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Checkpoint for Thursday 17 December 2009
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Corrupt cop jailed for two years
5:07 PM.A former police officer is tonight behind bars after being sentenced for corrupt actions that a judge said had brought the police into disrepute. Audio
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Chief District Court Judge leaps to defence of court
5:10 PM.The Chief District Court Judge, Russell Johnson, has come to the defence of lawyers at the Manukau District Court. Audio
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Auckland church billboard sparks controversy
5:16 PM.A church billboard which has been described as shocking by some and funny by others has been vandalised just five hours after it was erected. Audio
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AgResearch rejects Global Alliance IP claims
5:19 PM.The crown institute AgResearch is rejecting claims New Zealand should be trying to make money out of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
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Evening business for 17 December 2009
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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New approach to crime unveiled, but with no extra money
5:24 PM.The government has revealed a new approach to reducing crime, but there will be no extra money or any new programmes. Audio
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Coroner says forklift driver's death was preventable
5:28 PM.The Coroner in Wellington says the death of a 49-year-old container forklift driver at the Napier port was preventable, and he's surprised the Department of Labour didn't prosecute the port company. Audio
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Sports news for 17 December 2009
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Virus shuts down 3000 computers at Waikato DHB
5:37 PM.A computer virus has hit the entire Waikato District Health Board's computer system forcing hospitals to ask all non-urgent patients to stay away. Audio
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ODHB fraudster admits receiving kickbacks
5:41 PM.The man who orchestrated the country's largest employee fraud has admitted accepting more than three quarters of a million dollars in kickback payments during his time as the Otago District Health… Read more Audio
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Airline passengers unaware of measles exposure
5:42 PM.Health authorities in Auckland and Christchurch are rushing to contact more than sixty passengers exposed to measels while on flights into the two cities. Audio
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Chilling New Zealand link to doomed Tongan ferry
5:45 PM.Documents obtained under the Official Information Act, have revealed that New Zealand was asked to buy the Tongan ferry, Princess Ashika, just months before it sank killing 74 people. Audio
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Waatea news for 17 December 2009
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Cossie club in religious headwear dispute
5:51 PM.The case of an Age Concern volunteer who was kicked out of a function arranged in his honour, because he was wearing a turban has been taken to the Human Rights Commission. Audio
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More women killed by partners
5:54 PM.Anti-violence campaigners are calling for urgent action after the deaths of four women at the hands of their partners in just the last two months. Audio
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20th anniversary of end of Ceaucescu regime
5:57 PM.Celebrations have begun in the western Romanian city of Timisoara to mark the twentieth anniversary of the start of the outbreak of the revolution that overthrew the dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu. Audio
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Controversial church billboard defaced
6:06 PM.A church billboard described as shocking and distasteful by some - but considered funny by others - has been vandalised just five hours after it was put up. Audio
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Former police officer appeals conviction and sentence
6:10 PM.A former police officer who was today jailed for 2 years has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence. Audio
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Australia and New Zealand accused of bullying in Copenhagen
6:14 PM.Australia and New Zealand have been accused of bullying small Pacific Island states at the United Nations climate change conference. Audio
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Evening business for 17 December 2009
6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Suicide rate drops almost 30 percent since 1998
6:22 PM.The latest report from the Ministry of Health says there were 483 deaths from suicide in 2007, or 11 deaths per 100-thousand people. Audio
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Commission says US and Russia need to slash nuclear stockpiles
6:24 PM.The United States and Russia should slash their nuclear arsenal by 90 percent over the next 15 years to help head off the risk of a nuclear catastrophe. Audio
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Sports news for 17 December 2009
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Aorangi School's demands on Education Ministry unrealistic
6:37 PM.Lawyers for the Education Minister say Aorangi School demanded an unrealistic amount of information in its fight to stay open. Audio
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Indonesian Papua separatist shot by security forces
6:39 PM.A senior leader of the Free Papua Movement or OPM, in Indonesia, has died after being shot by security forces in Papua province. Audio
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UN climate summit on a knife edge
6:42 PM.It's been a day of frustration at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen. Audio
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Waatea news for 17 December 2009
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Pakistan declares amnesty law 'unconstitutional'
6:48 PM.The Pakistani Supreme Court has ruled that an amnesty law which has protected senior members of government from prosecution is unconstitutional. Audio
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Herschel Space Telescope pictures dazzle scientists
6:52 PM.Scientists have expressed astonishment at the quality of the first pictures generated by the Herschel Space Telescope - saying they're among the most important from space for decades. Audio
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Jewish school in London breeches race relation laws
6:54 PM.Britain's Supreme Court has found a Jewish school guilty of race discrimination for refusing to admit pupils it did not class as ethnically Jewish. Audio
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London free meal campaign highlights food waste
6:57 PM.Five thousand people have been enjoying a free meal in London's Trafalgar Square as part of a campaign to highlight the problem of food waste. Audio