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Thursday, 11 August 2011
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Petrol price drop should have happened a week ago says AA
11 Aug 2011Petrol prices have dropped below two dollars a litre for the first time since January, but the AA says this should have happened sooner. Audio
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Price of gold rising and rising
11 Aug 2011With stock markets around the world jittery, the price of gold is climbing to record highs. Audio
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Govt under renewed pressure over Pike River Mine
11 Aug 2011The National-led Government has come under renewed pressure over mine safety before last November's disaster at Pike River Mine which killed 29 workers. Audio
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Nude booze calender creates storm of controversy
11 Aug 2011A North Otago Rugby Union fund-raising calendar featuring players posing nude, except for strategically placed beer bottles, is creating a storm of controversy. Audio
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NZ bucks trend of market drops on French fears
11 Aug 2011Most stock markets have been falling round the world and the gold price climbing as fears over Europe's financial crisis intensify. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 August 2011
11 Aug 2011News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Motorcyclist couldn't have avoided police car
11 Aug 2011A crash investigator has backed the Crown's argument that a police officer took a risk when he made a u-turn and collided with a motorcyclist. 60 year old highway patrol office Michael Lenihan is… Read more Audio
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London courts sit through the night for riots accused
11 Aug 2011Courts in London have been sitting through the night to deal with the flood of hundreds of people accused of the rioting and looting that's rocked Britain for days. Audio
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Christchurch unveils $2 billion central city rebuild
11 Aug 2011Christchurch has unveiled an ambitious $2 billion plan to re-create the central city as a green, people friendly, low rise zone, inside a garden. Almost six months on from the destructive February… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 11 August 2011
11 Aug 2011Christchurch unveils $2 billion central city rebuild, London courts sit through the night for riots accused, Questions about whether UK police should shut down BlackBerry systems, Commissioner awards… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
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Old Suva hotel to get face lift
10 Aug 2011A landmark on Suva's seafront, the Grand Pacific Hotel, is to be re-developed after more than a decade of disrepair. 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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