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Checkpoint for Friday 13 February 2009
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SS Penguin disaster
6:57 PM.New Zealand's worst peacetime maritime disaster of the 20th century has been commemorated in Wellington. Audio
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Mumbai attacks
6:54 PM.Pakistan has admitted that some of its nationals and its territory were involved. Audio
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Waatea News
6:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics Friday 13 Feb ( FIRST WEEK)
6:39 PM.Parliamentary chief reporter Jane Patterson takes a look back at a busy week as Parliament resumes for 2009. Audio
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Sports News
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australian stimulus package
6:27 PM.The Parliament in Canberra today passed the Government's 42 billion Australian dollar stimulus package. Audio
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Super 14
6:24 PM.The first game sees the Highlanders host the Brumbies. Audio
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House sales low
6:21 PM.The number of houses sold last month has fallen to a 17 year low according to figures released by the Real Estate Institute. Audio
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Evening Business
6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Victoria bushfires
6:15 PM.In Victoria bushfires flared up again overnight near the town of Healesville. Audio
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Power line snap 2
6:12 PM.There's anger from the residents of a South Auckland street after a 220,000 volt power line snapped. Audio
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Community impact
6:08 PM.The sentence for the killer of a teenage tagger has stirred strong emotions in the community where Pihema Cameron died. Audio
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New Zealand firefighters go to Australia
5:57 PM.More than 50 New Zealand firefighters flew out of Auckland this afternoon to help with the Victorian bush fires. Audio
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Shell New Zealand
5:54 PM.The oil giant Shell is deciding whether to get rid of some of its New Zealand assets. Audio
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Violent women
5:51 PM.The Principal Youth Court Judge says there's been a noticeable increase in violence committed by young women. Audio
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Waatea News
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Pakistan arrest
5:44 PM.A filmmaker is warning not to jump to conclusions about New Zealander Mark Taylor who's been arrested by Pakistani officials. Audio
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Telecom wage freeze
5:41 PM.The country's largest listed company Telecom has put a freeze on pay rises for its top executives to try to cut costs. Audio
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Nia Glassie case
5:37 PM.The father of the brothers who murdered Rotorua toddler Nia Glassie in 2007 has been jailed for four years. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australian shark attack
5:27 PM.In the second shark attack in two days in waters around Sydney a surfer's had his hand virtually ripped off. Audio
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Prison dealer
5:26 PM.A man who admitted importing methamphetamine from Thailand while in Rimutaka prison is tonight beginning a lengthy jail term. Audio
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Evening Business
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Possible arsonist questioned
5:20 PM.Police investigating the Victorian bushfires say they're questioning someone over the Churchill fire. Audio
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Tagger killer sentenced
5:16 PM.The killer of a South Auckland tagger has been sent to jail for four years. Audio
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Power line snap
5:08 PM.Power authorities are investigating after a 220,000 volt line power snapped and fell across a row of homes in South Auckland. Audio