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Checkpoint for Tuesday 3 March 2009
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Taranaki Surf Club Theft
6:58 PM.Thieves have stolen equipment from a Taranaki surf club just a day after the club won the Taranaki IRB championships. Audio
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Sealord
6:55 PM.Workers at Sealord's fish processing plant in Nelson have today begun a fight to retain existing pay levels. Audio
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Mexican Drug Traffickers
6:53 PM.The United States is offering more military support to Mexico to help it fight drug traffickers. Audio
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Serb Protesters Block Judges
6:51 PM.The EU judges are part of a mission which was deployed to Kosovo to strengthen the rule of law. Audio
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Waatea News
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Guinea Bissau's President Assassinated
6:46 PM.Guinea Bissau's President, Joao Bernardo Vieira was assassinated by renegade soldiers. Audio
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Hillside Engineering Wins Major Contract
6:43 PM.Dunedin's counting its gains for a change after company Hillside Engineering won its second major contract in a year. Audio
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NGO Aid Review
6:39 PM.Non Government Organisations are fearful that a review of the government aid agency NZ Aid could undo years of good work. Audio
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Sri Lankan Cricket Team Attacked
6:36 PM.Unidentified gunmen have launched an attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Senior Police Officer Breath Test
6:28 PM.Police Minister Judith Collins says it's "not a good look" for a senior police officer to refuse to take a breath test. Audio
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British PM Visits Washington
6:24 PM.Gordon Brown has arrived in Washington , the first European head of government to be invited to the White House by Barack Obama. Audio
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Armed Robbery in Auckland
6:21 PM.Nappies, milk and toffee pops have been the latest target of a teen armed robbery in Auckland - this time involving a 13 year old. Audio
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Evening Business
6:18 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Treasury Accept Fault
6:12 PM.Treasury has accepted fault for not disclosing a 1.5 billion dollar ACC funding shortfall in the pre-election economic update. Audio
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Student Arrested After Stabbing (Part 4)
6:06 PM.The principal of Avondale College, Brent Lewis, spoke to media earlier today. The PPTA Principals Council says todays events represent a loss of innocence for New Zealand schools. Audio
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Kaipara Harbour Snapper Nurseries
5:55 PM.NIWA scientists have discovered that nearly all the snapper on the west coast of the North Island come from nurseries in just one harbour - the Kaipara. Audio
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Cuban Cabinet Reshuffle
5:53 PM.CNN's Morgan Neil reports from the Cuban capital Havana. Audio
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Dunedin's Enclosed Stadium Project
5:51 PM.The Otago Regional Council has confirmed its funding for Dunedin's enclosed stadium project, by 6 votes to 4. Audio
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Police Launch Homicide Inquiry
5:49 PM.Police investigating the death of 3 year old Cherish Tahuri-Wright have launched a homicide inquiry. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Karen Aim Murder Sentence Delay
5:43 PM.The sentencing of a youth who admitted killing Scottish backpaker Karen Aim in Taupo in January last year has been delayed. Audio
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Medical Workers Safety
5:40 PM.The latest case of violence saw a drunk male patient beat up a Waikato doctor at the weekend. Audio
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Student Arrested After Stabbing (Part 3)
5:36 PM.The Minister of Education Anne Tolley speaks with Mary Wilson. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Cracks in Bridge
5:27 PM.Traffic is being held up on a major thoroughfare in Auckland after the discovery of cracks in a bridge. Audio
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Court of Appeal
5:24 PM.The Court of Appeal has retired to consider whether a man who drove into a crowd killing two people should have his conviction and sentence over-turned. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ACC Report
5:17 PM.The Government's being accused of using a report into a funding shortfall at ACC to soften the public up for privatisation of the Corporation. Audio
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Brazilian Murder Case
5:15 PM.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has been working with the family of a New Zealander in Brazil whose 3-year old daughter was murdered. Audio
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Student Arrested After Stabbing (Part 2)
5:12 PM.Graeme McCann is the chairperson of the PPTA Principals Council. Audio
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Student Arrested After Stabbing
5:08 PM.A 17-year old international student has been arrested after a teacher at Avondale College was stabbed in the back this morning. Audio