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Monday, 7 December 2009
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Calls for tax on fatty foods
7 Dec 2009A veteran health campaigner is calling for fatty foods and sugary drinks to be taxed in the same way that tobacco products are, to reduce obesity, as happened with smoking. Audio
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Turnbull attacks Abbott's position on climate change
7 Dec 2009In Australia, the former Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has branded his successor's stance on climate change, bullshit and says the Coalition policy has descended into a farce. Audio
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Intensive Mackenzie Basin dairy farming would be 'a disaster'
7 Dec 2009Plans for intensive dairy farming in the South Island's Mackenzie Basin will be a disaster for the areas native plants and animals according to a Landcare Research ecologist. Audio
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Goff faces concerns from Labour Party about nationhood speech.
7 Dec 2009The Labour Party leader Phil Goff has been confronted with negative feedback from within the party about his speech accusing the Government of re-opening racial wounds. Audio
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Officer denies beating up man
7 Dec 2009A police officer charged with manslaughter has denied beating up a man in the back seat of police car. Audio
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Evening Business News for 7 December 2009
7 Dec 2009News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Climate change report forecasts disaster for Nelson
7 Dec 2009As the climate change conference in Copenhagen begins, a new study shows that much of the Nelson region will be flooded within a hundred years if sea levels rise as forecast. Audio
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Woman who hit cyclists pleads guilty
7 Dec 2009A young Auckland woman who ploughed into a pack of about 20 cyclists on Tamaki Drive in September, almost killing one man, has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing injury. Audio
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Section 59 review - law working as intended
7 Dec 2009A major review of changes to the controversial child discipline laws has found that parents are not being criminalised or unduely investigated for lightly smacking their children. Audio
Friday, 4 December 2009
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Everest hosts world's highest cabinet meeting
4 Dec 2009The world's highest cabinet meeting will take place today to highlight Nepal's concerns about climate change. Audio
Checkpoint
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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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