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1700 to 1707 NEWS
David Bain is to be retried for the murder of his family in 1994. The Solicitor General made this announcement forty minutes ago. CUT
David Bain now lives at Te Kauwhata with his long time supporter Joe Karam. A short time ago I spoke to Mr Karam about the decision. PREREC
One person is dead and three others are being treated for hypothermia as a snowstorm wreaks havoc on Central Otago roads. Emergency services have been stretched to the limit with dozens of car crashes across the region. For the latest here's our Queenstown reporter Steve Wilde. LIVE
Alan Marcus, on holiday from Sydney, says he and his sister got caught out on the road from Wanaka to the Haast Glacier. CUT
Money markets appear to have shrugged off the threat of further Reserve Bank intervention in the currency, with the Kiwi dollar trading up near its record high for most of today. The Kiwi climbed over 76 cents last night, raising the possibility that a trigger point might have been reached today, which would prompt the Reserve Bank to step in again. Here's our Economics Correspondent Corin Dann. Q and A LIVE
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1720 BUSINESS NEWS
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An MP's campaign to lower the voting age to 16 is already meeting strong opposition. The Green Party's Sue Bradford concedes the age change would benefit her party. CUT
Sue Bradford wants to put forward a members bill in the parliamentary ballot, now that her child discipline bill is becoming law tomorrow. And as Andrew McRae reports, it looks as if move on the voting age could be equally controversial. PKG
Back to the snow emergency in Central Otago, where the police are warning people in the Southern Lakes region to stay home. Inspector Phil Jones is co-ordinating the police response to the wild weather. LIVE
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17.30 HEADLINES
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More now on the decision by Solicitor General that David Bain will face a retrial over the murder of his family in 1994. Mr Bain's convictions for the five killings were quashed in May by the Privy Council, but the original charges of murder still stand.To discuss the difficulties of holding a retrial is senior law lecturer from the University of Auckland, Scott Optican. LIVE
Auckland's water users have been dealt a blow in the battle to curb spiraling water rates. A motion's failed in its bid to keep down the profit payout its water company, Metrowater, passes to the City Council. Hannah Ockelford was at the Council meeting, and filed this report. PKG
There are calls for better research into the effects of large doses of artificial sweetener - after a woman's sugar-free chewing gum habit made her ill. Her doctor believes the artificial sweetener in the gum, aspartame, was the cause of a range of mystery ailments that had made her life a misery. Rachel Graham reports. PKG
The Government's moving to prevent the futher sale and subdivision of Crown-owned land around lakes such as Tekapo, Wanaka and Wakatipu in the South Island. It's pulling out of the land tenure review process for about 40 lakeside properties, meaning they will remain Crown-owned. It says protecting special landscapes from over-development is essential for future generations. The Minister for Land Information, David Parker, joins us now. LIVE
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WAATEA NEWS
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Christchurch's seaside suburb of New Brighton is now officially destined for major redevelopment following a council decision to open up the city plan for changes. But some of the long time residents say the council's made a mistake. They argue any changes open the area to the danger of becoming a mini Gold Coast. Monique Devereux reports. PKG
A 12-thousand dollar mouse is now undergoing a postmortem after it was found on what was thought to be a predator-free island. The discovery of mice footprints by the Department of Conservation on Mokoia Island in Lake Rotorua led to an extensive and expensive operation to track down the pests, which compete for food with native lizards and birds. DOC's Peter Corson says the Department had already spent an enormous amount of money getting rid of thousands of mice seven years ago. PKG
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