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Checkpoint for Wednesday 23 July 2008
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Should Police Carry Guns?
6:55 PM.Just over half of NZers think police should carry guns according to a new survey from an independent polling company. Audio
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Indian Government Survives Vote
6:53 PM.The Indian government has narrowly survived a parliamentary vote of confidence. Audio
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Waatea News
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Hanover Finance (Part 2)
6:41 PM.Hanover's spokesperson Mark Hotchin joins us now. Audio
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Israeli Attack
6:38 PM.A construction worker drove a front end loader down a busy Jerusalem street crushing and overturning vehicles in its way. Audio
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Sports News
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Pacific Blue Baggage Fees
6:30 PM.The budget airline, Pacific Blue is set to charge baggage fees for passengers travelling on discount domestic fares. Audio
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South Africa Violence
6:27 PM.Police in South Africa have detained scores of people displaced by a recent wave of xenophobic violence. Audio
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Prostate Cancer Foundation
6:21 PM.The prostate cancer foundation is welcoming a major advancement in the treatment of prostate cancer. Audio
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Hanover Finance
6:19 PM.Hanover Finance has anounced it will freeze more than half a billion dollars of investors deposits. Audio
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Obama in Jerusalem (Part 2)
6:14 PM.Barack Obama is receiving largely positive press on his presidential-style tour of the Middle East. Audio
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Antonie Dixon Murder Trial
6:11 PM.Kim Baker Wilson was at the trial today and joins us now. Audio
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Radovan Karadzic to Fight Extradition (Part 2)
6:06 PM.A report from the ABC's Raphael Epstein in Belgrade. Audio
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Blackadder New Crusaders Coach
5:56 PM.Former All Blacks captain Todd Blackadder will coach the Crusaders next season. Audio
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Ordination of Gay Bishops
5:54 PM.The row over the ordination of gay bishops in the Anglican church is continuing. Audio
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Obama in Jerusalem
5:52 PM.The US Democratic contender for the Presidency has arrived in Jerusalem for talks with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Audio
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Financial Advisers Bill
5:48 PM.There is criticism the legislation has cast its net too widely. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New Zealand Food Safety Authority
5:42 PM.There are calls for all soft drinks containing the artificial sweetner, aspartame to be banned from schools. Audio
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Biosecurity Australia
5:38 PM.Australia has attacked the science used by NZ in its case to the World Trade Organisation to ease its regulations on exporting apples to Australia. Audio
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Weather Alert for Kapiti Coast (Part 2)
5:36 PM.With Senior Sergeant Ron Walker. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Polish Fishermen on Trial
5:29 PM.The trial of three Polish fishermen charged with illegally dumping dead fish at sea began in Christchurch today. Audio
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Water Quality
5:26 PM.The Government wants New Zealand's fresh water to be of a standard that's fit for swimming within a generation. Audio
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Radovan Karadzic to Fight Extradition
5:24 PM.The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has just three days to lodge an appeal. Audio
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Doctor Accused
5:18 PM.An Auckland doctor accused of sexually assaulting 3 young girls pretended he was playing games with the children. Audio
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Weather Alert for Kapiti Coast
5:16 PM.The southbound lane of State Highway One at Paekakarki on the Kapiti Coast is flooded. Audio
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Privy Council to Hear Appeal
5:12 PM.The lawyer for the double murderer John Barlow is confident the Privy Council will quash his client's convictions. Audio
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Winston Peters Donation
5:08 PM.Helen Clark has spent a second day in Parliament answering questions about Mr Peters handling of donations. Audio