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Checkpoint for Tuesday 14 December 2010
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Industry training faces cuts
6:56 PM.Some industry training organisations are losing half their government funding because of the recession and government cuts. Audio
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Grandmother jailed over large methamphetamine seizure
6:52 PM.A grandmother who was caught carrying the largest amount of methamphetamine ever found on a domestic passenger at Wellington Airport has been sentenced to more than 6 years in jail. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 December 2010
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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PM says Labour's handling of candidate selection shambolic
6:48 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says Labour's handling of the selection of a candidate to stand in the Manurewa electorate has been shambolic. Audio
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Pacfic Island leaders want amnesty for some overstayers
6:45 PM.Pacific Island community leaders and immigration lawyers are backing a call for leniency for some overstayers. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 14 December 2010
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Auckland congestion affecting health and work performance
6:29 PM.Auckland's traffic congestion's not just a nightmare, it's a work and health hazard as well. Audio
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Labour blames bad books on tax cuts.
6:25 PM.The Labour Party is blaming the worse-than-expected state of the public finances on the National-led Government's tax cuts. Audio
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Evening Business News for 14 December 2010
6:21 PM.The fast food chain operator, Restaurant Brands has experienced a rise in sales, led by KFC once again. Audio
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Serco talks about its new prison contract
6:15 PM.The British company Serco has won a 398 million dollar contract to run the Auckland Central Remand Prison at Mt Eden from next year. Audio
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Contractors await payment from Pike River
6:11 PM.The construction company, Chris Yeats builders, lost three employees in the mine disaster. Audio
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Reaction from Pansy Wong's former electorate
6:10 PM.Our reporter Laura Davis is outside Mrs Wong's electorate office in Botany Downs. Audio
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More pressure on Auditor General to investigate Pansy Wong
6:07 PM.The Labour Party will put more pressure on the Auditor General to investigate Pansy Wong, after revealing further evidence that the National Party MP used taxpayer funded travel for her husband's… Read more Audio
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Oprah swansong at Sydney Opera House today
5:56 PM.The queen of American talk shows, Oprah Winfrey, is filming her swan song at the Sydney Opera House today, with two"down-under"episodes bringing down the curtain on her 25 year career in chat. Audio
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Christchurch businesses want Govt to hold insurers accountable
5:53 PM.A number of Christchurch businesses are calling for the Government to hold insurance companies accountable for the way they deal with quake claims. Audio
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EPMU members meet over Pike River receivership
5:50 PM.The EPMU's area organiser, Garth Elliott has been meeting with union members in Greymouth this afternoon. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 December 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Bill English says more spending cuts to come
5:43 PM.The Minister of Finance says the public expects the Government to do more belt tightening and continue to get rid of what he calls ineffective spending. Audio
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Tainui backs down in fight with its Parliament's chair
5:37 PM.The leadership of Waikato-Tainui has backed down in its bid to oust the Chair of the Iwi parliament, Te Kauhanganui. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 14 December 2010
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Pansy Wong resigns from Parliament
5:27 PM.The National Party MP Pansy Wong has resigned from Parliment and delivered her valedictory speech all in the same day. Audio
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Evening Business News for 14 December 2010
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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British company wins prison contract
5:20 PM.The British company Serco has won a 398 million dollar contract to run the Auckland Central Remand Prison at Mt Eden from next year. Audio
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Family reaction to latest meetings over Pike River
5:14 PM.The families of the 29 miners and contractors who died have formed a committee to fight for their interests. Audio
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Pike River Coal receivers outline the company's finances
5:08 PM.The receivers for Pike River Coal say efforts to recover the 29 men killed in the mining disaster can only continue if the Government gives more money. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 14 December 2010
5:00 PM.More government money is needed to recover Pike River mine workers. Pansy Wong quits parliament and a British company gets the multi million dollar job of running the prison at Mt Eden. Audio