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Checkpoint for Tuesday 8 September 2009
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NZ to boost Britain's bee population
6:57 PM.New Zealand is getting Britain out of a sticky situation, by helping to boost the UK's bumble bee population. Audio
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Laura Bush praises Obama
6:55 PM.Former first lady Laura Bush says her husband was misrepresented and misunderstood. Audio
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Coffee fatigue plan gets doctors steamed up
6:52 PM.In Queensland, trouble's brewing between doctors and health chiefs over cups of coffee. Audio
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Survey says more jobs for manufacturing
6:49 PM.The manufacturing industry has the greatest potential for growth and is most likely to take on more staff. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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US President fights back over healthcare reform
6:42 PM.The U.S President Barak Obama is launching a fightback over healthcare reform. Audio
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Souths investigate Fa'alogo over punch-up claims
6:38 PM.Kiwi international David Fa'alogo is accused of knocking out his Rabbitohs coach during the club's"Mad Monday"celebrations at a Sydney pub. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:35 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Damning report on human rights in Fiji
6:29 PM.Amnesty International has hit out at China for 'favouring' Fiji's military government and ignoring its systematic human rights violations. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 September 2009
6:26 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Christchurch mum chains herself to PostShop
6:24 PM.A woman has chained herself to a PostShop in Christchurch in protest at its imminent closure, and says she won't give up until New Zealand Post changes its mind. Audio
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Police Association comments on potential police training cuts
6:23 PM.Some written comments from the Police Association. Audio
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Doctors given World Cup tickets
6:17 PM.Revelations in Australia about the amount of money being spent by medical device companies on sending doctors and surgeons to soccer World Cup games and polo carnivals. Audio
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Potential police training cuts
6:10 PM.The Police Association says firearms training for some staff in Auckland is to be cut as part of moves to reduce cost training overheads. Audio
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Minister: shared members will improve DHB co-operation
6:06 PM.Some neighbouring District Health Boards will be sharing board members in a significant move by the Government to get more co-operation over patient services. Audio
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NIWA releases winter climate summary
5:55 PM.It's been a volatile winter for most of the country with a freezing start to a season that ended with record warm temperatures in August. Audio
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Taiwan PM resigns over typhoon disaster
5:52 PM.The prime minister of Taiwan has quit and his entire cabinet is expected to be replaced this week after widespread criticism of the government's response to Typhoon Morakot. Audio
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Bus drivers protest over Samoa switch
5:49 PM.Samoa has made a fairly smooth switch to driving on the left side of the road - but some disgruntled bus owners have put the brakes on services in protest. Audio
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Waatea news
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Transatlantic bomb plot: 3 found guilty in UK
5:43 PM.Three British-born Muslims have been found guilty of plotting to bring down seven transatlantic airliners with homemade liquid bombs Audio
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Sister gives evidence against mother in court
5:40 PM.The eldest sister of a young boy who was critically injured has told a court their mother instructed her not to tell anyone she'd 'whacked' him. Audio
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Ministers put on a brave face over housing allowances
5:37 PM.Ministers are putting on a brave face over a a new system for housing allowances in Wellington, even though some stand to miss out on thousands of dollars a year. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Onekawa residents say council action alarmist
5:26 PM.People living in houses built on a former dump in Napier say they are more angry about the past being raked up than the chemicals which may lie beneath them. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 September 2009
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Key defends SAS decision.
5:21 PM.In a rowdy Question Time in Parliament the Prime Minister John Key has defended the decision to send the SAS back to Afghanistan. Audio
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Investigation clears officer who shot Whangarei woman
5:19 PM.The family of a Whangarei woman killed by the police during an armed hold-up say they don't blame the officer responsible. Audio
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Breakthrough keeps Auckland buses running.
5:16 PM.Tens of thousand of Auckland commuters have been saved from days of chaos - at least for now - with a last minute break through in the bus drivers pay dispute. Audio
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Treasury notebook returned
5:12 PM.Our political reporter Julian Robins is with us. Audio
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Loss of Treasury official's notebook causes embarrassment
5:07 PM.It's not in the same league as the pie and the penthouse, but the discovery of a Treasury official's notebook on a Wellington street is causing some embarrassment. Audio