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Checkpoint for Thursday 13 November 2008
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Treasury pessimistic
5:08 PM.Treasury warns unemployment could rise as high as nearly 6 percent and of further economic gloom. Audio
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Labour Party warns Maori Party
5:14 PM.Warning against entering into an agreement with the National without knowing of its policies for Maori. Audio
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Rickards allowed to practise law
5:16 PM.The New Zealand Law Society has given former Auckland police commander Clint Rickards the go ahead to practise law. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Nia Glassie trial
5:24 PM.The two accused brothers' lawyers are trying to shift the blame on to one another's clients. Audio
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British recession bites
5:25 PM.The Governor of the Bank of England is warning the recession in Britain will be deeper and longer than expected. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Bad economic news continues
5:36 PM.A survey shows manufacturing activity at its lowest since at least 2002. Audio
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Automobile insurance
5:40 PM.The AA's insurance arm is warning motorists not to try save money by cancelling their car insurance. Audio
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Petrol prices
5:43 PM.Petrol prices have fallen again today, but exactly how low can they go? Audio
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Waatea news
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Hawke's Bay house fire
5:49 PM.A woman was killed in a house fire in Hawke's Bay today, despite attempts by neighbours to rescue her. Audio
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US financial bailout package
5:53 PM.The Treasury Secretary has announced a major shift in the focus of his US$700-billion financial bailout package. Audio
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FIFA under-17's Women's World Cup
5:56 PM.After two weeks of play, the first ever tournament has reached semi-final play. Audio
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Rickards cleared for The Law
6:07 PM.The final hurdle has been cleared by former Auckland police commander Clint Rickards in his bid to become a practising lawyer. Audio
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West Auckland school girl attacked
6:11 PM.Police have been carrying out traffic stops in the area seeking information about the attacker's identity. Audio
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Prison van escape
6:14 PM.A design fault led to the escape of two dangerous criminals from the back of a moving prison van a fortnight ago. Audio
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Whangarei saves on roading costs
6:18 PM.Whangarei District Council has saved nearly half-a-million dollars on a single roading contract by changing its tender system. Audio
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Council walking and cycling strategies
6:19 PM.A new report suggests councils could lengthen their stride when it comes to their walking and cycling strategies. Audio
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Evening business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Real estate market defies trend
6:24 PM.New figures out show the residential property market appears to be defying predictions of doom and gloom. Audio
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Congo update
6:28 PM.UN peacekeepers and aid agencies are struggling to help 1/4 of a million people displaced by fighting in the Congo. Audio
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Sports news
6:32 PM.update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Obama's foreign policy
6:39 PM.As the President-elect prepares to take office, hopes are high he'll be able to improve America's tarnished reputation abroad. Audio
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Guantanamo's future
6:41 PM.How the new US President will resolve the future of Guantanamo Bay and the terror suspects held there is still uncertain. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Another Haitian school collapses
6:48 PM.Just days after almost a hundred people, most of them children were killed in a similar accident. Audio
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British authorities review child protection
6:53 PM.In the wake of an avoidable and gruesome death caused by care-givers. Audio
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South African attacks
6:55 PM.Xenophobia erupting into violence is rising with attacks on foreigners continuing and reports of deaths across the country. Audio
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Afghan acid attack
6:57 PM.Two men on a motorbike have sprayed acid on a group of schoolgirls in the former Taleban stronghold of Kandahar. Audio
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US sonar use okay
6:58 PM.The navy will use it in exercises despite it possibly disorienting and even killing some marine mammals. Audio
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Tequila, a gem of a spirit
6:59 PM.Gone are the days of silver and gold tequila, Mexican scientists have discovered the national tipple can produce diamonds. Audio