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Wednesday, 26 June 2013
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Wanaka builder tearful at sentencing for cocaine operation
26 Jun 2013A judge has described the role of a Wanaka builder in a million dollar cocaine ring as "misguided loyalty" and sentenced him to two years and one month in jail. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 June 2013
26 Jun 2013News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Chief executive responds
26 Jun 2013The chief executive of New Zealand Post Brian Roche is with us. Audio
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Mail worker says staff are shocked and distressed
26 Jun 2013New Zealand Post is cutting 500 jobs and shutting small mail sorting centres in towns up and down the country, as well as three much bigger plants in Wellington, Dunedin and Hamilton. Audio
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PM confirms govt be contributing to the Auckland rail link
26 Jun 2013In what's being described as the U-turn of the century, the Government now says it will throw its money and support behind the inner-city Auckland rail loop. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 26 June 2013
26 Jun 2013The government has a unexpected change of heart and throws its support behind the inner-city Auckland rail loop. Five hundred people at New Zealand Post are losing their jobs and Wanaka builder… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
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Unions and businesses are locked in a landmark court case
25 Jun 2013Unions and businesses are locked in a landmark court case over a woman who after 20 years working in a Lower Hutt resthome makes less than 15 dollars an hour. Audio
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Striking energy workers picket MP's office
25 Jun 2013A National MP's bill which will allow the use of strike breakers hasn't even had its first reading in Parliament but already it's sparking an outcry. Audio
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Bill passed to make donors at council elections declare more
25 Jun 2013Legislation sparked by the John Banks' donations controversy has passed its final reading in Parliament. Audio
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Business News Update
25 Jun 2013Shareholders of Diligent Board Member Services questioned directors about governance problems which have plagued the company. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 June 2013
25 Jun 2013MPs have been asked to investigate the way Te Wananga o Aotearoa got rid of its Chief Executive, Bentham Ohia; The MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira, says all of the Far North will be affected by… Read more Audio
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About this programme
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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