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Checkpoint for Tuesday 14 January 2014
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Marina Erakovic plays first round at Australian Open
5:57 PM.New Zealand's top tennis player, Marina Erakovic, is in action at the Australian tennis Open in Melbourne today. Audio
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Business owners say they'll lose revenue due to Ironman
5:49 PM.Business owners forced to close their doors during an Auckland council organised event, say they will lose thousands of dollars as a result. The council's events agency, ATEED, is closing the road… Read more Audio
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Emergency shelter being delivered in next two days in Tonga
5:44 PM.The Red Cross in Tonga says tents and tarpaulins will be delivered in the next two days to the more than four thousand people whose houses were damaged by Cyclone Ian. Audio
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ACC admits workplace health and safety training poor value
5:42 PM.ACC has admitted its workplace health and safety training programme is poor value for money and says the contracts will not be renewed. The corporation made the announcement after claims its… Read more Audio
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Fonterra brand dealt another blow by cream contamination
5:38 PM.Federated Farmers says it's not good to see Fonterra making headlines for food contamination again and it will further dent the dairy giant's reputation. Audio
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Sports News for 14 January 2014
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Forestry contractor to pay $135,000 dollars over death
5:24 PM.A judge has ordered a forestry contractor to pay 135 thousand dollars over the death of a worker near Lake Rotoiti in March last year. The company, Complete Logging Limited, was sentenced today in the… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 14 January 2014
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Criticism mounts over Bangladeshi ferry build
5:16 PM.Criticism of the Government is mounting for getting a ferry built in Bangladesh instead of New Zealand. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade commissioned the aid-funded ferry for the territory of… Read more Audio
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Business confidence is at its highest level in two decades
5:13 PM.December's survey of business opinion from the Institute of Economic Research found a net 52 percent of firms expect economic conditions to improve, compared with the previous period where 33 percent… Read more Audio
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Fonterra don't yet know how dangerous E.Coli strain is
5:08 PM.Fonterra do not yet know how dangerous the E. coli strain is that has been detected in close to nine thousand bottles of fresh cream. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 14 January 2014
5:00 PM.Fonterra do not yet know how dangerous the E. coli strain is that has been detected in close to nine thousand bottles of fresh cream; Business confidence is at its highest level in two decades… Read more Audio