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Checkpoint for Wednesday 7 August 2013
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Austrian couple rescued off American Samoa
6:53 PM.An Austrian couple rescued from their yacht off American Samoa this morning had already been helped a week earlier when the vessel also got into trouble. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 August 2013
6:49 PM.The Federation of Maori Authorities says Maori have significant assets at risk from any damage to the country's agribusiness brand by the Fonterra contamination scare; Te Papa Tongarewa Museum says… Read more Audio
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Staring at tablets and smart phones cause neck damage
6:46 PM.Chiropractors are warning that children are developing serious spine and neck deformities from hunching over ipads and smart phones. Audio
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Policeman faces 35 charges of supplying contraband to prisoners
6:37 PM.A west Auckland police officer is facing 35 charges of supplying prisoners in court cells with contraband, including one charge of knowingly supplying cannabis. Audio
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Labour tries to blame public service cuts for botulism scare
6:35 PM.The Labour Party is attempting to blame cuts and mergers in the public service for the Fonterra botulism scare. Audio
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Sports News for 7 August 2013
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Business News Update
6:26 PM.The tapware manufacturer, Methven, doesn't have a good track record on acquisitions, though it's difficult to say how much of this was the company's fault and how much was due to circumstances beyond… Read more Audio
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User groups criticise broadband plan.
6:20 PM.User groups say it shouldn't be the Government that decides what price companies can charge for use of the old copper phone lines. Audio
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Police to re-examine Bain fingerprint evidence
6:17 PM.The police will next week re-examine crucial evidence in the Bain killings case after arguments over what photos reveal about who fired the fatal shots. Audio
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CTV widow says building policy focuses on saving money
6:13 PM.The husband of a woman who died in the CTV building collapse says the Government's new earthquake prone buildings policy is more about saving money than saving lives. Audio
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All Fonterra contaminated product recalled or deemed safe
6:09 PM.Fonterra's chief executive, who has just returned from a crisis visit to China, says all of the contaminated product has now either been recalled, contained by its customers, or deemed safe. Audio
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Tiwai Pt smelter cuts jobs to survive
5:56 PM.The Tiwai Point aluminum smelter is cutting jobs again as it fights for survival. Audio
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Unemployment rises to 6.4 percent
5:53 PM.The labour market has continued to show signs of a gradual improvement, despite unemployment edging up and slowing wage growth. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 August 2013
5:50 PM.The Federation of Maori Authorities says Maori have significant assets at risk from any damage to the country's agribusiness brand by the Fonterra contamination scare; Te Papa Tongarewa Museum says… Read more Audio
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Minister's lawyers defend handling of Bain compensation claim
5:41 PM.Crown lawyers defending the Justice Minister's handling of David Bain's compensation claim say there is not a shred of evidence to back up claims that she was bias. Audio
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Major overhaul of workplace health and safety
5:38 PM.The Government is promising a massive overhaul of workplace health and safety - but opposition parties are worried it stops short of introducing corporate manslaughter charges. Audio
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Sports News for 7 August 2013
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Fonterra's CEO holds a news conference
5:29 PM.Fonterra's chief executive, who has just returned from a crisis visit to China, says all of the contaminated product has now either been recalled, contained by its customers, or deemed safe. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 August 2013
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Govt gives owners of quake-prone buildings an extra 5 years
5:19 PM.The Government is giving owners of quake-prone buildings an extra five years to strengthen them but is not saying if it will help them pay for it. Audio
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More from RNZ's Political Editor
5:15 PM.Listening to that was our political editor Brent Edwards and he joins us. Audio
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Peters says tea tape investigators wanted his phone records
5:08 PM.Winston Peters says the police wanted to see his private phone records as part of the investigation into the tea tape. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 7 August 2013
5:00 PM.Winston Peters claims police investigating the Epsom tea-tapes wanted to see his private phone records. An extra five years for owners to strengthen their unsafe buildings and Fonterra's chief… Read more Audio