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Checkpoint for Tuesday 17 August 2010
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NZ has again featured in Australia's election campaign
6:54 PM.New Zealand has again featured in Australia's election campaign as the two major parties argue over which one has the best internet broadband policy. Audio
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Waatea news for 17 August 2010
6:51 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Stalemate in Iraq as political talks are suspended
6:41 PM.In Iraq, attempts to resolve the country's ongoing political crisis have suffered a fresh setback. Audio
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Research to boost farm productivity
6:36 PM.Over $300 million is being invested for research into dairy and meat farming. Audio
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Evening sports news for 17 August 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The latest from flood-devastated Pakistan
6:25 PM.Pakistan's floods have prompted a lukewarm response for aid from the international community. Audio
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Evening Business News for 17 August 2010
6:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Shell begins defence of advertising charges
6:18 PM.A lawyer for Shell New Zealand has asked a Judge to throw out charges against the company for advertising a fuel additive as being"designed to take you further"- when in fact it only increased the… Read more Audio
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More legal battles likely over Otago windfarm
6:12 PM.Further legal battles seem inevitable over a huge wind farm planned for central Otago. Audio
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ACT dumps Heather Roy as deputy and closes ranks
6:08 PM.The ACT Party has a new deputy leader, after Heather Roy was today rolled by first term list MP, John Boscawen. Audio
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NIWA says no basis for fears about 1080 drops
5:54 PM.NIWA says there's no basis to fears that aerial drops of 1080 are contaminating West Coast waterways. Audio
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Home detention for driver who killed after fleeing police
5:51 PM.A Blenheim motorist who fled from a police checkpoint and crashed into another car, killing the driver, has been sentenced to home detention. Audio
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Waatea news for 17 August 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Police use GPS to track repeat drink drivers in Kapiti
5:44 PM.The police on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, have begun a year-long trial to try and stop repeat drink drivers reoffending. Audio
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Rifts exposed in supercity election campaign
5:40 PM.One of the main political tickets for Auckland's Supercity elections may already have a split within its ranks, one which could hit ratepayers in the pocket. Audio
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Midwife patients tell tribunal of horrific births
5:36 PM.A health practitioners disciplinary tribunal in Christchurch has heard details of what's been described as"horrific births"overseen by a midwife. Audio
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Evening sports news for 17 August 2010
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Murchison wins hospital fight
5:28 PM.The small community of Murchison has won a fight to keep its hospital open but as a trade-off, locals will have to pay for visits to the doctor for the first time in 50 years. Audio
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Three men who hog tied sheep are sentenced
5:25 PM.The Hawke's Bay farmer whose sheep were found stuffed into the back of a car says the three men found in the vehicle deserve to go to jail. Audio
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Evening Business News for 17 August 2010
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sector says tertiary education figures unfair
5:17 PM.The Government is preparing to publish league tables ranking tertiary institutions by how many students finish their courses and get their qualifications. Audio
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Vandals attack Tararua windfarm
5:14 PM.Vandals have attacked Trustpower's Tararua wind farm, near Palmerston North, costing the company at least $150,000 in lost power generation. Audio
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ACT gets a new deputy-leader
5:08 PM.The Consumer Affairs Minister Heather Roy has been dumped as deputy-leader of the ACT Party, and her boss Rodney Hide is refusing to say why. Audio
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Checkpoint - Top Stories for Tuesday 17 August 2010
5:00 PM.ACT gets a new deputy-leader; vandals attack Tararua windfarm; Sector says tertiary education figures unfair; three men who hog tied sheep are sentenced; midwife patients tell tribunal of horrific… Read more Audio