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Checkpoint for Monday 27 July 2009
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Police shoot man in Auckland
5:08 PM.Police have shot a man in the stomach who they say he threatened them with a meat cleaver and two knives in the Auckland suburb of Point Chevalier. Audio
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Troops To Afghanistan
5:12 PM.The government is poised to decide whether to deploy combat troops to Afghanistan. Audio
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Seven cycleway projects given funding for quick start
5:17 PM.Small towns may be overjoyed but Labour says the National Cycleway projects announced today by the Prime Minister are a gimmick as far as jobs go. Audio
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Rest home worker convicted, sentenced for gagging
5:22 PM.A former rest home worker has been sentenced to 75 hours community work for taping an elderly resident's mouth shut because she was too noisy. Audio
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Evening Business News for 27 July 2009
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Backcountry ski conditions 'worst in 25 years'
5:27 PM.The avalanche danger in the Alps around Queenstown is the worst its been in 25 years and the Mountain Safety Council is warning skiiers in the back country to be on high alert. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Australia's health services
5:36 PM.A newly-released report into Australia's health services has fallen short of recommending the central government take over public hospitals across the country. Audio
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Defence gives closing address in Phillip Field trial
5:41 PM.Lawyers for Taito Phillip Field say he is naive and clumsy, but a kind and humane person who never set out to take advantage of people working at his properties. Audio
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Sarah Palin bows out - but is it just a strategic pitstop?
5:44 PM.Former U.S Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is now the former governor of Alaska. Audio
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Waatea news
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Details of high speed police persuit leading to AOS Callout
5:51 PM.The Oamaru District Court has heard details of a high speed police pursuit and a shot being fired towards police officers, which led to an Armed Offenders Squad callout in Palmerston in Otago in… Read more Audio
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Auckland Harbour Bridge left off list for upgrades
5:55 PM.The Auckland Harbour Bridge has been excluded from a list detailing plans to strengthen 300 bridges throughout the country. Audio
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Police boycott puts smiles on drivers' faces
5:58 PM.In the Australian state of New South Wales, police have decided to stop issuing fines to the delight of local drivers. Audio
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New report says Kiwis aren't planning for their retirement
6:07 PM.A new report says many New Zealanders will have spent all their retirement savings well before they die. Audio
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Former immigration head in court on fraud charges
6:13 PM.The Wellington District Court has heard that the former head of the Immigration Service told police she didn't hold a PhD - despite claiming on her C.V that she did. Audio
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Somalis recruited in US for terrorist training
6:16 PM.Almost 8 years after the September the 11th attacks on the United States, terrorists are still being recruited and trained from places like Baghdad and Kabul. Audio
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Evening Business News for 27 July 2009
6:20 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Avalanche warnings 'falling on deaf ears'
6:22 PM.The Mountain Saftey Council says avalanche warnings are 'falling on deaf ears' and putting rescuers lives at risk despite danger levels being at their worst in 25 years. Audio
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Gregory Fortuin - Families Commissioner
6:27 PM.Taking control of what you're spending, NOT keeping up with the Joneses and putting a stop to impulse buying could slash the number of people struggling with debt by 20 percent. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Possible Combat troops to Afghanistan
6:38 PM.The government is poised to decide whether to deploy combat troops to Afghanistan. Audio
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Latest news from the UK
6:43 PM.We're joined now by our correspondent in London, Barney Burnham. Audio
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Waatea news
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Another attempt to kick-start Mideast peace talks
6:51 PM.Talks in Jerusalem this week between Israel and the United States could make or break efforts to revive the long stalled middle east peace talks. Audio
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Cuba celebrates its 1953 revolution
6:54 PM.Cuba's President has warned greater efforts must be made for the nation to feed itself as it faces tough economic times. Audio
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British actor Joanna Lumley swamped in nepal
6:57 PM.She's the British actor who championed the cause of Nepalese Ghurkha soldiers who served in the British Army and now Joanna Lumley has arrived in Nepal to a chaotic but enthusiastic welcome at… Read more Audio