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Checkpoint for Thursday 5 August 2010
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Waatea News for 5 August 2010
6:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Canal may be funded like ultra-fast broadband
6:40 PM.A massive irrgation canal that may link Canterbury's northern border to its southern-most areas, may be initially funded by central Government in a similar way to New Zealand's broadband system. Audio
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Four killed in latest school attack in China
6:35 PM.Four people have been killed in yet another school attack - despite a government vow to beef up security for schools and kindergartens across the country. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 5 August 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Vote-counting underway in Solomon Islands
6:24 PM.Counting has begun in Solomon Islands following yesterday's voting in the general election. Audio
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Evening Business News for 5 August 2010
6:21 PM.New Zealand Post says it has had a tough year, with the slow recovery from recession hitting its full year earnings. Audio
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'Grand slam' for supporters of gay marriage
6:10 PM.A US federal judge has overturned California's ban on same sex marriage handing a key victory to gay rights advocates that opponents are already promising to challenge. Audio
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More on the latest unemployment figures
6:06 PM.More questions than answers were thrown up today about the true state of the jobs market after a big jump in the unemployment rate. Audio
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New marking kit to deter thefts from schools
5:56 PM.Schools in Waikato are going high-tech, in their bid to clamp down on a growing number of thefts of electronic equipment. Audio
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Rudd back under media spotlight
5:53 PM.The former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has stepped back into the media spotlight giving his first major interview since being ousted by Julia Gillard six weeks ago. Audio
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Waatea News for 5 August 2010
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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MP's can learn from public servants on credit card use - PSA
5:46 PM.The Public Service Association says politicians could learn a thing or two from the public sector, when it comes to proper use of a credit card. Audio
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Text-messaging highlighted in Saxton crash inquiry
5:41 PM.Pilot text-messaging is likely to have been a factor in the Lake Wanaka helicopter crash, which killed Morgan Saxton in 2008. Audio
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Unemployment figures show no economic plan - Labour
5:38 PM.The Labour Party is accusing the Government of having no economic plan on the back of a jump in the number of people out of work. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 5 August 2010
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Billionaires donate half their fortunes
5:29 PM.Forty billionaires in the United States have signed a public pledge to give away at least fifty percent of their fortunes. Audio
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Head of Capital and Coast DHB resigns
5:25 PM.The chief executive of Wellington's district health board says he is leaving because he doesn't know how the DHB can be any more efficient without starting to cut services. Audio
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Evening Business News for 5 August 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Chief executives warned over lavish dinners for staff
5:16 PM.Government department bosses have been told that big nosh-ups for staff at expensive restaurants have got to stop. Audio
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Figures suggest only gradual improvement in jobs market
5:12 PM.More questions than answers were thrown up today about the true state of the jobs market after a big jump in the unemployment rate. Audio
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Roadside bomb killed NZ soldier instantly
5:07 PM.The Defence Force has revealed the soldier killed in an ambush in Afghanistan died instantly in the initial explosion. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 5 August 2010
5:00 PM.More details about the deadly explosion that killed a New Zealand soldier in Afghanistan. A jump in the unemployment rate and Government department bosses are told expensive nosh-ups have to stop. Audio