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Checkpoint for Monday 6 December 2010
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Checkpoint Choice for Monday 6 December 2010
5:00 PM.Treasury gloomy; workers offered some hope and money for Xmas; Kaikoura seal slaughter horrifies locals; Carter saga back to overshadow Goff speech; fire in the central North Island on DOC land; and… Read more Audio
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Treasury gloomy
5:07 PM.The Treasury is gloomy about the country's economic prospects as households continue to rein in spending and the rise in the goods and services tax pushes up prices. Audio
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Workers offered some hope and money for Xmas
5:13 PM.Up to a hundred and sixty workers at the Te Aroha meat plant destroyed by fire on Friday night have found out they may lose their jobs. Audio
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Kaikoura seal slaughter horrifies locals
5:16 PM.A tourism operator in Kaikoura is horrified by the slaughter of twenty-three fur seals which were clubbed to death at the Ohau Point seal colony, and says it could lead to public access being… Read more Audio
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Carter saga back to overshadow Goff speech
5:21 PM.The spectre of Chris Carter has returned to haunt Phil Goff, with the leaking of a letter from his electorate committee timed to spoil the Labour leader's final speech of the year. Audio
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Evening Business for 6 December 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Fire in the central North Island on DOC land
5:26 PM.Up to thirty-five firefighters are battling a blaze on Department of Conservation land in the central North Island which closed the main trunk line briefly. Audio
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Laws governing SIS search and surveillance powers to be updated
5:27 PM.The laws governing the Security Intelligence Service's powers of search and surveillance are to be overhauled, in time for next year's Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Sports News for 6 December 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Labour launches its economic vision
5:37 PM.The Labour Party says it will take a more hands-on-approach to managing the economy than National, but it will not go into the next election promising to tax and spend. Audio
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Little info made public at TransPacific Partnership talks
5:43 PM.Accusations flew outside, but inside there was little being made public about New Zealand's negotiating position at the opening day of the TransPacific Partnership, or TPP, free trade talks in… Read more Audio
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More rain forecast for flood-hit NSW
5:48 PM.Authorities in Australia say they're confident that levees in regional New South Wales will hold, but evacuation orders are expected to stay in place for the next few days. Audio
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Waatea News for 6 December 2010
5:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Protesters demand annulment of Haiti's elections
5:55 PM.More than 1500 protesters have marched in Haiti's capital, clashing with riot police as they continue to demand the annulment of the country's elections. Audio
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Jobs on the line after meat plant fire
6:08 PM.Up to a hundred and sixty workers at the Te Aroha meat plant destroyed by fire on Friday night have found out they may lose their jobs. Audio
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Disgust at senseless seal killings
6:12 PM.Kaikoura locals say they are disgusted by the senseless bludgeoning of 23 protected New Zealand fur seals at a breeding colony just north of the town. Audio
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Hekia Parata to replace Pansy Wong as Minister in Cabinet
6:16 PM.The National Party list MP Hekia Parata is to take a seat at the Cabinet table, filling the space left by Pansy Wong who resigned after admitting her travel subsidy had been misused by her husband. Audio
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Evening Business for 6 December 2010
6:21 PM.The eftpos and merchant services company SmartPay has confirmed it will float on the Australian Stock Exchange by the middle of next year. Audio
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Lizards could help treat high blood pressure, say researchers
6:26 PM.An international study's revealed lizard venom could provide new and novel drugs to treat heart disease and high blood pressure. Audio
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Sports News for 6 December 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Ministers gather in Cancun for climate change talks
6:35 PM.MInisters from nearly 200 countries are gathering in the Mexican resort of Cancun in an attempt to hammer out an agreement on how to keep global warming in check. Audio
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Parents upset over motorway shaft planned for Waterview
6:40 PM.Some Auckland parents whose children attend a kindergarten and school next to a proposed motorway ventilation shaft say they'll move schools to get away from the noise, disruption and pollution. Audio
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Children's commissioner says neglect often overlooked
6:44 PM.The Children's Commissioner says child neglect is a huge problem which teachers, police and social workers often overlook because they find it hard to decide if it has got too bad. Audio
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Jazz great Dave Brubeck celebrates 90th birthday
6:47 PM.One of the best-known names in jazz - the American composer and pianist Dave Brubeck - turns 90 today. Audio
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Waatea News for 6 December 2010
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Samoan PM holds talks in Hawkes Bay re benefits of RSE scheme
6:53 PM.The Prime Minister of Samoa has been meeting with Hawkes Bay orchardists and wine growers on how to improve the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. Audio