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Checkpoint for Thursday 26 February 2009
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Strikes paralyse French Antilles
6:57 PM.French leaders fear strikes in the French Antilles in the Carribean could spread to outposts in the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Audio
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Thousands displaced in Southern Ethiopia
6:55 PM.Reports say tens of thousands of people have now been displaced as a result of the fighting earlier this month. Audio
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Kakapo chicks hatch
6:52 PM.Two Kakapo chicks hatched on Codfish Island, near Stewart Island. They bring the total number of the flightless parrots to 93. Audio
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Waatea News
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Pakistan promises Afghanistan trust
6:45 PM.Pakistan's Foreign Minister has promised a new environment of trust with his Afghan neighours during a trip to Washington. Audio
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Mexico's drug cartels
6:42 PM.Law enforcement officers from the United States and Mexico have dealt a crippling blow to one of Mexico's drug cartels. Audio
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Southern Hawke's Bay wind farm
6:39 PM.Contact Energy wants to build a 65 turbine farm on the Puketoi Range south east of Dannevirke. Audio
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Teenager falling accident
6:36 PM.An Auckland teenager is recovering in hospital after falling eight metres while on a school trip. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Evening Business
6:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Broadband Infrastructure
6:23 PM.Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Steven Joyce, has been speaking at a broadband conference in Auckland. Audio
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Telstra head stepping down
6:20 PM.The chief executive of Australia's largest telecommunications company, Telstra, is stepping down. Audio
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Pacific Issues
6:17 PM.Job losses or a cut back in hours worked are forcing many Pacific Island families to re-prioritise basic household spending. Audio
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Australia's economic circumstances
6:14 PM.Australia's treasurer has confimed his government will not be able to deliver all it promised in the budget. Audio
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Swazi wet weather gear to go offshore (Part 2)
6:11 PM.The Prime Minister says the country's free trade deals impose restrictions on handing out government contracts to NZ companies. Audio
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Air New Zealand profits dip (Part 2)
6:07 PM.Higher fuel prices and fewer passengers are being blamed for Air New Zealand's first half profits falling by almost 80 percent. Audio
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Crimestoppers service
5:55 PM.British billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft has returned to New Zealand to discuss setting up a new crime tip-off line. Audio
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Boot Camps find little favour
5:51 PM.The country's top judges, law academics and officials have been meeting in Wellington for a Criminal Justice Forum. Audio
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High-risk fire areas of Victoria
5:49 PM.Residents in high-risk fire areas of Victoria are being told to decide early whether to stay in their homes tomorrow. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Petrol price drops
5:44 PM.The Automobile Assocation says the latest petrol price drops could have been bigger - and come sooner. Audio
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Army veteran demoted
5:42 PM.A nineteen year veteran of the army has been demoted for indecently assaulting a fellow officer. Audio
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Australian job cuts
5:38 PM.The Australian government is warning that the country needs to brace itself for future large-scale job cuts. Audio
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Sports News
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Beaconsfield mine disaster
5:28 PM.A coroner has ruled that no one is to blame for the Beaconsfield mine disaster in April 2006. Audio
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Swazi wet weather gear to go offshore
5:24 PM.Swazi will no longer be making longer wet weather gear to protect New Zealand troops from the elements overseas. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Air New Zealand profits dip
5:14 PM.Chief Executive of Air New Zealand, Rob Fyfe. Audio
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Tax cuts questioned
5:08 PM.Prime Minister John Key is refusing to guarantee that the government's planned tax cut programme for 2010 and 2011 will go ahead. Audio