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Checkpoint for Monday 17 March 2008
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Wreck Discovered
6:55 PM.One of Australia's longest running wartime mysteries has been solved with the discovery of the wreck of H.M.A.S. Sydney. Audio
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US Property Sales
6:51 PM.The number of properties in America being repossessed and sold at auction were well up in February. Audio
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Climate Change
6:48 PM.The United Nations says new data shows the World's glaciers are melting at a far faster rate than previously thought. Audio
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Waatea News
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Tibet Protests (Part 3)
6:43 PM.International concern over Tibet is growing as protests spread around the World. Audio
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South American News
6:36 PM.The fatal shooting of a soccer fan has sparked a weekend of violence in Argentina. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Albanian Depot Diseaster
6:28 PM.At least nine people are known to have been killed and more than two hundred others have been injured. Audio
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Easter Trading
6:24 PM.The tide may be turning in the debate over Easter trading with many businesses choosing to remain closed this year. Audio
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Tibet Protests (Part 2)
6:17 PM.Tibetans in New Zealand are calling on this country's government to exercise its conscience. Audio
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Health Board Report (Part 3)
6:07 PM.An independent panel has found conflicts of interest were poorly handled. Audio
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Polish Jews Remember
5:58 PM.Hundreds of people have taken part in a march to mark the 65th anniversary of the liquidation of a Jewish ghetto. Audio
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Disability Case
5:56 PM.A wheelchair-bound multiple sclerosis sufferer is challenging the Health Ministry in the High Court. Audio
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Waatea News
5:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Health Board Report (Part 2)
5:45 PM.An independent review panel has criticised the way the former Hawke's Bay District Health Board handled conflicts of interest. Audio
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Rororua High Court Judicial Review
5:41 PM.A judicial review on a decision to relocate Environment Bay of Plenty's headquarters from Whakatane to Tauranga. Audio
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Depositions Hearing
5:38 PM.Nineteen year old Haiden Mark Davis faces a charge of murdering Augustine Borrell. Audio
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Air Fares Up
5:35 PM.Air New Zealand says rocketing fuel costs have forced it to increase fares for short haul flights today. Audio
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Sports News
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Cricket Selection Update
5:26 PM.Teenage pace bowler Tim Southee has been added to an otherwise unchanged New Zealand squad. Audio
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Tibet Protests
5:20 PM.Tibet has experienced the worst rioting in nearly two decades, as Buddhist monks led protests against Chinese rule. Audio
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Global Markets
5:16 PM.In the United States the stricken Bear Stearns bank is to be sold to JP Morgan Chase and Co for a rock-bottom price. Audio
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Health Board Report
5:07 PM.The embattled Hawke's Bay District Health Board and its members have been roundly criticised. Audio