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Checkpoint for Monday 11 May 2009
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Body of Napier gunman removed from house
5:08 PM.The body of the Napier gunman Jan Molenaar has been removed from his house in the last few hours. Audio
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Prime Minister asked about police carrying guns
5:18 PM.Prime Minister John Key has expressed his reluctance about seeing the New Zealand police force armed. Audio
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Wild weather strikes the North Island
5:20 PM.Around two thousand people had to be evacuated from a Tauranga shopping centre today. Audio
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Mini-tornado hits houses in Warkworth
5:25 PM.Sam Malcomson was at his Westpark Glen home when the wind struck just after one o'clock this afternoon. Audio
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Evening Business News for 11 May 2009
5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Robin Bain's pupils wrote disturbing stories for newsletter
5:36 PM.Colleagues of Robin Bain have told the High Court in Christchurch that he had gone downhill in the months before he died. Audio
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Dollar breaks 61 cents mark against the Greenback
5:40 PM.The Kiwi hit a six-month high today on renewed optimism that the worst of the global financial crisis has passed. Audio
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Bailey Junior Kurariki is granted bail
5:43 PM.One of the country's youngest convicted killers has pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. Audio
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Waatea news
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Fire crews battle blaze on Taupo lakefront
5:48 PM.Fire crews are using thermal imaging gear as they continue to battle a hotel blaze on the Taupo lakefront tonight. Audio
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2008 NCEA results now available on web
5:51 PM.The 2008 nationwide NCEA results are now available on the Qualifications Authority's website. Audio
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Third mobile phone network launching in August
5:55 PM.A David and Goliath mobile phone battle is looming, with a third player saying it will launch its service in August. Audio
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Anger over plans for radioactive dump in outback
5:58 PM.A row has erupted in the Australian outback over plans to site a radioactive waste dump on Aboriginal land. Audio
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MetService on wild weather in the upper North Island
6:07 PM.Around two thousand people had to be evacuated from a Tauranga shopping centre today. Audio
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Defence witnesses begin giving evidence at Bain trial
6:13 PM.The deteriorating state of Robin Bain's work has been outlined to the jury in David Bain's retrial. Audio
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Northland Rugby Union writing head injury policy
6:16 PM.The Northland Rugby Union is meeting tonight to discuss new measures to protect young players who've suffered head injuries. Audio
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Student magazine article on mental illness critcised
6:20 PM.The Mental Health Foundation says an article on mental illness in a student magazine is both offensive and ridiculous. Audio
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Evening Business News for 11 May 2009
6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Immigration cuts 'would be a huge mistake'
6:27 PM.A visiting economist is warning that restricting immigration during the recession would be a huge mistake for New Zealand. Audio
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Sports news
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Hearing into Victoria's bushfires begins
6:35 PM.The first formal hearing of the Royal Commission into Victoria's deadly bushfires has begun. Audio
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US promises to redouble efforts to limit civilian casualties
6:38 PM.The United States says it won't hamper its forces in Afghanistan by banning air strikes. Audio
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Thousands flee Swat Valley in Pakistan
6:41 PM.The head of the U.S. Central Command says Pakistan's very existance is under threat from Taliban militants. Audio
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Waatea news
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Australians prepare themselves for a tough budget
6:48 PM.The Australian Treasurer puts the final touches on the budget which he'll deliver tomorrow night. Audio
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South America correspondent on Brazil floods
6:51 PM.Our correspondent Daniel Schweimler has the latest on the floods in Brazil. Audio
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Anti-independence camp dominates New Caledonia's politics
6:56 PM.New Caledonia's pro-independence parties have made gains in Sunday's election of three provincial assemblies. Audio