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Thursday, 31 March 2011
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How far will Obama's aim go to cut oil imports?
31 Mar 2011US President Barack Obama is aiming to cut America's imports of foreign oil by one third in the next ten years. Audio
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Fewer large cars blamed on cost of petrol
31 Mar 2011There are fewer large cars on the road than there were seven years ago, as the cost of fuel rises. Audio
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Australian writer disappears in China
31 Mar 2011A missing Chinese Australian writer who vanished five days ago in China is believed to be in the custody of the country's secret police. Audio
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Evening Business for 31 March 2011
31 Mar 2011Scott Technology has paid almost 4 and a half million dollars for a majority stake in HTS-110, saying it gives it a presence in the emerging high-value global superconductor magnet market. Audio
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City's original homeless spread far and wide
31 Mar 2011In Christchurch the hundreds of people, already homeless before the disaster, have now been pushed out of the parks and doorways in the CBD. Audio
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Greater Canterbury looking to reap benefits of exodus
31 Mar 2011Greater Canterbury is hoping to reap the benefits of an exodus of residents and businesses from quake ravaged Christchurch. Audio
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Principal wants to see students charged
31 Mar 2011The head of Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar says he wants two young teenage girls at his school to be charged over two separate assaults . Audio
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Productivity Commission to look at housing affordability
31 Mar 2011House prices and affordability are coming under scrutiny as the first job for the new government agency the Productivity Commission. Audio
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Auckland Council votes two to one to fund extra RWC games
31 Mar 2011Auckland ratepayers are to pay up to almost three million dollars to host three extra rugby world cup games relocated from earthquake damaged Christchurch. Audio
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Zone 5 open for business owners and residents
31 Mar 2011The owner of Al's Bar, a popular music venue in Christchurch, has been inspecting his premises inside the red zone today. 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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