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Checkpoint for Monday 15 June 2009
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East Timorese get into Aussie Rules Football
6:58 PM.Football has long been the dominant sport in East Timor but a group of Australians is trying to export Australian Rules Football to Dili. Audio
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PNG's gambling problem
6:55 PM.Papua New Guinea's government has been accused of profiting while ordinary people lose their money to gaming machines and online gambling. Audio
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Claims of multi-million dollar fraud
6:52 PM.Investors in a company run by a South African businessman living in Sydney claim he's defrauded them of hundreds of millions of dollars. Audio
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Bomb blast kills 8 in Pakistan
6:50 PM.Police in Pakistan say at least eight people have been killed in a bomb blast in the North West close to where the Army's carrying out an offensive against Taliban militants. Audio
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Waatea news
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Man's wedding ring found with An An Liu's body
6:44 PM.The police who discovered the body of An An Liu in the boot of a car have described how they also found a man's wedding ring. Audio
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UK correspondent
6:38 PM.For the latest news from the UK, we're joined now by our correspondent in London, Barney Burnham. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Police crack fantasy syndicate
6:24 PM.Police say they've cracked a signficant drug importing syndicate which has brought in up to three million dollars worth of GBL or Fantasy over the last year. Audio
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Thai tiler says he lied to Noel Ingram inquiry
6:22 PM.A Thai tiler has told a court he lied to a lawyer from the Noel Ingram inquiry, which was investigating allegations against Taito Phillip Field. Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 June 2009
6:20 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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EMA on latest manufacturing sales statistics
6:15 PM.The manager of the Manufacturing division of the Employers and Manufacturers Association northern, Bruce Goldsworthy comments. Audio
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Latest figures are bad news for manufacturers
6:12 PM.More grim news for manufacturing in this country with latest figures showing the biggest fall in sales across many sectors for at least 15 years. Audio
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Health Officials say New Zealand doing good job with swine flu
6:06 PM.The Ministry of Health says there is still no widespread transmission of swine flu around New Zealand. Audio
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Blogger claims knowledge on Fidel Castro's family life
5:57 PM.A Cuban exile blogger in Miami says he's lifted the lid how Fidel Castro's family really live. Audio
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Fishing ban court challenge
5:54 PM.A fight to overturn coastal fishing bans and restrictions brought in to protect rare Hectors and Maui dolphins has begun in the High Court. Audio
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Spending cap for smacking referendum lobby groups
5:50 PM.A $50,000 limit has been imposed on any advertising campaigns run by lobby groups ahead of the child discipline referendum. Audio
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Western nations question Iranian poll
5:47 PM.The United States and other Western nations are questioning the validity of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's big re-election win as Iran's president faces ongoing protests at home. Audio
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Waatea news
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Figures mask manufacturing slump
5:42 PM.Latest official figures show most manufacturing sectors have suffered their worst three months of sales since records began in 1994. Audio
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Angry ING investors assess their options
5:38 PM.Angry investors whose money was frozen by ING New Zealand last year, today fronted up to meetings in Christchurch and Wellington calling for their money to be repaid. Audio
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Ministry spends 300k on conferences before restructuring
5:35 PM.The Public Service Association says the Justice Ministry should make retaining jobs a priority, ahead of having conferences for judges. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Man admits killing partner who planned to leave him
5:27 PM.A freezing worker has admitted in the Dunedin District Court that he murdered his de facto partner after she announced she was leaving him. Audio
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Inland revenue getting tougher on non-paying businesses
5:27 PM.As more companies struggle to pay the bills, the Inland Revenue is using some of it's strongest powers to make sure it gets paid. Audio
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Israeli PM's speech described as severe blow to peace efforts
5:24 PM.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has bowed to pressure from Washington by finally giving his endorsement to establishment of a Palestinian state - but with conditions. Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 June 2009
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Senior whip to take over from Richard Worth
5:18 PM.The National Party's senior whip, Nathan Guy, is to replace Richard Worth as a minister outside Cabinet. Audio
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Police looking for missing man find a body in a car
5:15 PM.The Hamilton police have found a body in a car that's at the centre of an investigation into the disappearance of a local man. Audio
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Swine flu assessment centres set up
5:12 PM.Wellington has been particularly hard hit by the virus, and health authorities have set up special assessment centres to test people suspected of having swine flu. Audio
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Confirmed cases of swine flu climb
5:08 PM.The number of confirmed cases of swine flu has jumped to 86 and an entire school in Auckland has closed as the virus spreads. Audio