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Checkpoint for Friday 10 August 2012
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Five more go's at gold
6:57 PM.New Zealanders are in the running for five more medals at the Olympics, and at the sailing it's guaranteed. But the women's 470 crew of Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie have to get past the British to take… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 10 August 2012
6:54 PM.Maori water rights are due to be talked about at the United Nations, with a delegate aiming to pressure the government to act in good faith; The Otago Chamber of Commerce has set up the region's first… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 10 August 2012
6:38 PM.The deaths of two New Zealand soldiers during an attack by insurgents in Bamiyan province last Saturday has renewed questions about this country's involvement in Afghanistan. While the National-led… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 10 August 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 August 2012
6:23 PM.The steel products maker, Steel and Tube Holding's, full year profit fell four million dollars following a subdued activity in its key industry sectors. Audio
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Bus driver loses his run for making a boy sit down
6:19 PM.A Canterbury school-bus driver stood down for putting a small unruly boy in his seat has been told he won't be going back on the Methven school-run he loves. Fred Rijbroek was stood down for a week on… Read more Audio
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Police accused of being inept in Dotcom raid
6:09 PM.The police have been accused of being inept, heavy-handed and inhumane when they raided Kim Dotcom's home on behalf of the FBI. A High Court hearing has been scrutinising the January raid on the… Read more Audio
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Wife of missing instructor talks of his bravery
6:08 PM.The wife of missing outdoors instructor, Bryce Jourdain has spoken at a news conference in New Plymouth about her husband's bravery and his last words to her. Audio
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Govt proposes big cut in problem gambling research
5:53 PM.The Government wants to dump more than half of its spending on problem gambling research. Opposition parties say the plan is completely at odds with Government moves to allow Sky City more pokie… Read more Audio
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Child angry about mum's drinking binges
5:50 PM.A child has told a Wellington Jury that her mother's drinking made her angry, but sometimes she thought her mother couldn't help it. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 10 August 2012
5:47 PM.Maori water rights are due to be talked about at the United Nations, with a delegate aiming to pressure the government to act in good faith; The Department of Conservation and Whanganui river iwi are… Read more Audio
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SPCA calls for Beast of Blenheim pet ban
5:39 PM.The SPCA wants the sex menace, Stewart Murray Wilson, banned from owning a pet because he's been convicted of bestiality. The 65-year-old gets out of prison in three weeks, and will live alone in a… Read more Audio
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Firefighter say Govt bludging off Fire Service
5:37 PM.Firefighters say the Government is the biggest freeloader when it comes to the Fire Service and it's ordinary householders who are being forced to pick up the tab. Audio
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Sports News for 10 August 2012
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Olympian Chris Donaldson on Usain Bolt
5:27 PM.The last New Zealander to run anywhere near as fast as Usain Bolt was Chris Donaldson, an Olympian in 1996 and 2000. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 August 2012
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Bus driver loses his run for making a boy sit down
5:18 PM.A Canterbury school-bus driver stood down for putting a small unruly boy in his seat has been told he won't be going back on the Methven school-run he loves. Audio
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Enormous pumice floating off New Zealand
5:13 PM.A raft of pumice almost the size of Rwanda is floating off New Zealand after an undersea eruption. A Navy officer, Lieutenant Tim Oscar, has described the 25-thousand square kilometres of pumice as… Read more Audio
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Families of the missing climbers speak out
5:08 PM.The wife of the climbing instructor who's presumed drowned along with the two teenagers he dived into the sea to save, has paid tribute to her husband. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 10 August 2012
5:00 PM.Families of the missing climbers speak out; Enormous pumice floating off New Zealand; Bus driver loses his run for making a boy sit down; SPCA calls for Beast of Blenheim pet ban; Police accused of… Read more Audio