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with Mary Wilson

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Audio from Monday 14 April 2008

Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.

17:07 Kahui Twins Murder Trial

A jury has been told that the Kahui twins were so badly injured nothing could have been done to save them. (4′38″)

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17:12 Waikato Rain

A day of rain throughout most of Waikato has farmers starting to breath a sigh of relief. (5′40″)

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17:17 Taito Phillip Field Hearing

A Thai immigrant has told a depositions hearing that Taito Phillip Field let her stay at a safe house rent free. (2′03″)

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17:19 Evening Business News for 14 April 2008

News from the business sector including a market report. (1′57″)

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17:21 Meningococcal B Immunisation

The Government says its $200,000,000 Meningococcal B immunisation campaign has"kneecapped the epidemic". (4′21″)

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17:26 Barack Obama Comments

Senator Obama is standing by his comments, although he's conceding he could have expressed them better. (4′21″)

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17:33 Sports News

An update from the RNZ sports team. (2′57″)

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17:36 Jack Nicholas Murder Trial

A 51 year old construction worker Murray Foreman from Haumoana is charged with killing Mr Nicholas. (4′40″)

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17:41 Missing Christchurch Girl

The police investigating the disappearance of Marie Davis have begun reinterviewing the family and friends. (2′28″)

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17:44 Prostate Cancer Testing

Claims that media reporting about the benefits of prostate cancer screening is biased and inaccurate. (4′05″)

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17:48 Waatea News

News from the Waatea team. (2′51″)

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17:50 Wellington Sex Trial

A man extradited from Australia to face trial on historical sex charges has pleaded guilty. (3′40″)

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17:54 Australian Cyber Attack Laws

The Attorney-General Robert McClellan says the government's considering introducing laws to counter cyber attacks. (3′26″)

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17:58 Kakapo Chicks

Seven Kakapo chicks born just over a fortnight ago are being moved to a hand- rearing facility in Nelson. (2′10″)

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18:07 Food Prices

Food prices around the World have surged by more than a third in the past year. (2′48″)

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18:10 Kenya Election

There's been a significant breakthrough in Kenya. (3′45″)

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18:14 Zimbabwe's General Election

It's been more than two weeks since Zimbabwe's general election and there's still no official confirmation of results. (3′06″)

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18:17 Wind Farm Battle

An environmental group opposing Trustpower's 200 megawatt windfarm at Lake Mahinerangi near Dunedin is vowing to fight on. (2′39″)

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18:19 Evening Business News for 14 April 2008

News from the business sector. (2′33″)

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18:22 Blenheim Manslaughter Trial.

A High Court trial in Blenheim has heard how a teenager inhaling from an LPG cylinder inside a car. (2′57″)

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18:25 New Australian Solarium Rules

People with very fair skin and those under eighteen are to be banned from using solariums. (2′28″)

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18:28 Judge Dies

New Zealand's first woman district court judge, Dame Augusta Wallace, has died at the age of 78. (2′24″)

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18:32 Sports News

An update from the RNZ sports team. (3′20″)

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18:35 Dyscaculia - (Mathmatical version of dyslexia)

Many people complain that they just don't get numbers - now Auckland researchers are investigating one of the reasons why. (5′41″)

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18:41 Fiji Vigil Arrests

Charges of unlawful assembly are expected to be laid early this week against seventeen people in Fiji arrested at a vigil. (2′50″)

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18:44 A New Science Strategy?

There's a call for urgent public debate about the state of science in this country. (4′26″)

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18:49 Waatea News

News from the Waatea team. (2′41″)

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18:52 Australian Civil Rights

Civil rights campaigners in Australia are protesting over a proposal that would allow companies to check their workers' emails. (4′06″)

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18:56 Nepal's Election

Confounding most expectations the party of the former rebel Maoists in Nepal appears to be heading for electoral victory. (2′57″)

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18:59 Holocaust Train

Thousands of people gathered at a train station in Berlin yesterday to see an exhibition on a vintage German steam train. (1′00″)

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