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Checkpoint for Friday 9 August 2013
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 August 2013
6:52 PM.Hundreds of Bay of Plenty whanau have marched to the Kohanga Reo National Trust Board headquarters in protest at departure of the movement's chief executive, Titoki Black; A justice lobby group says… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 9 August 2013
6:36 PM.This week the Government has been battling the fall-out from the Fonterra contamination scare. Audio
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Sports News for 9 August 2013
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Journalist investigates labour in the palm oil industry
6:22 PM.Malaysia and Indonesia's huge palm oil industry is accused of being run with what amounts to slave labour. Audio
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Evening Business for 9 August 2013
6:20 PM.A survey of businesses in Wellington shows the city's commercial sector came off relatively lightly from the region's severe earthquake on 21 July, despite one business estimating its damage at more… Read more Audio
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Cooper on verge of international netball after eight year wait
6:17 PM.Eight years ago Otaki midcourter Katarina Cooper was on the verge of an international netball career, but only now is she about to make her Silver Ferns debut. Audio
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Pharmac continues to seek public feedback on decision process
6:13 PM.The drug-buying agency Pharmac has fended off accusations of penny pinching on medicine, at one of a series of community meetings today. Audio
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Police say stolen car parts likely destined for overseas
6:11 PM.The Christchurch Police are calling in outside help to crack a ring they suspect of linking car thieves and scrap metal dealers to export stolen parts. Audio
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Federated Farmers says sorry to Chinese for botulism scare
6:09 PM.The head of Federated Farmers has apologised to Chinese consumers for Fonterra's botulism scare. Audio
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Police call for ask.fm to be shut down
5:55 PM.The police are calling for a popular social media site to be shut down over cyber bullying. Audio
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Baby-killing woman a high risk to others, court told
5:51 PM.A court's been warned a woman who killed her new born baby and buried him in her backyard four days later is a high risk to any future children she may have. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 August 2013
5:48 PM.Hundreds of Bay of Plenty whanau have marched to the Kohanga Reo National Trust National headquarters in protest at the departure of the movement's chief executive, Titoki Black; A justice lobby group… Read more Audio
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Rio Tinto gives up on selling Tiwai Point
5:42 PM.The global mining giant Rio Tinto has given up trying to sell its majority stake in the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. Audio
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Fonterra on students drinking potentially tainted whey protein
5:38 PM.Students at Palmerston North Girls' High School have been caught up in the Fonterra contamination scare - using some of the potentially tainted whey protein in April in a science experiment. Audio
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Sports News for 9 August 2013
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Winter games athlete says boycotts not the right approach
5:28 PM.New Zealand diplomats in Moscow are asking Russia to confirm that Winter Olympic athletes and supporters won't be harrassed during next year's Games. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 August 2013
5:24 PM.News from the Business sector including a market update. Audio
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Government still has questions about Fonterra's response
5:20 PM.Government ministers are still not convinced that Fonterra acted quickly enough to inform public agencies and customers, once it became aware it had a potential case of botulism contamination on its… Read more Audio
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School students caught in Fonterra scare
5:15 PM.School students have been caught up in the Fonterra contamination scare - Palmerston North Girls' High School used some of the potentially tainted whey protein in April. Audio
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Outstanding warrant on Read in Thailand until 2037
5:11 PM.Detective Inspector Grant Wormald led the investigation into Read, and says the Judge's description of him as cunning hits the mark. Audio
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Drug kingpin jailed for sophisticated importation business
5:07 PM.The mastermind behind a sophisticated smuggling ring that hid drugs worth millions of dollars in cosmetics then sold them to gangs has been jailed for 11 years. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 9 August 2013
5:00 PM.Drug kingpin jailed for sophisticated importation business; Outstanding warrant on Read in Thailand until 2037; School students caught in Fonterra scare; Government still has questions about… Read more Audio