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Thursday, 6 October 2011
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Evening Business for 6 October 2011
6 Oct 2011News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Hillside optimistic of benefitting from train contract
6 Oct 2011Unions are hopeful the Spanish contractor will give some work to Dunedin's Hillside rail workshop, which has recently shed staff because of a drop-off in work. Audio
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Spanish firm wins contract to build Auckland commuter trains
6 Oct 2011Auckland's fancy new fleet of electric commuter trains is to be built in Spain, following the signing of a half billion dollar contract this afternoon Audio
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Oil slick claims first wildlife, with birds found dead
6 Oct 2011The oil slick spreading out from the grounded container ship has claimed its first wildlife victims, with four birds found dead. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 6 October 2011
6 Oct 2011A spreading oil slick off Tauranga claims its first wildlife victims. New Zealand's biggest ever commuter train contract is signed and Parliament has just passed the covert police surveillance bill… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
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Tokoeka kiwi chick hatched on the West Coast
5 Oct 2011A rare type of kiwi - the Haast tokoeka - has hatched at the West Coast Wildlife Centre. Audio
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Earthquake minister says absurb to say CERA not accountable
5 Oct 2011The Minister of Earthquake Recovery says its absurd to claim the Authority is not being held accountable just because it won't be assessed by a self-appointed watchdog group. Audio
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80 percent of surveyed businesses in Chch could leave CBD
5 Oct 2011A survey of major property owners in Christchurch's CBD shows 80 percent will take their money elsewhere if the Council's Central City Plan is introduced. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 5 October 2011
5 Oct 2011An operation is underway to repatriate up to twenty tattooed Maori heads from several museums across France; Hamilton City Council has declined a proposal by a Te Arawa company to build a… Read more Audio
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Rail petition handed to MPs
5 Oct 2011Parliament has received petitions aimed at keeping regional rail links open that are under threat of being mothballed. Audio
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Artist Bill Culbert to represent NZ at Venice Biennale
5 Oct 2011A decision to send an overseas-based New Zealand artist to the art world's version of the Olympics has surprised some industry players. 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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