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Friday, 28 August 2015
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NZ Post to keep cutting jobs
28 Aug 2015New Zealand Post says it will continue cutting jobs because each year it needs to save $30 million to cover the decline in mail. Audio
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Kiwirail's performance improves but it's still in the red
Kiwirail has lost more than $150 million over the past year but its performance is well up on the previous year. Audio
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Deep-sea oil drilling protest in Northland
Security's been tight today at Northland's Regional Council building after protestors occupied the carpark to object to deep sea oil drilling. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 August 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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NZ darts number to face the world's best tonight
New Zealand's best dart player Rob Szabo will have to upset Michael van Gerwen in the first round of the competition this evening in order to play through the rest of the weekend. Audio
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86 year old threatens to call police on EQC - EQC's response
The EQC has just released a statement on our story about the daughter of an 86-year-old Christchurch woman who says she had to threaten to call the police before two people from the Earthquake… Read more Audio
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Key admits Govt must do 'better job' for state care kids
The Prime Minister acknowledges there is a strong link between children who've been in state care and crime and says the Government needs to do a better job. Audio
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86 year old threatens to call police on EQC
The daughter of an 86-year-old Christchurch woman says she had to threaten to call the police before two people from the Earthquake Commission would leave her mother's home. Audio
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Hope's plea is out of my hands - journalist
28 Aug 2015The Corrections Department today approved North and South writer Mike White interviewing Watson in jail, though only after the courts forced it to look again at its original rejection of this. Audio
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I want to be at Scott Watson interview - Olivia Hope's father
28 Aug 2015A magazine interview with double murderer Scott Watson is to go ahead and the father of one of the victims wants to be there too. Audio
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Police launch homicide investigation into Maggie Watson death
28 Aug 2015Police say the death of a four-year-old girl at her Onehunga home three weeks ago was not an accident. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 28 August 2015
28 Aug 2015Police launch homicide investigation into Maggie Watson death, I want to be at Scott Watson interview - Olivia Hope's father, Hope's plea is out of my hands - journalist, 86 year old threatens to call… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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