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Checkpoint for Monday 13 July 2009
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Gore gives Australia thumbs up on emission trading
6:58 PM.The former US Vice President and climate change guru Al Gore has heaped praise on Australia for pushing ahead with emissions trading legislation before global talks in Denmark later this year. Audio
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Climate change lashes Bangladesh
6:54 PM.There are predictions that rising sea-levels combined with heavier rainstorms will cause more devastating flooding in Bangladesh. Audio
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Iranian protestors remain behind bars
6:52 PM.A month on from Iran's disputed presidential election - dozens of dissidents remain behind bars in the capital Tehran. Audio
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Waatea news
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Manhunt begins after Freeport employees killed in Indonesia
6:45 PM.Indonesian police in Papua have begun searching for gunmen they say killed two employees of the US mining giant Freeport in separate attacks at the weekend. Audio
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UK correspondent talks Afghanistan, flu and The Ashes
6:38 PM.For the latest news in the UK we're joined now by our correspondent in London, Barney Burnham. Audio
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TV reports claim North Korean leader has cancer
6:36 PM.Reports from South Korea say the reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong il has pancreatic cancer. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Australian's assasination trial underway in East Timor
6:26 PM.The trial of Australian woman, Angelita Pires, for the attempted murder of President Jose Ramos-Horta has begun in East Timor. Audio
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Evening Business News for 13 July 2009
6:23 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Claims super-city could come at super-sized cost
6:20 PM.Auckland's super-city mayoral race could come with a super-sized price tag. Audio
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What retailers are saying about the latest figures
6:17 PM.An unexpected rush to buy warm winter woollies has delivered the largest monthly increase in clothing sales since May 1995. Audio
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Calls for urgent government action on obesity
6:13 PM.Health advocates are blasting the government for failing to tackle obesity on the heels of a new OECD report showing New Zealand is the third fattest nation in the developed world, behind only theā¦ Read more Audio
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Analysis of unemployment figures
6:10 PM.Westpac economist Dominic Stephens has been analysing the numbers. Audio
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Dole queue tops 50,000
6:07 PM.The Minister of Social Development says redundancies by small and medium term businesses are partly responsible for the latest increase in the size of the dole queue. Audio
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UK poll shows support for Afghan war
5:59 PM.The number of people in Britain who support the country's war in Afghanistan has jumped sharply to nearly a half. Audio
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Cheney could face prosecution for secret CIA programme
5:53 PM.Top ranking Democrat politicians in the US are in uproar over revelations that former Vice President Dick Cheney ordered the CIA to keep Congress in the dark about a counter-terrorism programme. Audio
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Taito Phillip Field case continues
5:50 PM.The former Labour MP Taito Phillip Field denies giving any workers a blank cheque to work on his properties in Samoa. Audio
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Waatea news
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Local elder not surprised by violence in Kaingaroa
5:44 PM.Peter Biddle is a local elder who's lived in Kaingaroa since 1960. Audio
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Bay of Plenty town fear family feud will prove fatal
5:40 PM.Members of the remote Bay of Plenty community of Kaingaroa say they fear someone will be killed if a long running family feud is not sorted out. Audio
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ING investors accept company's offer
5:36 PM.An overwhelming majority of investors with money in ING's frozen funds have accepted an offer that will see them waive their rights to any future legal action against the company. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Victoria Park Project pushed forward by a year
5:26 PM.Auckland's $430,000,000 Victoria Park tunnel and roading project is being fast tracked - again. Audio
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Evening Business News for 13 July 2009
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Clothing sales help boost overall retail figures
5:21 PM.An unexpected rush to buy warm winter woollies has delivered the largest increase in sales since November 2007. Audio
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Being made unemployed, a 'lifeshock'
5:17 PM.So how hard is it for people trying to find a new job and living without a regular salary? Audio
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Numbers in dole queue exceed 50,000
5:12 PM.There's been, what the Minister of Social Development is describing, as a dramatic increase in the number of people going on the dole. Audio
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Murder accused describes ex-girlfriend's death
5:07 PM.A former university tutor accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend has described to a court the last moments of her life. Audio