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Checkpoint for Thursday 28 August 2008
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Venice Film Festival
6:57 PM.The Venice Film Festival has kicked off with 'Burn After Reading', a new comedy by Joel and Ethan Cohen - starring Brad Pitt. Audio
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New Trade Deal
6:54 PM.New Zealand has just settled a trade deal with the Association of South-east Asian nations. Audio
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Plaques Stolen
6:51 PM.The theft of more than 100 bronze plaques from graves at two Auckland cemeteries has sparked widespread anger. Audio
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Last Goldie Auctioned
6:49 PM.What's believed to be the last portrait painted by Charles Fredrick Goldie has been sold for 355 thousand dollars. Audio
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Waatea News
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Protest Outside Tata Motor Vehicle Factory
6:44 PM.Indian farmers are demanding the return of land they say Tata acquired from them without paying proper compensation. Audio
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Driver Survey
6:40 PM.Mens' bragging rights about superior driving skills are on the skids after a recent survey by AA insurance. Audio
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American and Iraqi Negotiators
6:36 PM.US and Iraqi negotiators are trying to finalise a security agreement which will decide the role US troops will have in Iraq. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell
6:28 PM.A ticker tape parade and civic reception to celebrate the bay's Olympians will take place this Saturday. Audio
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Israeli Peace Activist Dies
6:26 PM.The Israeli peace activist, Abie Nathan, who was imprisoned for meeting Yasser Arafat, has died at the age of eighty one. Audio
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Muammar Gaddafi
6:25 PM.Prosecutors in Lebanon have indicted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi over the disappearance of a Shia Muslim leader. Audio
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Evening Business
6:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Cheviot Reconnected
6:18 PM.After 3 days without running water, the North Canterbury town of Cheviot is again reconnected. Audio
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Auckland Organisations Get Annual Boost
6:14 PM.Auckland organisations, including theatre, opera and the rescue helicopter, are celebrating an annual income boost. Audio
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Tasers
6:11 PM.The Mental Health Foundation says not enough research has been done into the effects of tasers, and it fears people with mental illness could be killed through their use. Audio
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Serious Fraud Office Investigation (Part 2)
6:06 PM.Brent Edwards reports on the Serious Fraud Office investigation of the issue of donations made to the New Zealand First Party. Audio
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Valerie Vili Welcomed
5:56 PM.Students have given the Olympics Gold medalist and shotputter Valerie Vili a hero's welcome at Macleans College in Auckland. Audio
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Card Skimming Fraud
5:54 PM.A number of New Zealand and Australian visitors to the United Kingdom have fallen victim to a credit card scam. Audio
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Social Well-Being Report
5:50 PM.A new report has found the gap between the highest and lowest earners has closed for the first time since 1988. Audio
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Waatea News
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Emissions Trading Scheme
5:45 PM.The Emissions Trading Scheme is a step closer to becoming law, passing its second reading this evening. Audio
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Democratic Convention
5:39 PM.Our correspondent Olly Barratt is at the Democratic convention in Denver. Audio
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National Party Looses Court Bid
5:36 PM.The National Party has lost its court bid to stop the EPMU from registering to campaign as a 3rd party in this year's election. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Serious Fraud Office Investigation
5:24 PM.Director of the Serious Fraud Office Grant Liddell discusses the nature of the NZ First investigation. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Winston Peters Donations (Part 3)
5:21 PM.Brent Edwards reports that the Serious Fraud Office will mount an investigation into donations made to the New Zealand First Party. Audio
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Patients to Sydney for Treatment
5:18 PM.Wellington's Capital and Coast District Health Board is to send up to 50 urgent heart patients to Sydney for treatment. Audio
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Winston Peters Donation (Part 2)
5:14 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards has been following today's developments. Audio
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Winston Peters Donation
5:07 PM.Helen Clark has admitted she's known since February that Winston Peters' word over the Owen Glen donation was in doubt. Audio