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Checkpoint for Monday 15 September 2008
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Dog Dials 911
6:59 PM.Buddy, a German Shepherd dog has saved a life by dialling 911 when his owner had a seizure. Audio
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Wax Hitler
6:58 PM.A statue of Adolf Hitler is back on display at a Berlin waxworks, two months after its head was wrenched off. Audio
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Japan Politics
6:56 PM.The woman who could become Japan's first female prime minister says she's no Sarah Palin. Audio
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Remote Australia
6:53 PM.A group made up of politicians, academics, miners and a former state Governor say that remote Australia is failing. Audio
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Waatea News
6:51 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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East Timor Victims
6:48 PM.The President of East Timor Jose Ramos Horta has accused members of the UN Security Council of"extraordinary hypocrisy". Audio
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Recycling
6:45 PM.The Packaging Council says recycling is now a viable business, not just an environmentally friendly initiative. Audio
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Iran Weapons
6:43 PM.There's evidence that groups in Iran are sending weapons across the border into Afghanistan. Audio
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UN Pulls out of Sri Lanka
6:40 PM.The United Nations in Sri Lanka says it has suspended its withdrawal from rebel held territory in the north. Audio
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Omagh Bombing TV Programme
6:37 PM.A BBC Panorama programme has uncovered evidence that phone conversations between the bombers were intercepted. Audio
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Sports News
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Boliva Politics
6:27 PM.A crisis centres on the President's decision to hold a referendum on a new constitution in December. Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 September 2008
6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Cook Strait Cable Upgrade
6:21 PM.The Electricity Commission has called a special meeting to discuss the proposed upgrade to the Cook Strait power cable. Audio
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Lehmans Fallout (Part 2)
6:19 PM.The credit crunch has claimed another high profile victim. Audio
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International Sailing
6:15 PM.Some of the biggest names in sailing's America's Cup could be racing in Auckland next summer. Audio
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Fonterra Infant Formula Scandal (Part 2)
6:07 PM.Two babies are dead and hundreds of others across China have kidney stones after drinking formula. Audio
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Nude Kapiti Beaches
5:57 PM.Much of Kapiti's coastline could be opened up for nude swimming and sunbathing if a proposed new bylaw comes into force. Audio
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Russian Plane Crash
5:55 PM.The Aeroflot plane, a Boeing 737, crashed on an internal flight as it was coming in to land. Audio
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Zimbabwe Politics
5:51 PM.Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe is welcoming fellow African leaders to Harare for a crucial ceremony later today. Audio
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Waatea News
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Illegal Employment Case
5:45 PM.A prominent Hawke's Bay based wine company Craggy Range has been implicated in an alleged illegal worker scam. Audio
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Political Promise Keeping
5:39 PM.It may come as something of a surprise to some but political parties in New Zealand mostly keep their promises. Audio
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Australian Gangs Law Considered
5:36 PM.The Government is taking a fresh look at measures against gangs in the light of a South Australian law. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Hurricane Ike Damage
5:28 PM.In south-eastern Texas the rush is on to find those people who might be trapped in their homes. Audio
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Dom-Post Contempt of Court Case
5:24 PM.Fairfax Media's lawyers are defending the company's decision to publish extracts from police surveillance information. Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 September 2008
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Lehmans Fallout
5:18 PM.America's fourth largest investment bank - Lehman Brothers - has just filed for bankruptcy. Audio
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Rail Buy Back Documents
5:13 PM.The extent of the bitterness of those negotiatons are revealed in documents released today. Audio
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Fonterra Infant Formula Scandal
5:07 PM.Dairy giant Fonterra says someone sabotaged the milk which has killed at least two babies in China and made 400 more sick. Audio