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Checkpoint for Friday 12 November 2010
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Waatea News for 12 November 2010
6:55 PM.News from the Waatea team Audio
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Focus on Politics for 12 November 2010
6:36 PM.Government accounts out this week reveal that tax income slumped one-point-one billion dollars below forecast in the first three months of the financial year. That helped put a big hole in the public… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 12 November 2010
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Humanity on a suicidal path
6:24 PM.The Canadian scientist and broadcaster, David Suzuki, has warned a conference at Parliament that without radical change humanity is heading down a path of self destruction. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 November 2010
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Paedophilia book not classified as objectionable in NZ
6:14 PM.A book which appears to promote paedophilia has not been classed as objectionable in New Zealand, but the censor's office says it could still be illegal. Audio
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Rumours of Aung San Suu Kyi's release
6:07 PM.Signs are emerging from Myanmar that the high profile political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi could be released tomorrow. Audio
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Field Horsetail infestation threatens farms
5:55 PM.A survivor of the dinosaur days is making life difficult for farmers in Rangitikei. The plant called Field Horsetail was first introduced to New Zealand in the 1920s by a botanist who thought it was… Read more Audio
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Waitara shellfish contaminated with human norovirus
5:52 PM.People are being warned not to eat shellfish from Waitara after mussels were found to be contaminated with the gastroenteritis bug norovirus. Audio
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Labour says Australian company is likely to get RWC contract
5:49 PM.The Labour Party says an eight-million-dollar contract for the Rugby World Cup's opening and closing ceremonies is about to be awarded to Australia. Audio
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Waatea News for 12 November 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Canterbury NCEA students put quake behind them
5:43 PM.Thousands of High School students across the country will be spending the weekend doing last minute revision for NCEA exams, which begin next week. Audio
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Currency policies come under the spotlight at G20 summit
5:39 PM.Currency wars and trade imbalances have dominated talks between the leaders of the G20 group during the final day of a two-day summit in the South Korean capital, Seoul. Audio
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Labour claims Wong's resignation as vindication
5:36 PM.The Labour Party says Pansy Wong's resignation from Cabinet amid questions over her use of travel perks shows what it calls the Government's cynical attempt at a cover up, has failed. Audio
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Sports News for 12 November 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Update on kiwifruit disease
5:29 PM.The Agriculture Minister, David Carter, says it is highly unlikely that the potentially devastating kiwifruit disease, PSA, can be eradicated. Audio
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Man gets jail time for attacking seal
5:24 PM.A 20-year-old man has become the first person sent to jail for a barbaric attack on a leopard seal on a Southland beach. Audio
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Evening Business for 12 November 2010
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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High school students hailed as heroes after crash
5:18 PM.Three young high school students are being hailed for their bravery and quick thinking following a fatal crash between a school bus and a car yesterday afternoon. Audio
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Industry analyst on joint bid for rural broadband
5:14 PM.Rosemary Spragg is an industry analyst - she agrees the Telecom Vodafone bid is a compelling one but the government will have to scrutinise it closely. Audio
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Arch rivals join forces to vie for rural broadband contract
5:13 PM.Arch rivals Telecom and Vodafone have joined forces to try and win a lucrative Government contract to provide fast broadband to isolated parts of the country. Audio
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Pansy Wong resigns from Cabinet
5:07 PM.Just days after accusing Labour of playing in the sewer over their attacks on Pansy Wong the Prime Minister John Key has accepted her resignation from the Cabinet. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 12 November 2010
5:00 PM.Pansy Wong resigns from Cabinet, Arch rivals join forces to vie for rural broadband contract, High school students hailed as heroes after crash and Man gets jail time for attacking seal. Audio