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Checkpoint for Thursday 25 February 2010
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Phil Heatley resigns both ministerial portfolios
5:08 PM.Two bottles of wine have cost the National Party MP Phil Heatley his job in Cabinet. Audio
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Political analysis
5:13 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards comments on the Phil Heatley situation. Audio
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Massive Dunedin fire still burning
5:17 PM.A massive forest fire burning near the city of Dunedin has now doubled in size. Audio
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Crown seeks to overturn murder acquittal
5:21 PM.The Crown has been putting its case to the Supreme Court seeking to have the acquittal of a Christchurch man charged with the rape and murder of his niece overturned. Audio
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Evening business for 25 February 2010
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Australia issues formal warning to Israel
5:26 PM.The Australian government has issued a warning to Israel over forged passports and their links to last month's assassination in Dubai. Audio
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Sports news for 25 February 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Disappointment over Heatley's resignation
5:35 PM.Whangarei electorate and civic leaders have reacted with surprise and disappointment to the news that the local MP, Phil Heatley, has stepped down from his cabinet posts. Audio
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Poll shows 49 percent of voters want to keep MMP
5:38 PM.An opinion poll has found that nearly half of New Zealanders want to keep the MMP electoral system. Audio
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Toyota president apologises for car defects
5:42 PM.The president of Toyota formally apologised today for deadly vehicle defects that have driven the world's top carmaker into crisis, vowing to rebuild customers' shattered faith in the company. Audio
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Waatea news for 25 February 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Business confidence peaks
5:50 PM.Confidence among businesses has reached its highest level in more than a decade. Audio
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Govt says power prices seem to be flattening out
5:54 PM.The government says electricity prices are not getting out of control and there's evidence of prices flattening out. Audio
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Whale trainer killed by orca
5:58 PM.A trainer at a SeaWorld park in Florida has been killed by an orca, after apparently slipping and falling into the animal's tank. Audio
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Heatley's shock resignation
6:08 PM.Two bottles of wine have cost the National Party MP Phil Heatley his job in Cabinet. Audio
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Ngati Whatua: Committing to advisory board not a 'backdown'
6:12 PM.Ngati Whatua is reluctantly joining the Maori Advisory Board of the new Auckland Council but says it's not backing down from its fight for Maori seats. Audio
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Argentina takes Falklands oil dispute to the UN
6:14 PM.Argentina has taken its anger over the UK starting to drill for oil around the Falklands, which are known as the Malvinas in Argentina, to the United Nations. Audio
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Castro expresses regret at dissidents death
6:16 PM.The Cuban president Raoul Castro has publicly expressed regret over the death of a leading dissident following a lengthy hunger strike. Audio
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Three Google executives convicted in Italy
6:19 PM.Three executives from Google have been convicted by an Italian court for allowing a bullying video to be posted on their internet site. The video showed a group of teenagers abusing a boy with autism.
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Evening business for 25 February 2010
6:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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India and Pakistan prepare for high level talks
6:24 PM.India says three of its soldiers have been killed in clashes with militants in Indian-administered Kashmir. Audio
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Tension in Turkey as the president meets armed forces head
6:26 PM.A Turkish court's charged seven top military officers with plotting to overthrow the government. Audio
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Former Cypriot TV anchor on trial for murder
6:29 PM.A Cypriot TV host has pleaded not guilty to plotting the murder of her boss, in a case which has gripped the east Mediterranean island. Audio
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Sports news for 25 February 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australian govt summons Israeli ambassador over fake passports
6:39 PM.The Australian government has summoned the Israeli ambassador to explain how three people travelling with Australian documents were named as suspects in the killing of a senior Palestinian Mahmoud… Read more Audio
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Draft Bill 'significant and onerous burden' on students
6:40 PM.Workers with student loans will now be charged more if they default on their repayments. Audio
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Toyota chief faces U.S.congressional hearing
6:44 PM.In Washington Toyota's chief has appeared for the first time at a congressional hearing which could help determine the car company's future in the United States. Audio
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Waatea news for 25 February 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Nigeria's president returns home after 3 month absence
6:50 PM.Nigeria's ailing President Umaru Yar Adua has returned home after a three month absence but there was no grand official reception, no cheering crowds, because most Nigerians didn't even know he was… Read more Audio
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Oil slick spreads beyond Australian waters
6:53 PM.The oil leak from an Australian well head platform in the Timor Sea late last year appears to have spread into Indonesian waters. Audio
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British PM apologises to thousands of child migrants
6:56 PM.The British Prime Minister has apologised for the lost childhoods of 130,000 child migrants sent to the former colonies up until the 1960s. Audio
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Army dog receives military medal for valour
6:58 PM.A British army dog that worked with soldiers on the front line in Afghanistan has been awarded a military medal for valour. Audio