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Checkpoint for Monday 9 August 2010
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Waikato police embarrassed over joyride
6:57 PM.Waikato police have been left red-faced after an opportunistic thief took one of their cars for a joyride at the weekend. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 August 2010
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Tributes paid to British aid worker killed in Afghanistan
6:42 PM.In the United Kingdom, tributes have been paid to a British doctor who was shot dead along with nine colleagues on an aid mission in Afghanistan. Audio
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Farmers pull out of signing manawatu river clean up
6:39 PM.About twenty seven groups have signed an accord to clean up the Manawatu River, which has long been affected by pollution from industry and farming. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 9 August 2010
6:35 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Trouble mars vote counting in Solomon Islands
6:25 PM.People in Solomon Islands are being urged to respect each other's right to vote after a number of supporters of losing candidates reacted angrily to the results. Audio
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BNZ survey shows confidence muted
6:21 PM.The BNZ's chief economist says uncertainty about the strength of the economic recovery is keeping confidence muted. Audio
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Rescue efforts underway in China
6:14 PM.Thousands of rescue workers are searching for survivors of the deadly mudslides that have swept through the northwest of China. Audio
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Stagnant property markets leaves sellers in limbo
6:11 PM.Property owners desperate to sell their houses say they are having to put their lives on hold due to the stagnant market. Audio
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Teen parents says staying in school with keep them off benefit
6:07 PM.Students at a Wellington school for teen parents say getting young mothers to continue with their education, is the best way to get them off the path to welfare dependency. Audio
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More kiwi deaths at Pukaha Mount Bruce
5:57 PM.The hunter has become the hunted at Pukaha Mount Bruce Forest, where staff are trying to trap a predator which has killed five kiwi. Audio
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Another warning for Jesse Ryder
5:51 PM.Jesse Ryder has just clocked up his sixth sanction for bad behaviour but New Zealand Cricket is still standing by their man, despite the many previous warnings. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 August 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Company fined for misrepresenting goods as NZ-made
5:41 PM.A company has been fined 48-thousand dollars for selling Chinese made skincare products which were labelled to look like there were made in New Zealand. Audio
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National standards failure rate could be higher than expected
5:38 PM.Many more children than the government expects may fail the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 9 August 2010
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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NZ doco film makers hopeful of Oscar nomination
5:28 PM.A documentary based on the life of an unconventional Hawke's Bay family could be making its way down the red carpet for next year's Oscars. Audio
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Restaurateurs say $100-per-head dinners are do-able
5:27 PM.Restaurateurs in Wellington are confident they can work wonders with a tab of about a hundred dollars per head, for meals being billed to the taxpayer Audio
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West Coast marine plan"biased"in favour of fishing
5:25 PM.Conservationists say plans for marine protected areas off the South Island's West Coast are biased in favour of fishing interests. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 August 2010
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Heavy rain hampers relief efforts in Pakistan
5:18 PM.More heavy rain is forecast to hit the already flood-ravaged Pakistan over the next 36 hours. Audio
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Federated Farmers speak about the Manawatu River accord
5:15 PM.Joining us is the President of Federated Farmer's Tararua branch. Audio
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Farmers lash out at new effort to clean up Manawatu River
5:11 PM.Federated Farmers says it will sign up but not today and claims most locals think the river is in pretty good shape. Audio
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CDHB issues security staff with stab-proof vests
5:07 PM.The vests - which cost up to 500 dollars each - are being issued to security officers at Christchurch and Hilmorton Hospitals. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 9 August 2010
5:00 PM.Security staff at Christchurch hospitals get stab-proof vests. Farmers lash out at a new attempt to clean up the Manawatu River and more rain is forecast for flood-ravaged Pakistan. Audio