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1700 to 1707 NEWS
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The Council of Trade Unions is calling for action to head off job losses as the global financial crisis starts to bite in this country. This report from Andrew McRae. PKG
The Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly joins us now. LIVE
The Transport Minister has announced that one of the country's biggest roading projects may not go ahead because of a billion dollar cost blowout.The cost of the Waterview Connection twin 3.2-kilometre tunnels has gone from just under two billion dollars to almost three billion, and the Minister Stephen Joyce has told officials to investigate alternatives. Mt Albert resident Wendy Michelle says the only other option is a trench which residents fought long and hard against when it was first suggested about eight years ago. CUT
Here's the response from Transport MInister Stephen Joyce. PRE-REC
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BUSINESS NEWS
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The family of the young father mistakenly shot by police last week, has extended its forgiveness to the officer who killed him.Hundreds of people have packed a small Mangere home to say farewell to Halatau Naitoko who was shot on the North Western motorway. Rowan Quinn was at the funeral. PKG
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17.30 HEADLINES
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The Treasury says cutting the top personal income tax rate to 30 cents is the single most important thing the National-led Government could do to lift economic growth and productivity. In a briefing paper to the Finance Minister Bill English, the Treasury also recommends broadening the tax base, including introducing a capital gains tax. And the paper challenges National's policies on research and development and the New Zealand Superannuanation Fund, saying they should be revisited. The paper was prepared last year before the Government released its Budget Policy Statement in December. It also includes recommendations on issues ranging from health spending to education. Our political editor Brent Edwards has been looking at the paper and joins me now. LIVE
At the Manukau District Court today, a judge has ruled that six men - not the four originally charged - will stand trial for the murder of a South Auckland liquor store owner. Navtej Singh was shot and killed in June last year during an aggravated robbery in his store. Anitelea Chan, Jason Naseri, Myron Felise and Tino Felise were originally charged with Mr Singh's murder, while Eti Filoa and Walter McCarthy were charged with armed robbery but this afternoon the judge decided there was sufficient evidence to also charge them with murder. A seventh man, Mefiposeta Chan Kee is charged with disposing of evidence.Our reporter Sam Morrah has followed the depositions hearing and joins us now. LIVE
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WAATEA NEWS
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The US President, Barack Obama, has reacted angrily to reports that banks in America are still handing out bonuses. He described it as shameful and the height of irresponsibility. Wall Street firms paid more the 20 billion dollars in bonuses last year, as the US economy sank into recession. It comes as the Obama administration tries to push an 800 billion dollar stimulus package through Congress. The ABC's Peter Ryan has more: PKG
The extreme temperatures hitting Melbourne and other parts of Australia are continuing to cause havoc. There've already been bush fires, a spate of heat related illnesses and mass cancellations on Melbourne's rail network.To tell us what today's been like the ABC's Alison Price joins us now. LIVE
To the Australian Open Tennis at Melbourne Park now, and correspondent, Dave Luddy.
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