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Checkpoint for Tuesday 21 December 2010
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Forensic toxicologist warns saliva testing has pitfalls
6:57 PM.A forensic toxicologist is warning of the pitfalls of saliva testing as a way of identifying drivers who're under the influence of drugs. Audio
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News from the Waatea team.
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Flood waters in Western Australia receed to reveal damage
6:48 PM.The flood waters near Car-narvon in Western Australia's Gascoyne region are finally beginning to receed revealing the damage to locals. Audio
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Cholera outbreak still at crisis level in Haiti
6:45 PM.In Haiti the death toll from the cholera outbreak has now passed two-and-a-half-thousand - dashing hopes the fatality rate might be starting to taper off. Audio
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Doctors fear patients could be worse off under ACC changes
6:40 PM.More now on the Government's decision to give private insurers the chance to go head to head with ACC over workplace coverage. Audio
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Sports News for 21 December 2010
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Families to receive payments soon from Pike River relief fund
6:25 PM.A trust managing donations to the families of the 29 men who died in the Pike River coal mine hopes to distribute four hundred thousand dollars before Christmas. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 December 2010
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Record number of births at Waitakere Hospital
6:15 PM.There were a record number of births in one day at Waitakere Hospital in west Auckland last week. Audio
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Alternative school is under investigation
6:12 PM.Allegations of physical abuse by staff against students at an alternative school in Hamilton have surfaced with police admitting they are investigating. Audio
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Labour Party says ACC changes will cost more to get less
6:05 PM.The Labour Party says the Government's decision to give private insurers the chance to compete with ACC to provide workplace insurance means people will pay more and get less. Audio
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South Korea possible new addition to TPP trade talks
5:55 PM.Exporters nervous at the prospect of being shut out of South Korean markets are welcoming news the Asian economic powerhouse may join New Zealand in regional trade talks. Audio
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Deal between Air NZ and Virgin Blue crosses final hurdle
5:53 PM.The deal between Air New Zealand and Virgin Blue to join forces on flights across the Tasman has got the final tick of approval from Transport Minister Steven Joyce. Audio
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Waatea News for 21 December 2010
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Pike River relief fund to pay $400,000 by Christmas
5:47 PM.The families of the 29 men killed at Pike River coal mine are to receive payments from a relief fund - totalling 400-thousand dollars - hopefully in time for Christmas. Audio
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Funeral for fallen soldier from NZ
5:44 PM.Rain fell, karanga echoed and military honours filled Wellington Cathedral this afternoon, in a stirring farewell to a New-Zealand born soldier. Audio
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NZ based Tongans hoping new PM offers strong leadership
5:40 PM.Tongan leaders in New Zealand are backing the election of a noble as prime minister of their home country under a political system designed to give more more power to ordinary people. Audio
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Senior officer says Akl's AOS plagued with problems
5:36 PM.A senior police officer says Auckland's Armed Offenders Squad is plagued with problems. Audio
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Sports News for 21 December 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Dunne demanding to know whether he was misled over Hobbit.
5:25 PM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne, is demanding to know whether he was misled in supporting changes to employment law to ensure The Hobbit movies were made in New Zealand. Audio
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Investor talks about Five Star Finance collapse
5:23 PM.An investor in the failed finance company Five Star Finance was in court today to see two former friends he'd known for decades sent to jail for lying about where the money was going. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 December 2010
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Mark Hotchin is told to manage his budget
5:15 PM.The former Hanover director, Mark Hotchin, has been told he can't have two luxury cars sent to him in Australia and that he's got to manage his bills with the almost quarter of million dollars he has… Read more Audio
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Nick Smith on changes to ACC
5:10 PM.The Minister responsible for ACC, Nick Smith, joins Mary Wilson to discuss the ACC issue. Audio
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A chance for private insurers to compete with ACC
5:05 PM.Private insurers are to be given the chance to compete with the Accident Compensation Corporation, in a move unions say will be a disaster for workers. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories
5:00 PM.A chance for private insurers to compete with ACC;Nick Smith on changes to ACC;Mark Hotchin is told to manage his budget;Investor talks about Five Star Finance collapse;Dunne demanding to know whether… Read more Audio