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Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 July 2009
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Consumers not phased by the rising cost of alcohol
6:59 PM.The cost of alcohol is on the rise, but consumers say it won't stop them from drinking. Audio
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US democrats rule the Senate
6:56 PM.President Obama's Democratic Party has secured the critical 60 seat majority in the US Senate that can help it override any Republican delaying tactics on Capitol Hill. Audio
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Equestrian sport hit by spate of horse doping
6:55 PM.Unprecedented efforts are being made to find out why equestrian sport has been hit by a spate of horse doping scandals. Audio
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No work on Fiji constitution for 3 years
6:50 PM.Fiji's interim prime minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama says work on a new constitution WON'T begin for another three years. Audio
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Waatea News
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New Moa facts uncovered after DNA-reconstruction
6:45 PM.Scientists have performed the first DNA-based reconstruction of the extinct moa bird, using pre-historic feathers recovered from Otago. Audio
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China correspondent on web censorship and unsafe products
6:40 PM.We cross now to China and our correspondent in Beijing Quentin Sommerville. Audio
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Sports news
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Just one deal struck in Iraq energy auction
6:28 PM.Attempts to find investors to rebuild Iraq's oil infrastructure have stalled. Audio
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Evening Business News for 1 July 2009
6:23 PM.Business news update. Audio
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Plans for revamp of Dunedin's Town Hall
6:20 PM.New plans for a 45 million dollar redevelopment of Dunedin's historic Town Hall and the adjoining Dunedin Centre complex have been unveiled this afternoon. Audio
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Human Rights Commission wants prisons under state control
6:15 PM.The Human Rights Commission says prisons should remain under state control to ensure prison management can be held accountable for any failings. Audio
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Review panel says Foreshore and Seabed Act should be scrapped
6:07 PM.The controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act should be scrapped and an interim law brought in to recognise Maori customary rights as property rights. Audio
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Warship rescues family of eight from yacht
5:57 PM.A French warship has come to the rescue of a New Zealand family of eight after rough weather struck their yacht en route from Tonga to New Zealand. Audio
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Fall in urban housing could push up house prices
5:55 PM.The number of houses available to buy in towns and cities is drying up. Audio
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Waipu dons kilts for Highland Day
5:55 PM.The Northland town of Waipu has been celebrating its Scottish roots today - with a mass wearing of the Tartan. Audio
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Waatea News
5:52 PM.Maori news update. Audio
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Yemeni plane faulty
5:50 PM.The French government says a Yemeni airliner which crashed in the Indian Ocean had been identified as faulty. Audio
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'Dinosaur Lady' dies at the age of 87
5:40 PM.Joan Wiffen, the country's most famous amateur fossil hunter whose discoveries overturned conventional scientific belief, has died aged 87. Audio
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High demand for home insulation subsidy
5:40 PM.Home owners around the country have started to claim their share of a 320 million dollar government house insulation subsidy through a scheme which was officially launched today. Audio
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Gisborne businesses hit by 'catastrophic' fire damage
5:36 PM.Gisborne businesses have begun counting the cost of a major blaze that engulfed one of the town's main shopping centres last night. Audio
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Sports news
5:35 PM.Sports news update. Audio
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Snap debate over cuts at MSD
5:26 PM.Tempers flared in Parliament this afternoon, during a snap debate on the decision to cut jobs and close some offices at the Ministry of Social Development. Audio
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Evening Business News for 1 July 2009
5:24 PM.Business news update. Audio
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National backs off bank inquiry
5:22 PM.The National-led Government has backed off plans to hold an inquiry into the failure of banks to pass on interest rate cuts. Audio
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Second armed callout in Christchurch in three days
5:20 PM.There has been a second Armed Offenders Squad callout in Christchurch in three days, this time after shots were fired near a high school in the north-east of the city. Audio
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Man dies after being trapped under train
5:18 PM.An man has died after being dragged under a train in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket this afternooon. Audio
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Pita Sharples on Foreshore and Seabed Act review
5:15 PM.Live interview with Pita Sharples on the Foreshore and Seabed Act review. Audio
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Review calls for scrapping of Foreshore and Seabed Act
5:10 PM.The controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act should be scrapped and an interim law brought in to recognise Maori customary rights as property rights. Audio