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Checkpoint for Thursday 16 April 2009
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London's public order policing reviewed
6:58 PM.London's most senior bobby has announced a review of public order policing as the fallout from the G20 protests continues. Audio
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New stem cell breakthrough for diabetes
6:56 PM.Research may show adult stem cells hold the key to getting juvenile (type one) diabetics off insulin and leading a normal life. Audio
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Native birds still in danger of extinction
6:52 PM.New Department of Conservation figures show little improvement in the status of New Zealand's most endangered birds. Audio
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New plans to tackle Somali pirates
6:49 PM.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces new measures to deal with pirates attacking ships off the Horn of Africa. Audio
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Waatea news
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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The latest news from China
6:41 PM.We're joined now by our China correspondent, Quentin Sommerville. Audio
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John Key meets with Chinese leaders
6:38 PM.John Key meets with Chinese leaders Audio
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Sports news
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Plague of bed bugs hits the US
6:28 PM.Experts in the United States are scratching their heads over how to deal with a plague of bed bugs. Audio
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Maoist attacks mar Indian election
6:26 PM.As millions of voters head to the polls in India, officials say at least 11 people have been killed in attacks by Maoist rebels. Audio
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Business update
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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EU offers conditional help to Fiji
6:16 PM.Aid for Fiji's ailing sugar industry contingent on military led regime moving towards holding democratic elections. Audio
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Pies back on school tuck shop menus
6:14 PM.Pies, hotdogs and sausage rolls are being sold in 84% of schools according to the Green's annual food in schools survey. Audio
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David Bain retrial hears from pathologist
6:11 PM.A third pathologist giving evidence at the retrial has supported the Crown's assertion that his father's death was not suicide. Audio
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Veitch"the author of his own misfortune"
6:08 PM.That's how a judge described the sports broadcaster today as she sentenced him for seriously injuring his former girlfriend. Audio
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Drugs victory
5:59 PM.A major Colombian drug lord has been captured alive in the Andean republic. Audio
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OECD issues debt warning to New Zealand
5:56 PM.The Government's warned that it is nearing the limit of how much it can boost spending to fight the recession. Audio
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Waatea news
5:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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20th Anniversary of Hillsborough tragedy
5:44 PM.Britain has been remembering the 96 Liverpool football team supporters and the circumstances of their deaths. Audio
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Leaders meet Minister over super-city plans
5:43 PM.Meetings have brought about little progress but have been described as positive by all parties. Audio
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Prison officers walk out of meetings
5:41 PM.There were walkouts at two of the country's newest prisons at meetings with Corrections to discuss controversial double bunking. Audio
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Pathologist rules out Robin Bain suicide
5:40 PM.A Crown witness in David Bain's retrial told the jury that suicide could be reasonably excluded as the father's cause of death. Audio
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Hobsonville housing development delayed
5:38 PM.Government's putting the brakes on the planned development at the former Air Base as it's worried the houses won't sell. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business News for 16 April 2009
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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More crackdowns on journalists in Fiji
5:19 PM.Fiji correspondent Matelita Ragogo speaks about regime's threat to extend Emergency Regulations for any negative reporting. Audio
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Decree to re-instate Fijian judges
5:17 PM.The military led regime is preparing a decree to re-instate the judges who were sacked last week. Audio
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Asylum seekers killed in boat explosion
5:14 PM.Three dead, two missing and dozens injured in explosion on boat carrying asylum seekers off Western Australia. Audio
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Veitch's lawyer on guilty plea
5:11 PM.Tony Veitch wouldn't speak with Checkpoint, however his lawyer, Stuart Grieve QC did. Audio
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A guilty plea from Tony Veitch
5:08 PM.The author of his own misfortune - that's how a judge described sports broadcaster Tony Veitch today during sentencing. Audio