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Friday, 26 March 2010
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Radiographers threaten rolling industrial action
26 Mar 2010Public hospital radiographers are threatening to expand rolling industrial action affecting almost all of the country's district health boards. Audio
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Catch limit increase for southern blue fin tuna
26 Mar 2010New Zealand is getting a bigger share of the southern blue fin tuna catch - even though the international quota is being cut. Audio
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Calls in UK for smoking ban in cars and parks
26 Mar 2010Doctors in England say smoking should be banned in cars, as well as in public spaces where young people are likely to congregate. Audio
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Steps taken to help stop rail accidents
26 Mar 2010The police in Waikato say a 75-thousand dollar fence is preventing people from getting on to the main trunk railway line at Ngaruawahia and jumping off the rail bridge. Audio
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Companies Office investigates convicted Australian
26 Mar 2010Investigators are trying to find out how an Australian man convicted of corruption managed to become a director of two New Zealand companies while in jail. Audio
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Deal to bailout Greece from debt crisis
26 Mar 2010European leaders have hammered out a deal that could see the International Monetary Fund involved in any bailout of Greece over its debt crisis. Audio
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Auckland mayors say Government decision needed on leaky homes
26 Mar 2010The Government is dismissing claims that it's set to benefit from a two billion dollar windfall off the back of homeowners' misfortune with their leaky homes. Audio
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Waatea News for 26 March 2010
26 Mar 2010News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Homebrand issues recall of Jasmine Rice
26 Mar 2010The company which runs Countdown, Woolworths, and Foodtown, supermarkets, is undertaking a voluntary nationwide recall of one kilogram packs of Home Brand Jasmine Rice, which may be contaminated with… Read more Audio
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Vehicle owners fight to sue Toyota
26 Mar 2010Angry owners of Toyota vehicles in the United States are fighting for the right to take the biggest ever class action against a single car manufacturer. Audio
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Community work and fine for Thompson
26 Mar 2010The former head of the Immigration Service has been fined 10-thousand dollars for falsifying her CV. Audio
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About this programme
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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