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Checkpoint for Monday 4 May 2009
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Charities under pressure as more people ask for help
6:57 PM.Increasing numbers of New Zealanders are turning to charities to help put food on the table as the recession deepens. Audio
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Protestor may be evicted from Stonehenge
6:55 PM.A man who's been holding a ten-month sit-in protest at Stonehenge in England -- may now be forced to leave. Audio
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A new president for Panama
6:53 PM.Panama has elected a new president -- Ricardo Martinelli, a multi-millionaire supermarket owner. Audio
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Middle East tension
6:51 PM.The ultra nationalist Israeli foreign minister is due to start a European tour. Audio
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Warnings on Fiji's situation
6:48 PM.Fiji's suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum has sparked warnings that the move will make the region more unstable. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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A sixth case of swine flu
6:44 PM.A sixth case of swine flu has been confirmed in New Zealand. Audio
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UK correspondent
6:37 PM.We cross now to the UK and our correspondent in London, Barney Burnham. Audio
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Sports news
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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ETS 'will drive farmers off their land'
6:28 PM.Farmers have told MP's that costs from the Emissions Trading Scheme will drive farming families off their land. Audio
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Lifejackets compulsory for all Queenstown boaties
6:25 PM.One of the district's worst summers for drownings has led to lifejackets being made compulsory. Audio
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Virologist says swine flu on cusp of a pandemic
6:20 PM.It should be clear in the next few days whether the swine flu outbreak is a pandemic. Audio
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Evening Business News for 4 May 2009
6:18 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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China's military strength has Australia worried
6:12 PM.Australia's Prime Minister has warned of a significant military build-up in the Asia-Pacific region. Audio
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Cameras could be used to monitor patients
6:10 PM.Security cameras could be used to keep an eye on some patients at Taranaki Base Hospital. Audio
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Biggest drop in hours worked in 17 years
6:06 PM.The job market has been hit with the biggest annual drop in hours worked since the early 1990s. Audio
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Boy Dylan tops the UK charts
5:58 PM.The veteran American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has landed a number one album in Britain. Audio
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New Zealand's human rights record under scrutiny
5:55 PM.The Government is readying itself for a comprehensive review of New Zealand's record on human rights. Audio
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Rodny Hide wants public submissions on super city plan
5:51 PM.The Local Government Minister Rodney Hide wants Aucklanders to have a say on plans for a super city. Audio
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Waatea news
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Political Party Donations
5:45 PM.The amount of money Labour and National declared they received last year has plummetted. Audio
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Consultants welcome new requirements in immigration sector
5:42 PM.The government is hoping new rules will weed out unscrupulous immigration advisers. Audio
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Australia delays ETS until 2011
5:37 PM.Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced his government is delaying its emissions trading scheme. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Mother rescues four children from fire
5:27 PM.A Gisborne mother saved her four young children and the family dog from their burning home in a dramatic rescue. Audio
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Maori exorcism manslaughter Trial
5:24 PM.Horrific details of the last hours of a woman who died during a Maori exorcism have emerged at the trial. Audio
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Evening Business News for 4 May 2009
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Swine flu doing little harm to tourism
5:19 PM.A student from Lindisfarne College in Hastings has tested positive for swine flu, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 5. Audio
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Aunt gives evidence in David Bain trial
5:16 PM.One of David Bain's aunts broke down in court this afternoon as she told how he described black hands coming for his family. Audio
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Father queries lack of rugby union policy on head injuries
5:13 PM.The Northland Rugby Union is asking the New Zealand Union what it can do to ban club players with a history of head injuries. Audio
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Job market suffers worst hit since the early 1990s
5:07 PM.The job market has been hit with the biggest annual drop in hours worked since the recession of the early 1990s. Audio