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Checkpoint for Wednesday 16 September 2009
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Parliamentary immunity for Gaston Flosse confirmed
6:54 PM.The French Senate's confirmed the parliamentary immunity of French Polynesia's Gaston Flosse, rejecting the latest approach by judges and the French justice ministry. Audio
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Housing New Zealand has returned to court
6:51 PM.Housing New Zealand has returned to court to try and resolve a deadlock with stubborn tenants from a Mongrel Mob enclave in Lower Hutt. Audio
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War crimes committed during the Gaza conflict .
6:49 PM.The head of the United Nations Ban ki-Moon has condemmed attacks committed during Israel's Gaza offensive late last year. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Union comments on cheese factory strike
6:42 PM.The National Secretary of the Dairy Workers Union, James Ritchie, he is in Waharoa and joins us now. Audio
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Dairy factory workers go on strike
6:37 PM.About a third of the 100 strong workforce at a cheese factory near Matamata have gone on strike, following a break down in negotiations over a collective contract. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Money offered for study into puppy docking
6:28 PM.Fifty thousand dollars is being offered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry into research about whether tail docking is cruel to puppies. Audio
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Public spending in UK to be cut
6:26 PM.British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has acknowledged he will soon need to cut public spending to balance the books. Audio
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More U.S. troops needed in Afghanistan
6:23 PM.America's top military officer has told a Senate Armed Services Committee that more U.S. troops are needed to win the war in Afghanistan. Audio
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Worst still to come for households despite lift in economy
6:20 PM.A summit on children and the recession has been told the worst is yet to come - despite an apparent lift in economic activity. Audio
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Evening Business News for 16 September 2009
6:17 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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US couple may be linked to other missing girls
6:15 PM.A California couple accused of abducting an 11 year-old and holding her for 18 years are now also being investigated over the disappearance of two more young girls. Audio
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Super city legislation yet to be passed
6:12 PM.The Labour Party says the decision not to include separate Maori seats on Auckland's supercity will cost the Government dearly at the next election. Audio
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Nissan Silvia most popular car with thieves
6:09 PM.Nissan Silvia owners would be wise to beef up their car security with the model topping AA Insurance's list of the ten most frequently stolen cars. Audio
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Govt under attack over costings on ETS
6:06 PM.The Government is being pressured by Labour over how much its revised plan for the Emissions Trading Scheme will cost taxpayers. Audio
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Polytech strike disrupts classes for thousands
5:58 PM.Thousands of tertiary students had their classes disrupted today by 24-hour strike action by tutors. Audio
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Police investigate report of stolen coins on Trade Me
5:55 PM.The widow of Kelly Tarlton says if coins stolen from Kelly Tarlton's Tui Shipwreck Museum almost ten years ago are recovered she would put them in display again. Audio
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DoC reveals revolutionary stoat trap
5:51 PM.It's been described as a revolutionary new trap for stoats which could lead to the pest's total eradication. Audio
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Waatea news
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Topp Twins' documentary gets glowing reviews
5:42 PM."A docu that has you falling in love with two of the crazier people you've never met." Audio
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Greenpeace activists try to block ship from unloading
5:37 PM.Greenpeace activists are trying to block a shipment of palm kernal animal feed from being unloaded at the Port of Tauranga. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Govt reveals ultra-fast broadband plan
5:28 PM.The Government is pushing ahead with its original plan to get ultra-fast broadband to three quarters of New Zealanders within the next decade. Audio
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Re-jigged All Blacks side named
5:25 PM.The All Black coaches have made significant changes to their side following a third straight loss to the Springboks for Saturday's final tri-nations match against Australia in Wellington. Audio
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Evening Business News for 16 September 2009
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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PM refuses to say English acted morally
5:19 PM.The Prime Minister is refusing to say his deputy Bill English acted morally by claiming a ministerial housing allowance for a home owned by the English family trust. Audio
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Christchurch homicide police work with Kenyan consulate
5:16 PM.The police in Christchurch are working with the Kenyan consulate in Australia as they try to track down a man wanted in connection with the death of a man and the violent attack on a woman in theā¦ Read more Audio
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Police arrest Greenpeace protestors in Tauranga
5:13 PM.They are protesting against the use of palm kernel animal feed on Fonterra dairy farms. Audio
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Greenpeace activists negotiate with police
5:07 PM.Three Greenpeace activists who boarded a ship off the Tauranga port have now been arrested and removed - 12 of their group are still on board negotiating with police. Audio