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Checkpoint for Thursday 3 April 2008
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Pharmac Think Again - Herceptin
5:08 PM.High Court tells Pharmac it must review decision not to fund Herceptin. Audio
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Emma Agnew Murder Trial
5:18 PM.A depositions hearing has found that there is enough evidence to put Liam Reid on trial for the murder of Emma Agnew. Audio
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Evening Business
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Asian Immigration - NZ First
5:23 PM.NZ First Deputy Leader defends remarks about Asian immigration, amid claims by opponents he's racist, and a white supremacist. Audio
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Evening Business
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Lombard Group Suspends Payments
5:29 PM.The finance company is blaming the downturn in the property market for suspending payments to its investors. Audio
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Sports News
5:36 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Houses Overvalued by 30 Percent - BNZ
5:40 PM.BNZ economists predict a 10-percent decrease by the end of this year. Audio
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Labour Gets Off Light - National
5:42 PM.National says Labour's breach of the Electoral Finance Act should have been referred to the police. Audio
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Waitakere Urbanisation Bill
5:43 PM.A bill has been passed to protect the Waitakere Ranges and its foothills from creeping urbanisation and development. Audio
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Tonga Plans Paramilitary
5:46 PM.Plans afoot for a unit to protect the capital, Nuku'alofa, but from whom? Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Holcim Fined for Death of Worker
5:49 PM.The cement company has been ordered to pay 55 thousand dollars for the death of a contract worker. Audio
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Violence Free Grocery Shopping
5:51 PM.PAK'nSAVE Masteron was becoming known as PAK'nPUNCH until recently. Audio
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Herceptin (Part 2)
6:06 PM.Drug-buying agency Pharmac is considering all options in wake of surprise High Court Herceptin ruling. Audio
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Asian Immigration - NZ First (Part 2)
6:11 PM.There's been widespread condemnation of New Zealand First's controversial comments about Asian immigration. Audio
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Texting and Driving - Survey
6:16 PM.A new survey revealing two thirds of young people text while driving has led to renewed calls to ban the practice. Audio
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Can Mugabe Hold Power?
6:23 PM.Suspicions are growing that Robert Mugabe is buying time before declaring the results of Zimbabwe's presidential election. Audio
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Irish PM Steps Down
6:26 PM.Tributes are already pouring in for Bertie Ahern who is stepping down after 11 years in office. Audio
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Sports News
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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NATO Plans Go Bush
6:36 PM.President Bush has suffered a significant setback in his efforts to have NATO expand eastwards. Audio
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Husband Foils Croc Attack
6:40 PM.A 36-year-old woman has survived a crocodile attack in Darwin after her husband jumped on it's back while it was attacking her. Audio
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Waatea News
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Frigates Floundering
6:49 PM.The National Party says NZ frigates have been sitting idle as the navy fails to retain trained personnel to man them. Audio
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Don't Smoke
6:52 PM.New research suggests lung cancer susceptibility is genetic as well as lifestyle and environmental. Audio
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Republican Party Presidential Nominee
6:56 PM.John McCain is having trouble competing for attention against the massive tussle between the two Democrat contenders. Audio