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Tuesday, 2 September 2014
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SFO fraud charges
2 Sep 2014The Serious Fraud Office has laid charges against two people over what it says is about 2-million dollars worth of fraudulent invoices to Mighty River Power. Audio
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Farmer 'feels sick' after gunman tip-off
2 Sep 2014The Ashburton farmer whose tip-off led to the police swooping on the Work and Income gunman says he's sick to his stomach after learning two locals died in the shooting. Audio
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Shooting accused appears in court, friends remember the victims
2 Sep 2014More details are emerging about the victims of Ashburton's Work and Income shooting at the same time as their accused killer has appeared in court for the first time. Audio
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Tractor ploughs through Melbourne house
2 Sep 2014A couple in Melbourne are lucky to be alive after a tractor ploughed into their bedroom where they were sleeping last night. Audio
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Ashburton Maori mourn death of kuia
2 Sep 2014The Maori community in Ashburton is mourning the death of a local kuia caught up in yesterday's fatal shooting at Work and Income. Audio
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Greens to boost minimum wage to $18 by 2017
2 Sep 2014The Green Party would boost the minimum wage to 18 dollars an hour by the end of its first term in Government. Audio
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Rustlers steel 30 sheep in a month from Auckland park
2 Sep 2014The manager of the Cornwall Park farm in central Auckland says he is devastated that sheep rustlers have struck again, using dogs and traps to steel sheep during the night. Audio
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All Blacks snubbed in World Cup ad
2 Sep 2014A video promoting next year's Rugby World Cup has snubbed the defending champions, the All Blacks. Audio
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Today's market update
2 Sep 2014The New Zealand dollar down half a cent today against the greenback but then recovered to be less than a third-of-a-cent lower than where it was this time yesterday. Audio
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UN Secretary-General describes NZ as a model global citizen
2 Sep 2014The head of the United Nations says New Zealand has been a model global citizen as the Government campaigns for a seat on the Security Council. Audio
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John Key responds to NZ First
2 Sep 2014The Prime Minister has also been responding today to the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, saying that a full Royal Commission of Inquiry into all of the allegations detailed in the Dirty… 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.
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