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Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 May 2011
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New footage of endangered tigers
6:53 PM.Secret cameras belonging to the conservation group WWF have recorded images 12 rare Sumatran tigers in just two two months in an Indonesian forest. Audio
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Waatea News for 10 May 2011
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Seeks sees increase in number of job ads
6:38 PM.The job website, Seek, says the number of vacancies being advertised rose 8-and-a-half percent in April, and is now 29 percent higher than in April last year. Audio
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Dunne and dusted?
6:35 PM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne, has called the election for John Key more than six months out from polling day - and says the real question now is which party will support National. Audio
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Sports News for 10 May 2011
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Heads scratching over reports of kiwi found in Russia
6:28 PM.A report out of Russia that a kiwi has turned up in a Black Sea resort town has people asking how it got there or if the report's just a hoax. Audio
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Alzheimer's expert says testosterone might be a breakthrough
6:23 PM.A world leader of research into Alzheimer's says testosterone could be a breakthrough treatment that stops the disease getting worse. Audio
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Rat tracks found on Rangitoto Island
6:18 PM.Rat tracks have been found on Rangitoto Island in the Hauraki Golf, sparking a major search and trapping operation. Audio
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Slow legal aid payments leave lawyer badly out of pocket
6:12 PM.A lawyer handling post-quake domestic violence cases in Christchurch, says she is thousands of dollars out of pocket because of unpaid legal aid bills. Audio
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Lawyer urges speed in Urewera raids trial
6:07 PM.A defence lawyer is pushing for more urgency in the face of mounting delays in the Urewera raids trials. Audio
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Search continues for group missing off the Kiribati coast
5:57 PM.The widening search for three teenagers and three children missing off the coast of Kiribati has again failed to find any trace of them. Audio
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Australian govt. promises budget with opportunities for all
5:54 PM.In Australia - the Federal government is promising opportunities for everyone from the mining boom in a budget Treasurer Wayne Swan will deliver in a few hours time. Audio
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Waatea News for 10 May 2011
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Hotchin likely to appeal - investors' lawyer
5:45 PM.A lawyer representing 3-thousand investors in the failed Hanover finance says Mark Hotchin can be expected to appeal after he lost in court today. Audio
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Man in court of deadly hotel fall in Perth
5:41 PM.A 25-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Scott Guy's cousin at a pub in Perth. Audio
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English struggles to contain growing deficit
5:36 PM.The Finance Minister Bill English won't be drawn on when the Government might get its books back into surplus but agrees the job is looking increasingly difficult. Audio
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Sports News for 10 May 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Kiwi reportedly found in Russian port city
5:28 PM.Have you heard the one about the kiwi which ended up in Russia? Audio
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Underground coal mines reject breach findings
5:25 PM.The owners of two underground coal mines, that an audit's found are probably breaching safety laws, are strongly rejecting the charge. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 May 2011
5:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Evening Business for 10 May 2011
5:19 PM.The credit checking company Veda Advantage has won a contract to build Cambodia's first credit reporting bureau. Audio
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Alleged terrorist training camps trial delays are devastating
5:16 PM.The Urewera raids trial is being delayed again, with one lawyer claiming it will be devastating for his client if this carries on. Audio
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PM says Govt borrowing has to stop.
5:13 PM.The National-led Government is now borrowing 380 million dollars a week but the Prime Minister says that has to stop. Audio
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Police investigate baby cases in Waikato, Hawkes Bay
5:10 PM.The police in Waikato are investigating the death of a baby in unusual circumstances, while in Hawkes Bay they're looking into how a 10-week old got significant non-accidental injuries. Audio
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Maori Party urges members feeling threatened to go to police
5:07 PM.The Maori Party is urging its members who felt they were threatened at a hui in Waitangi to take the matter up with the police. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 10 May 2011
5:00 PM.The fight between Maori politicians gets nastier. John Key says borrowing 380 million dollars a week has got to stop and the kiwi that's mysteriously turned up in Russia? Audio