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Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 August 2010
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Waatea News for 10 August 2010
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Research: full-fat dairy not to blame for heart attacks
6:47 PM.A new Australian study has found that eating full fat dairy products could help prevent heart disease or strokes. Audio
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Man arrested for plotting attacks against Australian Embassy
6:39 PM.The radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been arrested in Indonesia and accused of playing a key role in a new terrorist cell. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 10 August 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Police say more evidence may be taken from black boxes
6:27 PM.A human rights lawyer is urging motorists to be mindful of the technology inside new cars - after evidence from a vehicle's airbag computer was used in a driving prosecution. Audio
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Evening Business News for 10 August 2010
6:20 PM.The final piece of the package for business to move to the 15 percent Goods and Services Tax rate is now in place, less than two months before it is implemented. Audio
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Reaction to Laban's resignation from Parliament
6:16 PM.The chairman of the Tongan Advisory Council says the Labour MP Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, who is resigning from Parliament, was never given her due by the party. Audio
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Australia vows to fight WTO ruling on NZ apples
6:12 PM.Australia has announced it is appealing a World Trade Organisation ruling that found it has no legal basis to ban the import of New Zealand apples. Audio
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Marine engineer claims Ashika ferry replacement unseaworthy
6:06 PM.A marine engineer in Tonga claims the vessel which has replaced the doomed Princess Ashika is unseaworthy and not safe. Audio
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Mt Hutt reopens after avalanche strikes two people
5:56 PM.Mt Hutt skifield has reopened after an avalanche struck skiers there this morning. Audio
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Christchurch man still in flood hit Indian province
5:53 PM.A Christchurch man is still trapped in a remote area of India after being caught up in deadly flash flooding on Friday. Audio
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Immigration NZ plans shake up of student immigration.
5:51 PM.Immigration New Zealand says it has cleared a backlog of thousands of student visa applications after the Immigration Minister told it to clean up its act. Audio
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Man in hospital after gang confrontation
5:48 PM.The police in Hawke's Bay have arrested 24 people following a gang confrontation in Wairoa today. Audio
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Waatea News for 10 August 2010
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Work and Income staff accused of being inconsistent
5:41 PM.A beneficiary advocacy group says it's not on, that getting a benefit can depend on the mood of Work and Income staff. Audio
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Australia's former PM has been out campaigning.
5:37 PM.Australia's former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been out campaigning for Labor, just days after reaching an accord with his successor Julia Gillard. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 10 August 2010
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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By-election looms as Laban departs
5:29 PM.Our political reporter, Julian Robins, looks at the prospects as the two major parties prepare to battle it out. Audio
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Winnie Laban resigns
5:26 PM.The Labour Party MP, Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, is resigning from Parliament to take up a university job. Audio
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Evening Business News for 10 August 2010
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Gap between floating and fixed mortgage rates narrows
5:16 PM.Fixing the interest rate on your mortgage looks a better bet after changes today by most of the main banks. Audio
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Australia to appeal WTO apple decision
5:13 PM.Australia has vowed to fight a ruling by the World Trade Organisation that found it has no legal basis to ban the import of New Zealand apples. Audio
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Security cameras to become mandatory in taxis
5:10 PM.Tax drivers in cities and larger town will have to have security cameras in their cars or be fined up to two thousand dollars. Audio
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Claims new Tonga ferry is unseaworthy
5:07 PM.A marine engineer in Tonga claims the vessel which has replaced the doomed Princess Ashika is unseaworthy and not safe. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 10 August 2010
5:00 PM.Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 10 August 2010. Audio