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Checkpoint for Thursday 21 October 2010
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Foreign crews could be brought in to fish deep sea crab
6:54 PM.Tapping into a potentially lucrative but dangerous deep sea crab industry could mean bringing in foreign fishermen and boats to do the job. Audio
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Homes most affordable in six years, except in big cities
6:51 PM.A new survey shows homes are at their most affordable for six years. Audio
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Waatea News for 21 October 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Labour defends its economic record in House
6:44 PM.The Labour Party has used question time today to defend its record on how it managed the economy. Audio
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Canterbury water plan to be signed off
6:41 PM.Canterbury's Regional Commissioners signed off today on a set of new rules covering the use of the region's streams and groundwater. Audio
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Mystery of missing Phar Lap cup solved
6:36 PM.The mystery of what happened to the Melbourne Cup won by the New Zealand-born horse Phar Lap may have been solved. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 21 October 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Airlines could pay less to aviation regulator
6:24 PM.A major review of how the Civil Aviation Authority is funded proposes it collects less money from airlines and more from small operators. Audio
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Evening Business News for 21 October 2010
6:21 PM.The marine industry is planning to expand by more than a half in the next five years. Audio
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Fresh look at Crewe nice gesture, but not enough
6:16 PM.The police have appointed a senior investigator to take a fresh look at one of New Zealand's most famous un-solved murder cases. Audio
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Republicans expect swing in their favour
6:13 PM.Republicans in the United States are expecting a major swing in their favour as Americans prepare to go to the polls for mid-term elections on November 2nd. Audio
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Government to build dam around damaged Canterbury suburbs
6:10 PM.The government wants to build underground walls around the Canterbury suburbs which have been hit by liqueafaction. Audio
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SFO investigates Crafar farm bidders
6:06 PM.The Serious Fraud Office has begun a fraud investigation into transactions involving Natural Dairy - the firm trying to buy the Crafar farms. Audio
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NZCER says national standards reporting should be delayed
5:56 PM.The government's being told it should postpone the date for schools to report on the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio
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Human Rights Groups call for investigation into torture
5:53 PM.International human rights groups are calling for the Indonesian government to launch an independent investigation into new reports of torture. Audio
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Home loan affordability improves in September
5:51 PM.Homes are at their most affordable for six years. Audio
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Waatea News for 21 October 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Suspended FIFA official says he has nothing to hide
5:39 PM.A FIFA official who's been suspended over allegations linked to the World Cup bribery scandal says he's got nothing to hide and is looking forward to putting his case to investigators Audio
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Public service ceos face tough times
5:35 PM.Public service chief executives face tough times, with total remuneration for all of them falling by 430 thousand dollars in the year to the end of June. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 21 October 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Warners won't confirm if the Hobbit will move offshore
5:27 PM.Warner Brothers, which is financing the troubled Hobbit films, has refused to confirm if the production is going to be moved offshore. Audio
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Evening Business News for 21 October 2010
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Justice Wilson resigns
5:17 PM.The Supreme Court judge Bill Willson has resigned, in a move which will cost the Crown close to a million dollars. Audio
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Police revisit the Crewe homicide file
5:13 PM.The police have appointed a senior investigator to go through their file on the Jennette and Harvey Crewe killings but say they're not re-opening or reinvestigating the case. Audio
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Reaction to EQC report
5:11 PM.Levina Pockson lives on Seabreeze Close one of the worst hit streets in the suburb of Bexley. Audio
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EQC report released on Canterbury land damage
5:07 PM.A massive underground structure is to be built around the Canterbury suburbs worst hit by last month's quake. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 21 October 2010
5:00 PM.A massive multi-million dollar project to reinforce Christchurch, Police revisit the Crewe homicide file and a supreme court judge resigns with the government paying his legal costs. Audio