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Checkpoint for Friday 20 August 2010
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Aid agencies say response from New Zealanders poor
6:57 PM.Aid agencies are pleading with New Zealanders to be more generous in their donations for the victims of Pakistan's floods. More than four million have been left homeless, and an estimated eight… Read more Audio
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Waatea News for 20 August 2010
6:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 20 August 2010
6:37 PM.Rarely in this country has the dirty laundry of a governing political party been so thoroughly aired as has happened to the ACT Party. Heather Roy was unceremoniously rolled as deputy at a caucus… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 August 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Pacific providers eye PEDA money
6:25 PM.Pacific Island agencies with fifty years combined experience in community education are going to apply for a share of the nearly five million dollars released for tender by the Government. The Money… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 20 August 2010
6:21 PM.Telecom says it has turned a corner, halting the slide in earnings it has experienced over the past two years. The phone company has been under pressure because of intense competition, and lower… Read more Audio
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Springboks won't get near All Blacks says Mains
6:18 PM.The All Blacks are on the verge of winning the Tri Nations title with only the Springboks standing between them and victory. Such a prospect would normally send a chill down the spine of even the most… Read more Audio
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Auckland man is arrested for organising child sex tours
6:15 PM.An Auckland property manager has been arrested for organising a child sex tour - the first time anyone in this country has been charged with such an offence. The police say following an eight month… Read more Audio
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Election campaign into final few hours
6:07 PM.Australia's election campaign has just a few more hours to run before voters go to the polls to decide which party will govern the country. The latest opinion polls show the contest is evenly split… Read more Audio
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Mass whale stranding on remote Far North Beach
5:56 PM.Conservation workers and volunteers are racing against the clock to refloat pilot whales following a mass stranding north of Doubtless Bay. Audio
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Hospitals make changes to save money and time
5:53 PM.Simple changes being rolled out in public hospitals are saving thousands of dollars and valuable nursing time. Audio
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Last minute rush for local body election nominations
5:50 PM.Nominations closed at midday for the local body elections with a last minute rush at many electoral offices around the country. Audio
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Waatea News for 20 August 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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The Chaser's Craig Reucassel on Australia's election campaign
5:43 PM.Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is busy pushing the message that the opposition's Tony Abbott poses a risk to the country, while he's retaliated saying Labor's hit the panic button. Audio
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A hundred jobs to go from the Ministry of Education
5:40 PM.A hundred jobs are to go from the Ministry of Education by the end of June next year. The public sector union, the PSA says staff at the Ministry were told of the job losses today. Audio
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Scott Guy's widow wants his killer to come forward
5:38 PM.The widow of Feilding farmer Scott Guy, who was killed early last month has called on who ever killed him or knows who did to come forward. Audio
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Sports News for 20 August 2010
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Aussie election campaign enters its final hours
5:25 PM.The election campaign in Australia is in its final hours as Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott frantically try to grab last minute votes. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 August 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Allied Nationwide Finance placed into receivership
5:20 PM.Allied Nationwide Finance has been placed into receivership. The finance company, which is a subsidiary of Allied Farmers missed a payment to investors, and has asked its trustee Guardian Trust for… Read more Audio
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Investigators interview Oyang 70 survivors
5:11 PM.The police and accident investigators have begun interviewing the 45 survivors of the sinking of the Oyang 70 who have arrived in Lyttelton. They were plucked from the Pacific Ocean after managing to… Read more Audio
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Missing 4-year-old's bike was found near the river
5:08 PM.Police searching for four-year-old Lucas Ward in Gisborne have revealed his grandmother found his bike at the top of a pathway leading down to a river jetty. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 20 August 2010
5:00 PM.Missing 4-year-old's bike was found near the river, Investigators interview Oyang 70 survivors, Australian Election campaign into final few hours, Auckland man arrested for organising child sex tours… Read more Audio