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Checkpoint for Wednesday 22 April 2009
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Afghan asylum seekers' plan foiled
6:57 PM.Indonesian Immigration officials say seventy Afghan asylum seekers who were planning to set sail to Australia will be deported. Audio
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Obama opens dialogue with Middle East
6:54 PM.The US President has announced a new round of diplomacy aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process. Audio
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Gap year in the military
6:50 PM.The government says a gap year in the military for school leavers could be an answer to recruitment woes. Audio
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Waatea news
6:47 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Retrospective All Black caps unlikely
6:45 PM.The former All Black and New Zealand Maori captain Tane Norton says it would be difficult to give retrospective All Black caps. Audio
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Ports of Auckland laying off staff
6:40 PM.Ports of Auckland plans to lay off thirty staff as part of major restructuring. Audio
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Geithner grilled over bail out spending
6:37 PM.The US Treasury Secretary has been grilled by a panel formed to try and track how the bail out fund is being spent. Audio
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The Red Cross says humanitarian catastrophe in Sri Lanka
6:35 PM.The Red Cross in Sri Lanka is pleading for the lives of tens of thousands civilians trapped in the Sri Lankan jungle. Audio
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Sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Teen faces prison over abortion charge
6:27 PM.For the first time in at least half a century a Queensland woman's been charged with organising a pregnancy termination. Audio
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New research into effects of nuclear tests
6:25 PM.The British Government is pledging to carry out new research into the health of veterans of British nuclear tests. Audio
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Evening business
6:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Big surprises at rare book auction
6:16 PM.A book collection owned by British born librarian Edward Simpson who died in 1979 was auctioned today. Audio
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Pokie profits take a tumble
6:13 PM.Pokie machine profits are suffering a downward slide. Audio
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Taxi driver guilty of raping teenager
6:12 PM.A former Wellington taxi driver found guilty of raping a teenaged passenger is tonight beginning a 9-year jail term. Audio
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Hundreds demonstrate against Auckland super-city
6:08 PM.Hundreds of Aucklanders have been demonstrating in Waitakere against the government's plan for a super-city. Audio
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Earth-like planets found in space
5:57 PM.European Astronomers searching for Earth-like planets have zeroed in on two potential targets. Audio
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Major restructuring at Ports of Auckland
5:52 PM.Ports of Auckland plans to lay off thirty staff as part of major restructuring. Audio
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Fijians still nervous about speaking out
5:49 PM.Radio New Zealand reporter Philippa Tolley has just arrived in Suva. Audio
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Waatea news
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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A new plan to settle treaty negotiations by 2014
5:43 PM.The Government wants to settle all historical treaty negotiations by 2014 and has put forward a new plan to make this happen. Audio
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Polls open in South Africa
5:41 PM.The polls in South Africa have just opened in what may be the most competitive election since the end of apartheid in 1994. Audio
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Rebels make their last stand in Sri Lanka
5:38 PM.Sri Lankan forces are reportedly within hours of ending the long running civil war with the Tamil Tigers. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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David Bain retrial update
5:24 PM.The High Court jury hearing David Bain's retrial has heard about the strange relationship between Laniet and David Bain. Audio
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Evening business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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IRD plans to axe up to 250 jobs
5:18 PM.Inland Revenue has announced plans to slash up to 250 jobs and at this stage says it will be asking for voluntary redundancies. Audio
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Taito Phillip Field's trial gets underway
5:15 PM.The Crown says former MP Taito Phillip Field deliberately lied to the Ingram inquiry and got others to do the same. Audio
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Details about massive Government blowout released
5:08 PM.Bill English has released details of a massive blowout in the Government's finances and cast further doubt on promised tax cuts. Audio