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Checkpoint for Tuesday 28 June 2011
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Wellington snapshot shows businesses closing
6:56 PM.More Wellington businesses shut up shop last year than new ones opened. Audio
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Uncertainty over the legality of Fiji's position as MSG Chair
6:53 PM.Claims are persisting that Fiji's role as chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group is a breach of the body's founding principles. Audio
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Waatea News for 28 June 2011
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Thompson should go, says employment adviser
6:37 PM.Five days on from his comments about pay equity and women's periods, Alasdair Thompson remains in his job at the head of one of the country's largest employer groups. Audio
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Sports News for 28 June 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Kiwifruit growers gamble to spend or quit
6:24 PM.A large kiwifruit grower is warning orchardists' backs are against the wall and he himself has looked at mothballing his orchards. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 June 2011
6:20 PM.Business New Zealand doesn't expect a change in direction at The Treasury, which has appointed insider Gabriel Makhlouf as its new head. Audio
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Aviation writer says Qantas trying to boost safety image
6:10 PM.Another theory has emerged to explain why Qantas and its subsidiary Jetstar chose not to fly during the Chilean ash cloud alert and other airlines such as Air New Zealand did. Audio
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Teams head into Pike River mine for first time
6:06 PM.A West Coast mayor and an MP say they fear the money will run out at the Pike River mine before recovery teams get all the way in. Audio
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Tobacco giant's lawsuit provokes strong response in NZ
5:56 PM.An international tobacco company's decision to sue the Australian government for introducing plain packaging on cigarettes is provoking strong reactions in New Zealand. Audio
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Pomare women remain in eviction limbo
5:52 PM.Three women with Mongrel Mob links are tonight awaiting a court ruling on whether they'll be evicted from their Lower Hutt State houses. Audio
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Waatea News for 28 June 2011
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Motorists warned fuel prices will be volatile
5:47 PM.Motorists are being warned to expect fluctuating fuel prices because of volatility in the world market. Audio
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Child abuse doctor says more training needed
5:36 PM.More now on a leading doctor's estimate that 10 percent of New Zealand children are brought up in abusive households and his call for more training so that doctors and nurses can spot the subtle… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 28 June 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Trade Me heater starts fire in baby's bedroom
5:28 PM.The fire service is warning people to check product standards when buying products online after a mother and baby were lucky to escape a fire in Te Puke last week. Audio
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PM to hold top level political talks today
5:25 PM.The Prime Minister John Key has been formally welcomed to India, but impending rain meant the ceremony was much more low key than planned. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 June 2011
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland council agrees funding for maori board
5:20 PM.The long-running debate over funding for Auckland's Independent Maori Statutory Board is close to being resolved. Audio
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EMA board not decided on CEO Alisdair Thompson
5:16 PM.Alasdair Thompson has survived for another day in his job despite his comments about pay equity and women's periods. Audio
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Child abuse doctor says changes needed to system
5:11 PM.A child abuse specialist at Starship Hospital, Dr Patrick Kelly, estimates 10 percent of New Zealand children are brought up in an abusive household and he says doctors and nurses need more training… Read more Audio
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Teams head into Pike River mine for first time
5:07 PM.Recovery teams have today entered Pike River mine for the first time since it was rocked by explosions seven months ago. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 28 June 2011
5:00 PM.Recovery teams enter the Pike River mine for the first time since the deadly explosions. A new estimate that 10 percent of children are raised in abusive homes and a warning to be careful buying… Read more Audio