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Checkpoint for Tuesday 6 August 2013
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Submitters say proposed liquor sales will kill nightlife
6:54 PM.Wellington bar owners say the council's proposed alcohol rules may lead to clubs and bars leaving the central city. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 6 August 2013
6:49 PM.Ngati Kahungunu is accusing the Hawke's Bay Regional Council of steamrolling ahead with its proposed Ruataniwha dam - despite the tribe's opposition; A Maori business consultancy group, Poutama Trust… Read more Audio
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Academic warns shift to green economy needs poliitical will
6:46 PM.An academic says the shift toward a green economy will not happen without governments getting behind it. Audio
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Education researcher wants literacy teaching reform
6:37 PM.A Massey University education researcher says New Zealand needs to overhaul the way children are taught to read. Audio
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Sports News for 6 August 2013
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Wellington quake check uncovers unknown faults
6:27 PM.Scientists have discovered previously unknown faults in their investigation of last month's six-point-five-magnitude earthquake centred off Marlborough. Audio
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Evening Business for 6 August 2013
6:24 PM.The state-owned weather forecaster, MetService is branching into the rapidly-growing marine sector after buying a 49 percent share in the oceanographic consultancy, MetOcean Solutions. Audio
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Southern summit called to fight Invermay job losses
6:21 PM.Dunedin's mayor has called a southern summit to fight the loss of skilled jobs from AgResearch's Invermay campus. Audio
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Political pressure mounting for Teina Pora inquiry
6:15 PM.Political pressure is mounting for the Government to re-examine the murder and rape conviction of Teina Pora. Audio
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Financial market authority looks into Fonterra's timing
6:12 PM.New Zealand's main commercial watchdog wants to know why Fonterra took so long to tell investors about its botulism contamination. Audio
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A dairy farmer reacts
6:11 PM.Waikato dairy farmer Peter Scatchard wants the heads of Fonterra's chair John Wilson and its chief executive Theo Spierings to roll. Audio
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Government rejects Xinhua's criticism of 100% Pure brand
6:08 PM.China's state news agency has slammed New Zealand's 100 Percent Pure brand labelling it "a festering sore". Audio
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Puppy killed in Auckland burglaries
5:58 PM.A twelve-week-old puppy called Milo, has been killed in a series of burglaries and home invasions in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes last night. Audio
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More on Fonterra contamination scare
5:50 PM.Fonterra has been hoding a news conference in the last hour. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 6 August 2013
5:48 PM.Ngati Kahungunu is accusing the Hawke's Bay Regional Council of steamrolling ahead with its proposed Ruataniwha dam - despite the tribe's opposition; A Maori business consultancy group, Poutama Trust… Read more Audio
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Opposition parties attack Key's credibility
5:43 PM.Opposition parties have used information dumped by the Government last Friday to attack the credibility of the Prime Minister over his handling of the inquiry into the leak of the GCSB report. Audio
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Farmer wants Fonterra bosses to quit
5:40 PM.Peter Scatchard is a dairy farmer in Waikato who runs 550 cows. He wants the chair of Fonterra and its chief executive to quit. Audio
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Statement to Parliament on Fonterra contamination scare
5:36 PM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the impact of the Fonterra contamination scare should be small and not significantly slow down the economy. Audio
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Sports News for 6 August 2013
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Adoring fans come out to thank the Chiefs for a great season
5:28 PM.Thousands of adoring fans crammed into central Hamilton today as the victorious Chiefs lead a victory parade down the main street. Audio
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Evening Business for 6 August 2013
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Email reveals staff worried Judge could go completely feral
5:20 PM.An email to the Minister of Justice, Judith Collins, reveals that her staff were worried the overseas judge who recommended David Bain should get compensation, would go completely feral on them. Audio
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FMA to look into timing of Fonterra announcemernt
5:17 PM.The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is to look into the timing of Fonterra's announcement to the Stock Exchange about the contaminated whey powder. Audio
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Botulism battering gets worse
5:08 PM.China's state-run news agency has labelled New Zealand's the100 Percent Pure brand a festering sore as the battering from the botulism- in- milk scare worsens. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 6 August 2013
5:00 PM.China's state-run news agency slams New Zealand's 100 Percent Pure brand as a festering sore. An email to the Minister of Justice, reveals staff were worried a Judge could go completely feral on them… Read more Audio