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Checkpoint for Friday 27 November 2009
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Germany's last big Nazi trial
6:55 PM.Final preparations are underway in Germany for what could be the country's last big Nazi war crimes trial. Audio
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Waatea news for 27 November 2009
6:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on politics for 27 November 2009
6:36 PM.The Energy and Resources Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has given his clearest signal yet that he may re-classify parts of DOC's Coromandel estate to allow new gold mines to open. Audio
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Sports news for 27 November 2009
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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China moves to take firm proposals to climate summit
6:27 PM.China has joined the US in coming up with firm proposals to take to the climate change summit in Copenhagen next month. Audio
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Americans forced to consider weight against health cover
6:23 PM.As Americans sit down to Thanksgiving Dinner, many are becoming increasingly aware of the link between their size and their ability to get medical treatment. Audio
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Evening business for 27 November 2009
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Thousands across country protest over wage freeze
6:16 PM.More than one thousand union workers marched up Auckland's Queen Street today in protest against what they say is a wage freeze on low paid public and community sector workers. Audio
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Mayor slated for"meddling"in stadium project
6:13 PM.A Far North civic leader has accused the mayor of Whangarei of putting the region's stadium project at risk by meddling in its funding. Audio
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Legal aid system set for overhaul
6:08 PM.The legal aid system looks set to be overhauled following a scathing review which estimates more than 200 lawyers could be rorting the scheme. Audio
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Head of IAEA frustrated by Iran's lack of cooperation
5:58 PM.The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed El Baradei, has expressed frustration at Iran's refusal to accept an international proposal to end the stalemate over its nuclear ambitions.
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Wool industry legal battle goes back to court
5:54 PM.A long-running wool industry legal battle will head back to the courts after the Supreme Court threw out a previous ruling on the grounds of judicial bias. Audio
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Canberra under fire for handling of journalist kidnapping
5:49 PM.The Australian government is being criticised over its handling of the kidnapping of Australian journalist, Nigel Brennan, and his Canadian colleague, Amanda Lindhout, in Somalia. Audio
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Waatea news for 27 November 2009
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Commonwealth Heads meeting in Trinidad and Tobago
5:44 PM.Commonwealth leaders are gathering in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean for a heads of government meeting that is likely to focus strongly on climate change and the global recession. Audio
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Barrister reacts to scathing report on legal aid
5:40 PM.A South Auckland barrister is rubbishing suggestions from Dame Margaret Bazley that up to 80 percent of lawyers working at the Manukau District Court are rorting the legal aid system. Audio
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Australian Liberal Party chaos reigns over ETS
5:37 PM.In Australia, the politics of climate change is throwing the federal opposition into complete dissaray. Audio
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Sports news for 27 November 2009
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Closure of manufacturing plant"an avoidable tragedy"
5:27 PM.The last remaining manufacturing workers at Lane Walker Rudkin's Christchurch plant have been told they will be out of a job by Christmas. Audio
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Mother of nine gets five years jail time for child abuse
5:24 PM.An Auckland mother-of-nine will spend five years in jail for beating and abusing her son. Audio
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Evening business for 27 November 2009
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Relatives of Erebus crash victims in Antarctica
5:18 PM.It's 30 years tomorrow since a scenic flight crashed into Mt Erebus, claiming the lives of all 257 people on board. Audio
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Law Society reaction to Dame Margaret's report
5:11 PM.Dame Margaret Bazley says she has been told by people who work in the court that up to 80 percent of lawyers practising in the Manukau District Court could be gaming the system. Audio
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Explosive report finds over 200 lawyers rorting system
5:07 PM.A scathing report on legal aid has found there could be 200 or more lawyers rorting the system, some are corrupt and should be struck off. Audio