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Checkpoint for Monday 15 August 2011
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Can blood tests be used to predict heart attacks
6:51 PM.Routine blood tests may be able to predict the risk of a patient dying, having a heart attack or needing ICU treatment up to 12 hours before it occurs. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 15 August 2011
6:48 PM.The veteran political activist, John Minto, has paid tribute to the late Governor General, Sir Paul Reeves, as a valued supporter of the anti-apartheid movement; The Maori Party agrees that someā¦ Read more Audio
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New system to give local furniture makers the edge
6:45 PM.New Zealand furniture makers are trying to give themselves more of an edge against cheap Asian imports with a new labelling system to convince consumers that while locally made might cost more it'llā¦ Read more Audio
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Two cases of rubella notified in Auckland
6:42 PM.In the past decade there's only been about 30 confirmed cases of rubella or German measles, and now Auckland's had two in the past week. Audio
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The latest news from the UK
6:37 PM.For the latest news from the UK, we're joined by our correspondent in London - Barney Burnham. Audio
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Sports News for 15 August 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Witness saw flames over 20m high in petrochemical plant fire
6:29 PM.A witness to this morning's blaze at a Taranaki petrochemical plant says flames leapt at least 20 metres into the air. Audio
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More people injured at home than at work
6:26 PM.More people were injured at home than in the work place last year at a cost of 272 million dollars. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 August 2011
6:19 PM.NZX has boosted its underlying half year profit by 42 percent. The stock market operator made an underlying profit of 6.6 million dollars in the six months to the end of June - compared with 4.7ā¦ Read more Audio
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School kids have fun in snow
6:18 PM.Returning to the cold weather battering the country at the moment, pupils at Wellington's Karori Normal School arrived this morning to find their playground blanketed in white. Audio
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Dunedin through the worst
6:15 PM.Dunedin's hill suburbs were largely shut down today by the large snow dump. Audio
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Taxis busy in Wellington
6:13 PM.Among those out on Wellington's roads are scores of taxi drivers. Audio
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Risks high on Wellington's slippery roads
6:08 PM.Snow's still falling in the capital as it has been for much of the day, and in the last half hour there's also been lightning and thunder. Audio
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Political consensus needed to address child poverty
5:56 PM.Opposition parties say the country's children are being short-changed, but they can't seem to agree on how to solve the problem. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 15 August 2011
5:48 PM.The veteran political activist, John Minto, has added his tribute to the many pouring in for the former Governor General Sir Paul Reeves; The Maori population has risen to nearly 664-thousand; Theā¦ Read more Audio
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Whitebaiters brave cold for first day of the season
5:46 PM.The polar blast has coincided with the first day of the whitebait season. Audio
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Milk being dumped because tankers can't get through the snow
5:43 PM.Seventeen hundred dairy farmers across New Zealand are having to dump milk because tankers can't get through the snow to collect it. Audio
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Snow reaches Auckland
5:40 PM.Snow has fallen throughout Auckland, including the heart of the city. Audio
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Metservice looks back at previous storms
5:36 PM.The Met Service says Wellington hasn't seen this much snow since June 1976. Audio
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Sports News for 15 August 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Woman lost on mountain turns up on doorstep
5:27 PM.A knock on the door on Saturday night ended a five hour ordeal for a Christchurch skier who crawled and fell her way down a mountainside after getting lost on Coronet Peak. Audio
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Mourners gather to remember Sir Paul Reeves
5:25 PM.Mourners gathered at a tangi in Auckland this afternoon to remember Sir Paul Reeves. Audio
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Nature deals another blow quake-hit Christchurch residents
5:22 PM.The second round of heavy snow to hit Christchurch in less than a month has forced schools and businesses to shut, bringing most of the city to a standstill. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 August 2011
5:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Storm closes multiple roads
5:18 PM.Dave Bates is the Transport Agency's national operations manager. He joins us. Audio
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Homes facing the night without power
5:16 PM.Two thousand homes remain without power tonight. Audio
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Advice from Civil Defence
5:14 PM.The group controller of civil defence for the Wellington region, Rian Van Schalkwyk joins us. Audio
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Snow traps Upper Hutt family at home
5:12 PM.In the hillier parts of Upper Hutt some people are already trapped at home. Audio
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Commuters battle through snow in Wellington
5:09 PM.Inspector Ken Climo joins us from the Wellington police central communications centre. Audio
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Worst storm in decades
5:07 PM.The snow storm sweeping up the country is the worst in decades. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 15 August 2011
5:00 PM.The latest on the severe snow storm bringing widespread chaos. Wellingtonians are warned they may become stuck in their houses and a woman lost on a mountain turns up on doorstep. Audio