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Checkpoint for Monday 22 September 2008
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Peters Report
5:08 PM.Parliament's Privileges Committee is poised to present its report into the $100,000 donation made by Owen Glenn. Audio
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Failure of Orewa Development
5:12 PM.There are calls for better protections for the little guy after the failure of a multi-million dollar property development. Audio
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Market Reaction
5:16 PM.The sharemarket was up 2.2% today and the Kiwi dollar held its ground near 69 US-cents. Audio
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Pakistan's Bomb Aftermath
5:20 PM.Pakistan's new President Asif Ali Zardari is on his way to the United States leaving behind a hellish scene. Audio
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Evening Business News for 22 September 2008
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Formula Change
5:25 PM.Heinz baby food company could, and should, have given parents a better warning that it was switching its supplier. Audio
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Sports News
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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US Trade
5:35 PM.The United States has just announced it is to start free trade talks with New Zealand. Audio
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Toxic House Case
5:42 PM.A forensic scientist says a state house he inspected in Napier was the most contaminated methamphetamine site he'd ever seen. Audio
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Melbourne Shooting Spree
5:45 PM.A former Hells Angels bikie has been jailed for life for a Melbourne shooting spree. Audio
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Waatea News
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Shooting Appeal Case
5:51 PM.A fisherman who shot at a carload of fleeing burglars in a remote Wairarapa village has appealed his conviction. Audio
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Operation Pirate Ox
5:54 PM.The ambitious and somewhat controversial brainwave of Brazil's Prime Minister. Audio
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Whale Vomit?
5:56 PM.A great big greasy lump of lard washed up on a Wellington beach has all but disappeared. Audio
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Failure of Orewa Development (Part 2)
6:07 PM.Paul Evans is living in one of the houses while he waits for his house to be built. Audio
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Global Financial Crisis
6:13 PM.Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is planning to put forward a radical proposal to deal with the crisis. Audio
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China Baby Formula Crisis
6:16 PM.In China the health ministry is now admitting that 53,000 children have been made ill. Audio
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New Prime Minister for Japan
6:18 PM.Japan has just elected Taro Aso to be its next Prime Minister. Audio
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Lice Control
6:21 PM.They are the bane of many parent's lives. Audio
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Evening Business News for 22 September 2008
6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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UK News
6:27 PM.Barney Burnham reports that a new poll is predicting a bloodbath for Labour at the next election. Audio
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Sports News
6:36 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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South African Politics
6:40 PM.South Africa will appoint a caretaker leader later today, after President Thabo Mbeki resigned. Audio
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Israeli Politics
6:43 PM.The Israeli President Shimon Peres has held talks with parliamentary factions on the formation of a new coalition government. Audio
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Waatea News
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sri Lanka Registration
6:49 PM.Sri Lanka's police have registered thousands of people, almost all Tamils. Audio
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Indonesian Ramadan
6:52 PM.In the Javanese town of Solo many Muslims are choosing to break their fast at a church. Audio
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Emmy Awards
6:55 PM.The big winners included the cable TV series, Mad Men which won best drama. Audio
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Big Diamond
6:59 PM.Miners in Lesotho have discovered a huge gem stone. Audio