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Checkpoint for Wednesday 11 November 2009
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Economy in better shape says Reserve Bank
5:07 PM.The Reserve Bank says the country's financial system has weathered the recession well and is in better heart than six months ago. Audio
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Food prices drop for third consecutive month
5:13 PM.It's the biggest monthly drop in food prices for three-and-a-half years. Audio
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Maori Party co-leaders not attending hui on Harawira
5:16 PM.The co-leaders of the Maori Party are distancing themselves from a hui being held tomorrow to decide MP Hone Hawaira's future. Audio
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Washington Sniper executed in Virginia
5:18 PM.The man the man known as the Washington Sniper has been executed in Virginia after a last-ditch appeal was thrown out. Audio
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Evening business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Samoan bus driver arrested after crash
5:26 PM.The driver of the bus, which crashed yesterday in Samoa killing eight people and injuring at least 20 others, has been arrested. Audio
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Sports news for 11 November 2009
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Labour says banks fail to pass on interest cuts
5:36 PM.The Opposition banking inquiry says homeowners, businesses and farmers got stung for about 2 point 7 billion dollars by banks failing to pass on all of the Reserve Bank's interest rate cuts. Audio
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Prostitute cross-examined in trial of former constable
5:40 PM.A prostitute at the centre of allegations of police corruption has been cross examined in the High Court - with questions asked about her criminal convictions. Audio
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End of the road for the Greens and National?
5:44 PM.The Green Party is pulling the plug on part of its Memorandum of Understanding with the Government, saying it can no longer work with National on energy efficiency. Audio
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Waatea news for 11 November 2009
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Trail of cheddar after goods train break-in
5:50 PM.A goods train was raided en route to Auckland this morning - with a couple who left a trail of cheese in their wake later stopped by police. Audio
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Union accuses Solid Energy over strike ads
5:53 PM.A union leader is accusing Solid Energy of stoking tensions on the West Coast by running advertisements criticising the actions of striking coal miners. Audio
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Campaign launched to save honey bee
5:56 PM.Farmers and beekeepers are hoping a campaign launched today to encourage the planting of bee-friendly trees, will help save the honey bee. Audio
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Major power outage in Brazil throws major cities into blackness
5:58 PM.Brazil's two largest cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have suffered major blackouts due to a problem at a dam on the border with Paraguay. Audio
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Financial system in good heart
6:07 PM.The Reserve Bank says the country's financial system has weathered the recession well and is in better heart than six months ago. Audio
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Antarctica NZ identifies safety risks at Scott Base
6:11 PM.The fire extinguishers at Scott Base in Antactica have had to over-hauled after it was discovered they don't work in extreme cold. Audio
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Suspect in British teacher's murder captured in Japan
6:17 PM.In Japan, the only suspect in the murder of a young British woman whose body was found in a sand-filled bathtub has been caught after more than two years on the run. Audio
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British PM defensive over botched condolence letter
6:18 PM.The British prime minister says he will review the circumstances in which a young serviceman died in Afghanistan to determine if his unit was sufficiently equipped. Audio
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Evening business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Indonesian president arrives in Malaysia
6:25 PM.Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has arrived in Malaysia, at a time of ongoing tensions between the two countries. Audio
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No response from Canberra on rejection of asylum seeker request
6:28 PM.The Australian Government has come under fire from the federal opposition over New Zealand's refusal to take asylum seekers onboard the Oceanic Viking. Audio
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Sports news for 11 November 2009
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Armistice Day commemorations
6:35 PM.The 91st anniversary of Armistice Day has been marked today with wreath laying ceremonies and the launch of a speech competition in honour of the country's only Gallipoli Victoria Cross recipient. Audio
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Six weeks since South Pacific tsunami
6:38 PM.It's been six weeks since a devastating tsunami struck Samoa killing 183 people - including five New Zealanders. Audio
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Waatea news for 11 November 2009
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Koala population plummets
6:48 PM.Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years according to a group dedicated to the animals' survival. Audio
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Investigation into Fort Hood shootings
6:52 PM.A massive investigation has been launched in the United States looking at whether warning signs should have been picked up prior to mass killings at an army base last Friday. Audio
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UK town pays repeated tribute to fallen soldiers
6:56 PM.The town of Wootton Bassett in the English county of Wiltshire has the dubious honour of holding repeated tributes to service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Audio
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Russian govt admits police corruption
6:59 PM.The Russian government has admitted that parts of the country's police force have been turned into what the interior minister has described as 'criminal businesses'. Audio