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Checkpoint for Wednesday 14 May 2008
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Why do People Really Visit Paris?
6:56 PM.A book called The Guide to the Pretty Women of Paris provides tourists with tips about where to best to ogle beautiful females. Audio
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Lucian Freud Portrait Has Sold For 44 Million
6:53 PM.The price is a world record for a work by a living artist. Audio
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UFOs in The Skies Over Britain
6:49 PM.Now after a Freedom of Information request the Ministry of Defence is opening up its files on the subject. Audio
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Istanbul May Become Heritage Site
6:44 PM.Istanbul should know later this week whether it'll be labelled a heritage site 'in danger', by UNESCO. Audio
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Water Shortage in Spain
6:43 PM.A severe water shortage has seen Barcelona has become the first major European city to have to import water supplies. Audio
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USPresident in Israel For 60th Anniversary
6:41 PM.He wants to bring about a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians before his term in office expires. Audio
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Australia Labour Party's First Budget
6:37 PM.Australia's new Labour government has delivered its first budget, now the assessments are flooding in. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Red Light Cameras For Auckland
6:28 PM.Running red lights in Auckland causes hundreds of accidents a year - and the city's council say its clamping down on it. Audio
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Chemical Residues Over Legal Limit
6:26 PM.The Food Safety Authority has found chemical residues on some fruit and vegetables are three times over their legal limit. Audio
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Cyclone Victims Need Supplies Urgently
6:24 PM.Myanmar still needs to get urgently needed supplies to more than a million cyclone victims. Audio
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Concern Over Selective Logging
6:17 PM.Forestry management company Timberlands has resource consent to take the treess and locals fear the work will start soon. Audio
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Bomb Blast Responsibility Unknown
6:15 PM.The devices were detonated close to historic monuments during one of the busiest times of the day. Audio
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Fishermen Becoming Endangered
6:14 PM.Fishermen claim it's they who are becoming endangered not the fish and they're blaming the government's drive on sustainability. Audio
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Rescuers Desperately Searching For The Survivors
6:07 PM.The quake, which struck on Monday, has devastated cities across the huge province of Sichuan. Audio
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Sex Victims Disadvantaged
5:56 PM.Women's organisations are backing calls for changes to the way sexual abuse complainants are treated in court. Audio
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Police Giving Evidence Against Their Own
5:52 PM.The police in Auckland have been giving evidence against one of their own. Audio
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Waatea News
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Judge Reserves Decision Over Electoral Finance Act
5:45 PM.A judge has reserved his decision after a day of legal argument over the Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union's status. Audio
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South Island Communities Fearing for Futures
5:39 PM.PPCS meatworks company conceded more of its plants are almost certain to close. Audio
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Minister Knew Concerns With Former Head
5:35 PM.Clayton Cosgrove has revealed he was told of concerns about the actions of the former head of the Immigration Service last year. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Advertisers Makes Light of Escape
5:31 PM.Advertising agencies are making light of an inmate's escape from Auckland's Mt Eden prison. Audio
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Crushing Victory For Clinton
5:26 PM.In the United States, Hillary Clinton has scored a crushing victory in the West Virginia primary. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Good News For Home Owners
5:19 PM.Good news for many home owners today, with the remaining major banks dropping their key two-year lending rates. Audio
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Race Against Time in China
5:15 PM.The 7.9 magnitude quake in China's south-west province of Sichuan is the country's worst for three decades. Audio
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Patient Safety in Question
5:11 PM.Our Health Correspondent, Karen Brown, has the details behind the allegation that Dr Forbes has made about safety. Audio
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Patient Safety at Risk in GreyMouth
5:07 PM.An inquiry is underway into Greymouth's public hospital after claims from a senior doctor there that patient safety is at risk. Audio