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Tuesday, 31 August 2010
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Government to close Felix Donnelly College
31 Aug 2010The government is shutting a South Auckland school for troubled children, which has failed to shake off four years of serious governance and staffing problems. Audio
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University defends its handling of plagiarism allegation
31 Aug 2010A lawyer for Victoria University has today defended the way it handled plagiarism accusations against a student in its design school. Audio
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Whanganui's council takes back city's port
31 Aug 2010Whanganui's district council has seized back the city's port to end a festering legal battle and take control of harbour land. Audio
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1.5 bn taxpayer funds put into South Canterbury Finance
31 Aug 2010Taxpayers have written out a cheque for more than one-and-a-half-billion dollars, to bail out South Canterbury Finance investors after company was placed in receivership. Audio
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Predictions of a warm and mild Spring
31 Aug 2010It's the first day of Spring tomorrow and according to climate scientists at NIWA, it's going to be a good one. Audio
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Deal done to finish Hercules upgrades
31 Aug 2010The Government is to step in to finish work on the long-delayed project to upgrade the Airforce's aging fleet of Hercules aircraft. Audio
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No clear election lead in Australia
31 Aug 2010The election lead in Australia continues to see-saw with Labor currently having a slight edge over the Coalition. Audio
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Police bust school-boy crime ring
31 Aug 2010The police in Hamilton have broken up a school-boy burglary ring that involved children as young as 11. Audio
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PM says SCF would have collapsed two years ago without scheme
31 Aug 2010The Prime Minister says South Canterbury Finance would have collapsed two years ago if the retail deposit guarantee scheme had not been put in place. 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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