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Checkpoint for Tuesday 5 August 2014
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Forest Hill Farmer sentenced to home detention
6:56 PM.An egg farmer who passed off nearly two and a half million caged eggs as free range has been sentenced to 12 months home detention and 200 hours community work. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 5 August 2014
6:52 PM.A Board of Inquiry has given consent for changes to the Hamilton city district plan to allow Tainui Group Holdings to build a large freight, commercial and residential development at Ruakura on the… Read more Audio
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Afghanistan presidential election in more trouble
6:49 PM.Afghanistan's troubled presidential election has plunged into a deeper crisis after one of the main contenders accused a deputy of President Hamid Karzai of fraud. Audio
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Queenstown man killed in plane crash
6:47 PM.A Queenstown man has been killed in a plane crash in remote Central Otago. Audio
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Council not ready to issue accredited building consents
6:38 PM.The Christchurch City Council has been told it's still not ready to get back its certification to issue building consents. Audio
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Today's market update
6:35 PM.The New Zealand dollar is little changed against the currencies of the country's major trading partners. Audio
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Million-dollar friendship garden to be rebuilt at new site
6:29 PM.The Auckland Council has decided to rebuild a friendship garden a short way from where it was mistakenly uprooted, a move that will cost more than a million dollars. Audio
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Tourists focus of new Transport Agency saftey campaign
6:24 PM.Tourists to Queenstown are about to get an instant lesson on New Zealand's road rules as the Transport Agency launches a trial scheme to improve driver behaviour. Audio
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All Whites coach Anthony Hudson looking to WC 2018
6:19 PM.It's the World Cup or bust - for the new, unashamedly ambitious, All Whites coach, Anthony Hudson. Audio
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Finance directors turned blind eye to the illegal practices
6:15 PM.The High Court in Timaru has heard that three former South Canterbury Finance directors turned a blind eye to the illegal business practices of their chairman, the late Allan Hubbard. Audio
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Treaty settlement signing changes way Whanganui River managed
6:12 PM.More than 500 people have been at a marae on the Whanganui River today for the signing of a Treaty settlement that sets up a new way of managing the river. Audio
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Sports News for 5 August 2014
6:06 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Man seen on highway around time grandmother hit
5:55 PM.The police in Taranaki want to talk to a man seen walking on SH3 towards Hawera - about a collision which killed local woman Christine Fairweather. Audio
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Greens pledge free off-peak public transport for students
5:52 PM.The Green Party is pledging to give tertiary students and apprentices a Student Green Card which would allow them to ride buses, trains and ferries for free in off-peak times. Audio
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Scientists criticise government's Science Challenges project
5:47 PM.More than two hundred scientists have criticised the government's 133 million dollar project to find and fund the most urgent areas for research. Audio
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Thai baby Gammy's Aust. father allegedly jailed for indecency
5:43 PM.The story of the Thai baby with Down syndrome at the centre of a surrogacy row has taken a twist with claims that the Australian father has served a sentence in jail for indecently dealing with a… Read more Audio
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TV stations ban Slingshot "back door" ads
5:39 PM.TV3 has also questioned the legality of Slingshot's ads and says it is expecting complaints to be laid with the Advertising Standards Authority Audio
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Today's market update
5:36 PM.The New Zealand dollar is little changed against the currencies of the country's major trading partners. Audio
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Automated speed signs to be trialled on SH29
5:28 PM.One of the country's riskiest roads is to trial signs which automatically change the speed limit depending on the weather. Audio
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Biggest ever deal for QE 2 Trust.
5:26 PM.A vast swathe of the South Island high country is to be protected forever with the QE 2 National Trust signing its biggest deal in history today. Audio
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Whanganui River settlement signed
5:20 PM.More than 500 people have been at a marae on the Whanganui River today for the signing of a Treaty settlement that sets up a new way of managing the river. Audio
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Cunliffe - Internet-Mana not be part of a Labour-led Government
5:12 PM.The Labour Party leader, David Cunliffe, has ruled out the Internet-Mana alliance being part of a Labour-led Government. Audio
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A soldier is kicked out of the army
5:07 PM.A long-serving soldier who tried to dupe two women subordinates into giving him sexual photos and videos of themselves has been kicked out of the army. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 5 August 2014
5:00 PM.A soldier is kicked out of the army for asking women for sexual photos and videos. Cunliffe says Internet-Mana will not be part of a Labour-led Government and biggest ever deal for QE 2 Trust. Audio