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Checkpoint for Tuesday 17 February 2009
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Pakistan ceasefire
6:57 PM.Officials in northwest Pakistan have confirmed that they've struck a deal to allow the establishment of Sharia law. Audio
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Australian climate change
6:54 PM.Climate scientists are suggesting that next summer could see even more extreme fire conditions in South Eastern Australia. Audio
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Waatea News
6:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Nanopaper
6:52 PM.Scientists at Victoria University are developing ways of using nanotechnology to add value to New Zealand's paper exports. Audio
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Jamaica and the death penalty
6:47 PM.Rising crime has led to calls for the death penalty to be used once again in Jamaica. Audio
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Cambodian justice
6:43 PM.One of those deemed most responsible for atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge rule is standing trial. Audio
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Torture is against the law
6:37 PM.A three-year study by a panel of lawyers and judges has concluded that anti-terrorism measures have undermined human rights law. Audio
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Auckland 2018
6:35 PM.There's a question mark over whether Auckland will continue pursuing plans to bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Submarine collision
6:28 PM.British and French nuclear submarines have collided in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Audio
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Pleading guilty to murder
6:25 PM.A man has admitted stabbing two people to death after his girlfriend kicked him out of their apartment in Auckland's CBD. Audio
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Judge Peter Boshier
6:17 PM.The Principal Family Court judge is questioning the value of programmes aimed at stopping domestic violence. Audio
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Bail out businesses
6:14 PM.John Key's suggestion that the Government could bail out troubled businesses has received mixed reviews from economists. Audio
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Malcolm Macpherson
6:08 PM.Malcolm Macpherson an Otago District Health Board member comments on firing of his Board's chairperson. Audio
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Flu warning
5:57 PM.A virologist is warning that a more deadly strain of flu which killed six children in Brisbane could be on the way here. Audio
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Domestic violence programmes
5:53 PM.The Principal Family Court judge is questioning the value of programmes aimed at stopping domestic violence. Audio
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Japanese economics
5:49 PM.Mark Willacy talks about Hillary Clinton and a possibly drunk Japanese minister. Audio
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Waatea News
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Business assistance
5:43 PM.ACT is opposing suggestions that strategic businesses struggling in the economic recession could get special treatment. Audio
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Judith Collins
5:36 PM.The Corrections Minister on the report into the way the Corrections Department has been handling offenders on parole. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Plane change
5:29 PM.Qantas has dropped its New Zealand domestic service. Qantas' budget subsidiary Jetstar is picking up most of the routes. Audio
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Evening Business
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Unexpected letter
5:24 PM.A solo mother seeking temporary support has received an unwelcome letter from Work and Income. Audio
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Chair of the Otago District Health Board fired
5:14 PM.Tony Ryall says someone must be accountable for the massive fraud perpetrated. Audio
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Parole report
5:08 PM.Corrections Minister Judith Collins said the Auditor-General's report identifies failings in the management of parole. Audio