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Checkpoint for Thursday 9 August 2012
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July hottest US month on record
6:56 PM.As the US battles an on-going drought, July proved a brutal month with the hottest temperatures ever recorded - our correspondent Simon Marks has more. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 9 August 2012
6:47 PM.A Moerewa grandfather says the money the Ministry of Education has spent on sending students out of town for their schooling could have been invested locally; The Maori Council's lead lawyer says even… Read more Audio
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Widening NZ patrols in Afghanistan not a done deal yet
6:42 PM.The Government wants New Zealand's soldiers to widen their patrols in Afghanistan but hasn't yet asked the international military command there about it. Audio
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Permanant barriers not to be installed on Willis Street
6:37 PM.Permanent barriers won't be put up in central Wellington to keep pedestrians from being hit by buses. Audio
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Sports News for 9 August 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Business News Update
6:26 PM.Mainfreight's profit has slipped more than 15% to $12,400,000 in the three months to the end of June. Audio
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Lawyer says court win saves Blue Chip investors $20m
6:20 PM.Hundreds of Blue Chip investors have escaped being forced to sell their homes to cover the failed finance company's losses. Audio
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Opposition parties blame Govt for rise in unemployment.
6:17 PM.Opposition parties are blaming the National-led Government for an unexpected rise in the unemployment rate. Audio
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Former TOPEC staff member talk about safety.
6:11 PM.The Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits and Education Centre or TOPEC is doing its own internal investigation into the fatal accident. Audio
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Search for rock climbers now looking for bodies
6:07 PM.The search for two teenagers and their rock climbing instructor in rough seas off New Plymouth has yielded no sign of them, and searchers are now looking for bodies. Audio
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Engineer - never seen columns with so little reinforcing
5:57 PM.A structural engineer who investigated the collapse of the CTV building says that he has never seen columns with so little reinforcing. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 9 August 2012
5:50 PM.A Moerewa grandfather says the money the Ministry of Education has spent on sending students out of town for their schooling could have been invested locally; The Maori Council's lead lawyer says even… Read more Audio
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Car crash callouts spur review of firefighting
5:46 PM.Firefighters are having to go to more and more car crashes, with such callouts that don't have to do with fires spurring the Government to order a review of the whole Fire Service. Audio
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Dotcom detective questioned about pregnant wife's pleas
5:41 PM.A detective has been questioned about what was described as his "pathetic" response to the pleas of Kim Dotcom's pregnant wife for help during a search of the couple's Auckland mansion in January. Audio
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Risks on Paritutu Rock
5:37 PM.Searchers off New Plymouth are now looking for the bodies of the two 17 year old students and their climbing instructor who are missing off Back Beach. Audio
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Sports News for 9 August 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Wife of man hurt by bus says habit almost killed him
5:28 PM.The wife of the bus company director run over by a bus in Wellington says it was probably habit that almost killed him. Audio
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Christchurch slump pushs unemployment to two-year high
5:25 PM.A big fall in jobs in Canterbury has pushed up the country's unemployment rate to a two-year high. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 August 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Bluechip investor relieved he won't lose home.
5:15 PM.Hundreds of Blue Chip investors have escaped being forced to sell their homes to cover the failed company's losses. Audio
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Principal of Spotswood College talks about missing students.
5:10 PM.The principal of Spotswood College, Mark Bowden, says a crisis intervention team's been working with his students throughout the day. Audio
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Hope lost for survivors from school rock climbing fall
5:07 PM.The searchers off New Plymouth are now looking for the bodies of the two students and an instructor who fell into the sea yesterday. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 9 August 2012
5:00 PM.Hopes fade of finding survivors from the school rock climbing fall. Blue Chip investors won't lose their homes after a win in court and a surprise rise in the unemployment rate. Audio