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Checkpoint for Wednesday 7 October 2009
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Professional models banned by German magazine
6:58 PM.Germany's most popular women's magazine has banned the use of images of professional models on their pages. Audio
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Wind powered supermarket opens near Christchurch
6:55 PM.What's been billed as the country's greenest supermarket has opened its doors on the outskirts of Christchurch. Audio
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New Zealanders warned about blood pressure
6:51 PM.The Stroke Foundation is warning that a far greater number of New Zealanders are at risk from high blood pressure than previously thought. Audio
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Markets rally on Australian rate rise
6:48 PM.Yesterday's surprise rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia has spurred confidence around the world that the global economy might be on the mend. Audio
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Waatea news
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Expert groups assessing village's needs
6:42 PM.Agencies providing aid for Samoa are being brought together to coordinate their efforts. Audio
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8th anniversary of Afghanistan invasion
6:38 PM.The United States President Barack Obama has held one of a series of key meetings on whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan. Audio
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Pomare tenants at the High Court
6:36 PM.Housing New Zealand claims it's acted within the law in trying to evict a group of Lower Hutt women with Mongrel Mob connections from their state houses. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Evening Business News for 7 October 2009
6:26 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Housing NZ denies building owners' accusations
6:23 PM.Listening to that interview and joining us now, is Housing New Zealand's General Manager of Assets, Kevin Mara. Audio
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Owners say Housing NZ needs to accept some fault
6:16 PM.Housing New Zealand's being accused of lying about its involvement with the Pepperwood Mews development. Audio
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Police consider girl may have been abducted
6:10 PM.Police investigating the dissappearance of missing 2 year old Asiling Symes have widened their search and are now focusing their efforts on the possibility she could have been abducted. Audio
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NZ relief efforts push ahead in Samoa
6:07 PM.A New Zealand navy dive team in Samoa has spent today searching a lagoon in Lalomanu for more bodies in the wake of last week's tsunami. Audio
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Britain pulls funding for camps in Sri Lanka
5:59 PM.The British government has decided to cut funding for camps in Sri Lanka housing people displaced during the war against the Tamil Tiger rebels. Audio
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Clean up begins at toxic Waiwhetu stream
5:55 PM.The clean up has begun on one of the country's most polluted waterways, the Waiwhetu Stream, near the mouth of Wellington's Hutt River. Audio
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Red Cross says aid not getting through
5:53 PM.The top Red Cross official in American Samoa says many tsunami victims have not been getting the aid they need now. Audio
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First NZ patient gets diabetes pig cell treatment
5:48 PM.Insulin injections for people with type1 diabetes may become a thing of the past thanks to a revolutionary treatment using pig cells. Audio
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Waatea news
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Transport Agency admits teething problems
5:41 PM.Motorists using the country's largest toll road north of Auckland owe more than $200,000 in unpaid tolls. Audio
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Housing NZ tenants moved from West Auckland complex
5:37 PM.Housing New Zealand tenants in a West Auckland apartment complex, riddled with building defects, are describing the situation as a comedy of errors. Audio
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Genesis looks at cutting generation
5:34 PM.One of New Zealand's largest energy companies says its looking to retire half of its current electricity generation. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Medsafe issues cough medicine warning
5:24 PM.Parents are being warned that cough and cold medicines can cause seizures, as well as breathing, neurological and heart problems in young children. Audio
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Sharples to apologise to PM
5:22 PM.The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples is to apologise to the Prime Minister and the deputy Prime Minister for not discussing the Maori Television Rugby World Cup bid with them in more detail. Audio
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Evening Business News for 7 October 2009
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Collapsing Sterling hits export trade
5:17 PM.The Kiwi's rampant form against the US dollar was pushed to one side today after it hit a 25 year high against the British pound. Audio
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First court appearence for David John Bourke
5:15 PM.Meanwhile 46-year-old Wanganui man David John Bourke appeared in the Palmerston North District Court this afternoon. Audio
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Body identified as David Bourke's brother
5:12 PM.Police have revealed some details of the bizarre circumstances leading up to the death of Timothy Bourke - the brother of the man at the centre of a two day armed police hunt in southern Hawke's Bay. Audio
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Aunt of missing two year old delivers plea
5:08 PM.The aunt of missing 2 year old Asiling Symes has pleaded for her safe return, as the police say that foul play is looking increasingly likely. Audio