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Checkpoint for Thursday 4 June 2009
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NZ Post and Union clash over posties' safety
6:58 PM.New Zealand Post says injuries to the country's posties have halved in the last year. Audio
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Obama narrowing a chasm between America and Islam.
6:55 PM.The US President, Barack Obama, is preparing to make a speech aimed at narrowing a chasm between America and Islam. Audio
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Waatea news
6:51 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Victoria country fires Royal Commision
6:50 PM.David McGay and his brigade fought in vain to save the town of Strathewen, where 27 people died. Audio
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Govt keeping a close watch on swine flu in Australia
6:44 PM.The Government says it's watching closely as the swine flu virus sweeps through Australia. Audio
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Capital gains tax idea rejected
6:40 PM.The Minister of Finance Bill English says the Government is dead against introducing a capital gains tax. Audio
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Court told An An Liu was afraid of her husband
6:38 PM.Mr Xue is charged with the murder of his wife An An Liu, who was 26 years his junior. Audio
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Sports news
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Manners Mall to open up to buses
6:28 PM.After five hours of debate, the axe has fallen on the pedestrian thoroughfare of Manners Mall in downtown Wellington. Audio
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Residency lawyer critical of decision making process
6:25 PM.Richard Small is a lawyer specialising in Pacific residency cases who has been strongly critical of the Immigration Service. Audio
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Evening business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Jury retires in David Bain trial
6:20 PM.A High Court jury has formally retired after 13 weeks of hearing evidence in the retrial of David Bain. Audio
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More on Richard Worths' statement release
6:12 PM.Comments from our political reporter Julian Robins at Parliament. Audio
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Richard Worth releases statement
6:08 PM.Labour leader Phil Goff comments on the statement. Audio
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20th anniversary of Tianamen Square protests
5:56 PM.Chinese police have been out in force trying to stop any commemoration of the pro-democracy protests. Audio
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Waatea news
5:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Tough new isolation rules for children visiting Victoria
5:50 PM.The state of Victoria has been blacklisted as Australia's swine flu capital. Audio
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Ambulance strategy"a good first step"
5:45 PM.The Government's confirmed a multimillion dollar funding boost for the country's ambulance services. Audio
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Coleman on Auditor Generals Inquiry
5:40 PM.The immigration minister says the report's findings on the Immigration Service are shocking. Audio
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Richard Worth's statement
5:38 PM.Mr Worth has just released a statement in regard to his resignation from parliament. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Telecom scrambles to pinpoint cause of phone fault
5:28 PM.The outage affected landlines and eftpos facilities from the Bombay Hills to Northland for two hours today. Audio
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Evening business
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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"Questionable or poor"decisions made at Immigration
5:20 PM.A year-long Auditor General's inquiry into the Immigration Service has found deficiencies in its decision-making processes. Audio
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Jury retires to consider verdict in David Bain trial
5:15 PM.The jury has begun its deliberations in the retrial of David Bain, a case that has a 15 year history. Audio
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Prime Minister defends his handling of the Richard Worth affair
5:10 PM.Dr Worth has resigned his ministerial portfolios as the police investigate a separate criminal complaint of a sexual nature. Audio
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Labour leader Goff on the Richard Worth affair
5:05 PM.Labour Leader Phil Goff told John Key last month about a complaint from another woman. Audio