import an illegal parasite have been fined tens of thousand of dollars. Audio
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Evening Business News for 29 July 2010
6:19 PM.The outgoing chairman and founder of the New Zealand Shareholders' Association, Bruce Sheppard, says the organisation has been instrumental in giving small investors a voice in listed companies. Audio
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Gisborne Herald upset with police withholding information
6:16 PM.The editor of the Gisborne Herald Jeremy Muir isn't happy with police changing the way it provides information to the media. Audio
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Reserve Bank statement takes pressure off mortgage rates
6:12 PM.The Reserve Bank has indicated the Official Cash Rate will rise more slowly and peak at a lower level than was previously expected. Audio
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Labour Party considers Carters membership
6:08 PM.The MP, Chris Carter, has been suspended from Labour's caucus after admitting he was behind an anonymous letter aimed at de-stabilising Phil Goff's leadership. Audio
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Kidnapping docu-drama airs without Durie family blessing
5:55 PM.The whanau of baby Kahu Durie, who was kidnapped in 2002, says a television docu-drama on the high-profile case was made without its blessing. Audio
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Audit report suggests IRD need to focus on child support debt
5:49 PM.An Auditor General report has found that while Inland Revenue is doing an adequate job collecting child support payments, it should be doing more to prevent debt piling up in the first place. Audio
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Chris Carter fronts up to the media
5:49 PM.Dumped MP Chris Carter has just arrived at Auckland Airport where he's been greated by a media pack. Audio
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Waatea News for 29 July 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Trade Minister refuses to sell shares
5:42 PM.The Trade Minister has vowed to take all necessary steps to avoid a conflict of interest as a result of thousands of shares he holds in a company helping to develop dairy farms in Uruguay. Audio
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Tourism operator sentenced to maximum community work sentence
5:39 PM.An adventure tourism operator has been given the maximum community work sentence available under the law, after being found guilty of the manslaughter of a Massey University student during a… Read more Audio
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Mike Williams speculates on Chris Carter's future
5:36 PM.More now on the MP Chris Carter, who has been suspended from Labour's caucus after admitting he was behind an anonymous letter aimed at de-stabilising Phil Goff's leadership. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 29 July 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Economist on OCR announcement
5:30 PM.Joining us to discuss this further is Westpac Bank Economist Michael Gordon. Audio
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Vet auditing pig farms defends outcomes be kept secret
5:27 PM.The Pork Industry is under fire again and could come under scrutiny from the Ombudsman's office if results of a pig farm audit are not made available to the public. Audio
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Evening Business News for 29 July 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Businesses say cash rate hike will hurt
5:17 PM.Businesses and property owners are nervous about the impact of today's official cash rate hike. Audio
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Our Political Editor discusses Chris Carter's suspension
5:13 PM.Joining us to discuss this further is our Political Editor Brent Edwards. Audio
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Chris Carter suspended over leaked letter
5:07 PM.The MP, Chris Carter, has been suspended from Labour's caucus after admitting he was behind an anonymous letter aimed at de-stabilising Phil Goff's leadership. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 29 July 2010
5:00 PM.The MP Chris Carter is dumped after a bungled letter leak. The Reserve Bank is downbeat about the economy and the Pork Industry comes under fire again. Audio