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1700 to 1707 NEWS
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SUPPRESSION: A judge at the Manukau District Court has taken the unusual step of blocking media outlets from publishing on the internet the names of two men charged with murder. The names can be still appear on radio, TV and in newspapers. They have been charged with killing Auckland teenager John Hapeta.Here's Kim Baker Wilson. PREREC
Gavin Adlam is a Wellington lawyer who takes a special interest in the internet and the law. PREREC
POLITICS-ROADS: The National Party is dismissing as over-exuberance, the assertion by its transport spokesperson Maurice Williamson that some motorists could pay up to 50 dollars a week for new roads if the party wins the election. Here's our political reporter Danya Levy PKG
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BUSINESS NEWS
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GISBORNE-ABUSE: A 30 year old music teacher, Stephen Shone of Gisborne, is on trial in the Napier District Court facing 16 charges including rape, unlawful sexual connection and indecently assaulting five teenage girls, over a period of four years. Heugh Chappell is covering the trial and joins me now. LIVE
WELLINGTON-AIRPORT: Low fog over Wellington Airport this afternoon has seen flights cancelled and delays to scores of both domestic and international passengers.
Our reporter Cherie McQuilkin is at Wellington airport and joins us now. LIVE
PRICES-FOOD: Fruit and vegetables are the main products responsible for the rise in last month's food prices while, in the year to July, food prices overall increased by almost eight percent. Catherine Hutton reports. PKG
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17.30 HEADLINES
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FLOODING: Persistent rain in Canterbury has the Hurunui District Council on alert and ready to evacuate the small town of Amberley Beach in North Canterbury. Two councils have already activated their Emergency Operations Centres. John Mitchell, the Canterbury Emergency Management office manager, joins us now. LIVE
BUSINESS-FIJI: The New Zealand Pacific Business Council says the government must temper criticism of Fiji over election issues or risk damaging trade worth 450 million dollars a year. Our Pacific Issues Correspondent Richard Pamatatau has more.PKG
US-POLITICS: In the United States, Democrats are gathering in Denver for party's nominating convention which opens tomorrow. The convention will culminate with Barack Obama's speech to formally accept the Democratic presidential nomination. Here's correspondent Olly Barratt. PREREC
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WAATEA NEWS
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ENERGY-HYDRO: Meridian Energy is questioning the claimed significance of a river it wants to dam for a hydro power scheme in Buller. A lengthy resource consent hearing into the controversial project has opened today in Westport. Our reporter Geoff Moffett has been there and joins me now. LIVE
CONSUMERS-WINE: A survey gauging the wine-buying habits of New Zealanders shows a bottle now costs far less than it did a decade ago. A team of Lincoln University researchers have conducted hundreds of interviews to build a profile of how the average wine drinker chooses their drop of choice. Here's Tim Graham with the story. PKG
GOLF-LEE: New Zealand has a new golfing hero. He's 18 year old Danny Lee, who this morning won the U.S Amateur championship title at Pinehurst in South Carolina. Andrew McRae compiled this report. PKG