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Wednesday, 12 December 2012
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Labour accusing Steven Joyce of muzzling his Ministry
12 Dec 2012The Labour Party is accusing the Economic Development Minister, Steven Joyce, of muzzling his Ministry, after the chief executive evaded questions for a second time in a select committee meeting Audio
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Evening Business for 12 December 2012
12 Dec 2012The fast food operator, Restaurant Brands, has experienced stronger sales at its pizza and fried chicken chains, offsetting further declines at its coffee chain. Audio
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Principal says school payroll system is bungled
12 Dec 2012Principals say they will have to track down temporary staff who owe them thousands of dollars because of mistakes in today's school pay round. Audio
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CTV sign-off engineer's family demands apology
12 Dec 2012The daughter of the engineer who signed off on the Canterbury Television building wants the Christchurch City Council to absolve her father of any blame for its collapse. Audio
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The US recognises Syrian Opposition Coalition
12 Dec 2012The United States has now recognized a newly formed coalition of opposition groups in Syria, a move aimed at ratcheting up pressure on the country's leader, Bashar al-Assad. Audio
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Justice Minister outlines errors in Bain report in Parliament
12 Dec 2012In Parliament this afternoon the Justice Minister outlined two of the reasons why she ordered a peer review of the report on David Bain's compensation claim. Audio
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Judge accuses the justice minister of treating him unfairly
12 Dec 2012The retired Canadian judge who wrote the report for the Government on David Bain's bid for compensation has blasted the Justice Minister for being unfair to both him and Mr Bain and says he didn't… Read more Audio
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Synthetic 'crack' unacceptable - Peter Dunne
12 Dec 2012A synthetic drug called 'crack' is being sold in dairies but the Associate Health Minister now promises testing to make sure it's safe. Audio
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Dargaville exploring options to fight court downgrade
12 Dec 2012Dargaville people are vowing to keep fighting the downgrading of the town's court. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 12 December 2012
12 Dec 2012New Zealand's largest Maori owned fishing company has posted a 25 percent drop in profit for the 2011-2012 year; A Rapanui elder from Easter Island is appealing to his Maori cousins to help save the… Read more Audio
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Parata shrugs off accusations about Salisbury.
12 Dec 2012The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, has shrugged off accusations in Parliament she was prepared to put the safety of vulnerable girls at risk. Audio
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