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Checkpoint for Thursday 11 March 2010
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Sharing trait in ape species may help understand sharing
6:58 PM.Scientists say that one of our closest living relatives in the animal world has retained the very human ability to share food voluntarily. Audio
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Senior official in China calls climate change deniers"extreme"
6:56 PM.As a major polluter, China has been relatively quiet in making statements about the world's climate problems. Audio
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Aung San Suu Kyi banned from elections
6:53 PM.Myanmar has introduced a new law which will bar pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from taking part in planned elections. Audio
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Female prison population growing at twice the rate of men
6:50 PM.The Corrections Department is being urged to set up better rehabilitation programmes for women inmates, or risk the prison population ballooning further. Audio
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Waatea news for 11 March 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Afghanistan's leader has talks with Iran and Pakistan
6:44 PM.Afghanistan's President, Hamid Kharzai, is on a visit to Islamabad where Pakistan's role in any negotiations with the Taleban is being discussed. Audio
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Labour wants a cap on loan shark interest rates
6:40 PM.Labour is pushing for a crack-down on loan sharks with a members bill that calls for a cap on how much interest lenders can charge. Audio
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Aboriginal death in custody 'a running sore'
6:37 PM.In Australia there are growing calls for a full coronial inquiry into the death of a young Aboriginal remand prisoner who it's claimed was left lying in his cell and allowed to die. Audio
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Evening sports news for 11 March 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Maori Affairs Select Committee sits in Auckland
6:26 PM.An inquiry into the tobacco industry's affect on Maori has heard that Maori babies are dying at a disproportionate rate with more than half of them not being properly protected from the dangers of… Read more Audio
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Evening Business News for 11 March 2010
6:23 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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No Gardasil at Westland High School
6:18 PM.Westland High School in Hokitika is refusing to let the Gardasil cancer vaccine be given to its students at school. Audio
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Waihopai Base trial update
6:15 PM.A Catholic priest who attacked the Waihopai spy base in 2008 has told a jury he is not anti-American. Audio
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Hide says HRC advocating separatism
6:12 PM.The Local Government Minister and leader of the Act party, Rodney Hide, says the Human Rights Commission is advocating separatism in its criticisms of the structure of the new Auckland supercity. Audio
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Supercity criticism from Rodney District and Greens
6:08 PM.With the ink barely dry on the new political map for Auckland's Supercity, the Rodney District Council has voted to make a new attempt to break away from the amalgamation. Audio
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Charity jetski ride from London to Auckland planned
5:57 PM.A group of New Zealanders are preparing to brave treacherous seas, sharks and pirates as they attempt to jetski from London to Auckland Audio
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Surburban woman linked to al-Qaeda murder plot
5:53 PM.An American woman who called herself Jihad Jane has been linked to an assassination plot against a controversial Swedish cartoonist. Audio
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Waatea news for 11 March 2010
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Fiji: growing fears surround high profile politican
5:47 PM.A Fiji pro-democracy group says there are growing fears about the fate of a high profile politican who was seized by soliders last Friday and who hasn't been seen since. Audio
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Hell's Angels dismiss threats to motorcycle rally
5:43 PM.The Hell's Angels motorcycle gang, is dismissing claims, that a rival gang is threatening its motorcycle rally, through Nelson tomorrow. Audio
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Interest rates set to rise later in the year
5:40 PM.Interest rates are set to rise later this year, but the Reserve Bank has signalled the increases will be more gradual than in the past. Audio
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Food prices down in February
5:38 PM.Food prices have fallen for the sixth time in just seven months. Audio
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Evening sports news for 11 March 2010
5:35 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Grandmother takes on burglars and wins
5:28 PM.Two burglars got more than they bargained for when they broke into the home of a West Auckland grandmother. Audio
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Evening Business News for 11 March 2010
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Pacific Fibre vows to connect NZ
5:21 PM.A group of New Zealand businessmen have joined forces with a plan to break the digital divide between New Zealand and the rest of the world. Audio
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Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold
5:16 PM.The country's record low official cash rate will start climbing again later this year with the Reserve Bank saying there'll be enough economic growth by then to start pushing up inflation. Audio
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British American Tobacco company grilled
5:12 PM.The country's largest tobacco company has been grilled by MPs over its responsibility for the high number of Maori smokers and smoking related deaths. Audio
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Rodney District fights for exclusion from Super City
5:10 PM.We're joined by the Rodney District Mayor, Penny Webster. Audio
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Extra, wards, boards and politicians for Supercity
5:07 PM.The disgruntled Rodney District Council is making a last ditch bid not to become part of Auckland's new Supercity. Audio