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Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 January 2010
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Nelson holiday camp remains closed
6:57 PM.Health authorites are still trying to find the cause of a suspected norovirus which swept through a Nelson holiday camp. Audio
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Education minister wants clarity over school donations
6:54 PM.The Education Minister wants a Wairarapa school to ovehaul how it that charges fees by the beginning of the new school year. Audio
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Tibet and China re-open talks
6:53 PM.After a break of more than a year, talks between envoys of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government are re-opening tonight. Audio
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The latest news from Japan
6:49 PM.For the latest news from Japan our correspondent in Tokyo, Robin Powell joins us. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Japan set to cash-in on China's staggering growth
6:43 PM.First China defied the global economic meltdown to post staggering growth. Audio
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Obama calls for help from former campaign advisor
6:39 PM.The US President Barack Obama has called in his old campaign advisor to help shore up the Democrats' chances in this year's congressional elections. Audio
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Aid efforts continue in Haiti's slums
6:36 PM.As officials from more than a dozen nations hold a top level donor conference on Haiti, aid efforts in the earthquake devastated country continue. Audio
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Sports news for 26 January 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Rudd's nephew involved in bizarre anti-racism protest
6:28 PM.The nephew of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been moved on by police after donning a Ku Klux Klan hood for a bizarre anti-racism protest outside the Australian tennis Open. Audio
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Woman not guilty of attempted murder of daughter
6:26 PM.A British woman who spent seventeen years caring for her severely ill daughter has been found not guilty of her attempted murder. Audio
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Evening Business News for 26 January 2010
6:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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German smuggler jailed
6:21 PM.A German man who tried to smuggle 44 native geckos and skinks out of New Zealand in his underpants is going to jail for three and a half months. Audio
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More melamine tainted products surface in China
6:17 PM.More dairy products containing melamine have been found in China, more than a year after six children died and thousands become sick from tainted milk. Audio
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South island farmers group's problems with Transpower
6:11 PM.Transpower is calling for a review of the Electricity Act to ensure access to power lines. Audio
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The Minister of Defence on SAS policy changes
6:07 PM.The Government says the public will be hearing more in future about the movements of New Zealand's elite SAS troops on overseas deployments. Audio
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Australian Open update
5:56 PM.We cross to our tennis correspondent Dave Luddy at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Audio
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Paua poachers criticised for their greed
5:54 PM.Three men from South Auckland could face fines of up to $250,000 after being caught with more than four times their legal limit of paua. Audio
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Attempt to save Northern Ireland power sharing govt
5:51 PM.The British and Irish Prime Ministers having been taking part in negotiations in Northern Ireland in a desperate attempt to save the province's power-sharing government. Audio
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Chemical Ali executed in Baghdad
5:48 PM.One of Saddam Hussein's most hated offsiders has been executed. Audio
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Waatea news
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Inquiry told "Government overrode safety warnings"
5:42 PM.More evidence pointing to other unseaworthy ferries in Tonga has emerged at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Princess Ashika last year. Audio
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Dog attack victim says rules need tightening
5:38 PM.A man attacked by a bullmastiff cross in Wellington last week says current dog control laws are scandalous and need to be tightened. Audio
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Labour Party MPs meet to strategise, re-elect leadership
5:34 PM.The leader of the Labour Party and his deputy Annette King have been re-elected by the party's MPs, at the first caucus meeting of 2010. Audio
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Sports news for 26 January 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Comments from Transpower's chief executive
5:25 PM.Joining us is Transpower's chief executive Dr Patrick Strange. Audio
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Transpower calls for review of Electricity Act
5:22 PM.Transpower is calling for a review of the Electricity Act to ensure access to power lines. Audio
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Evening Business News for 26 January 2010
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Tolley loses tertiary education in first Cabinet reshuffle
5:16 PM.In his first Cabinet reshuffle since becoming Prime Minister, John Key has taken the tertiary education portfolio off the Education Minister, Anne Tolley. Audio
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Top level conference assesses Haiti's long-term needs
5:12 PM.A top level donor conference has been told that a long term strategy to rebuild Haiti will take at least a decade. Audio
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Govt and Defence Force to be more open about SAS
5:08 PM.The Government says the public will be hearing more in future about the movements of New Zealand's elite SAS troops on overseas deployments. Audio