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Checkpoint for Friday 6 November 2009
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Ancient aftershock could have triggered Sichuan quake
6:57 PM.American scientists have unearthed evidence that some of the world's most deadly earthquakes, that have occured far away from major faultlines, may be aftershocks of centuries' old quakes. Audio
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Waatea news for 6 November 2009
6:55 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on politics for 6 November 2009
6:38 PM.It's a year since the 2008 election which put National into power with support from the Maori Party, ACT and United Future. Despite a number of political mishaps, National's even more popular now than… Read more Audio
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Sports news for 6 November 2009
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Author apologises for using others' material
6:27 PM.Prominent New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera says he is deeply sorry for inadvertently using other authors' material without acknowledgment in his new novel. Audio
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Police in Wanganui treat toddler death as a homicide
6:23 PM.Police in Wanganui say they are now treating the death of two-year-old Karl Perigo Check as a homicide. Audio
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Evening business for 6 November 2009
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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12 killed and more than 30 injured in rampage
6:16 PM.A US army psychiatrist who opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood army base in Texas had complained of harassment by the military. Audio
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Warning that bugging must not invade individual rights
6:11 PM.Calls for greater use of bugging of those suspected of using violence against their children have prompted a warning that individual freedoms still have to be protected. Audio
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Harawira on 'the verge' of disciplinary action
6:08 PM.The Maori Party MP Hone Harawira may well face disciplinary action from his party. Audio
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Different intonations heard in babies' cries
5:58 PM.Babies start to pick up the nuances of their parents' accent not after they are born, but in the womb, according to research by scientists in Germany. Audio
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Wellington waterfront report signals likely seachange
5:54 PM.Lobby groups in Wellington say they're bitterly disappointed at the likelihood of being cut out of having a say on some waterfront property developments. Audio
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Urgent hunt for assault victim
5:52 PM.The police in Wanganui are hunting an assault victim who's fled hospital but still needs urgent medical attention. Audio
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NZ govt gives $4 million more to Samoa
5:49 PM.A prominent member of Auckland's Samoan community has warned that a four million dollar donation for tourism reconstruction in Samoa must not be wasted. Audio
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Waatea news for 6 November 2009
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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High Court rules in favour of Otago Uni
5:42 PM.The Vice Chancellor of the University of Otago says he's delighted with a High Court ruling upholding the university's code of conduct, after a student toga parade turned ugly. Audio
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Largest windfarm in the southern hemisphere declined
5:36 PM.Meridian Energy says it may appeal an Environment Court decision to decline its $2 billion Project Hayes wind farm in a remote part of Central Otago. Audio
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Sports news for 6 November 2009
5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Auckland bus drivers break ranks
5:25 PM.Some of Auckland's bus drivers have voted to break ranks and agree to a pay deal with NZBus. Audio
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NZ's head diplomat to Fiji speaks publicly
5:23 PM.New Zealand's top diplomat for Fiji has spoken publicly for the first time since his expulsion from the Pacific island nation. Audio
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Evening business for 5 November 2009
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Gunman not dead as earlier reported
5:15 PM.It's believed the US Army major who killed 12 people on a Texas Army base was set to serve in Iraq within the month. Original reports said he was killed at the scene, but it's since emerged he was… Read more Audio
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Man who caused crash found guilty of murder
5:12 PM.There have scenes of joy and despair after a man who caused a deliberate head-on collision was found guilty of murder. Audio
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Harawira could face disciplinary action - Maori Party
5:07 PM.The Maori Party says it is on the verge of taking disciplinary action against its MP for Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira, who skipped a meeting in Brussels to take his wife to Paris. Audio