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Checkpoint for Thursday 9 June 2011
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 9 June 2011
5:00 PM.The dollar dances as the Reserve Bank Governor changes his tune. More than 100 jobs are axed and an Air New Zealand jet is being inspected after it had to make an urgent landing shortly after take… Read more Audio
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Fresh post float high predicted for Kiwi
5:07 PM.Some in the financial markets are predicting the New Zealand dollar could hit a new post-float high overnight, after the Reserve Bank signalled an earlier start to interest rate rises than previously… Read more Audio
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Yarrows job losses confirmed
5:10 PM.Almost a third of the workers at Taranaki's Yarrows Family Bakers have today learned they've lost their jobs. Audio
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Yarrows redundancies reaction
5:15 PM.Craig Ashworth is outside the Yarrows Bakery on Manaia's main street. Audio
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KiwiRail proposing job cuts in Dunedin
5:17 PM.Also today - 70 jobs are to go from Kiwirail including 40 from its Hillside Workshop in south Dunedin. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 June 2011
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Legal aid opponents tactics made public
5:24 PM.Opponents of the Government's legal aid reforms have had details of their tactics to try to change public and political opinion leaked by none other than the Justice Minister. Audio
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Air NZ jet under inspection
5:29 PM.An Air New Zealand jet is being inspected after it had to make an urgent landing shortly after take off. Audio
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Sports News for 9 June 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Is Fonterra pushing up the price of milk?
5:40 PM.Parliament's been told there is no evidence Fonterra has acted anti-competitively in setting the price of milk - but a former deputy Prime Minister says it is pushing prices too high. Audio
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FMA warning of unacceptable Kiwisaver sales practices
5:43 PM.The Financial Markets Authority is warning of unacceptable tactics being used to sell some Kiwisaver schemes after complaints about an unregistered salesman soliciting for business outside Work and… Read more Audio
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Former coach picks Silver Ferns to win tonight
5:46 PM.A former Silver Ferns Coach says New Zealand should go into tonight's netball test against Australia as the favourites. Audio
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News from the Waatea team.
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Use of taniwha will lead to more consultation with Maori
5:55 PM.An Auckland hapu says it hopes the warning given to Auckland Council about a taniwha in the city's centre will lead to more consultation with Maori. Audio
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Record low Official Cash Rate stays unchanged
6:08 PM.The Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard says the New Zealand dollar is overvalued against the greenback, but he won't be drawn on how much or whether the Bank will intervene. Audio
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KiwiRail job losses a "bombshell" - lobby group
6:13 PM.70 jobs are to go from KiwiRail including 40 from the its Hillside Workshop in south Dunedin. Audio
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Smith describes Labour MPs as petty and pathetic
6:16 PM.Parliament's Speaker Lockwood Smith has described the conduct of Labour MPs as petty and pathetic during an exchange about Government money for parenting courses. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 June 2011
6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Major cull of Canada Geese planned
6:25 PM.Federated Farmers is planning a major cull of Canada Geese at the end of the year when the birds are in moulting and can't fly, but they want taxpayer dollars to ensure the numbers stay in check. Audio
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Sports News for 9 June 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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China's first aircraft carrier is under construction
6:37 PM.A senior official in China's notoriously secret People Liberation's Army has now confirmed that the country's first aircraft carrier is under construction. Audio
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Christchurch to stick with 2007 houses values for rates
6:41 PM.Council rates in Christchurch city will continue to be calculated using the 2007 house valuations for up to two more years, allowing time for the earthquake's impact on property prices to be assessed.
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Should over 65s be allowed to opt out of jury service?
6:43 PM.The Human Rights Commission says allowing people older than 65 to permanently opt out of jury service could be age discrimination. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 June 2011
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Australia bans live cattle exports to Indonesia
6:49 PM.The Northern Territory will be particulalry hard hit by this week's suspension of all live cattle exports to Indonesia. Audio
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Ruth Aitken talks about tonight's test match
6:52 PM.The netball test between the Silver Ferns and Australia kicks off in Palmerston North in just over an hour's time. Audio