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Checkpoint for Monday 12 April 2010
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Refugee children perform in circus
6:58 PM.Iraqi, Palestinian and Syrian refugee children have performed in a circus show after a six month training program by the United Nations and the Danish Cultural Institute in Damascus. Audio
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Organ donations of hundreds of thousands wrongly recorded
6:56 PM.An investigation's begun in Britain after it emerged that as many as eight hundred thousand people may have had their wishes to donate organs wrongly recorded because of a data handling error. Audio
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Sudan's election process plagued with problems
6:52 PM.Voting in Sudan's first multi-party election in two decades is not going smoothly. Audio
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Waatea news for 12 April 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Gordon Brown to release Labour manifesto tonight
6:45 PM.The British prime minister Gordon Brown will launch the Labour party manifesto tonight. Audio
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Investigation begins into swine flu response
6:43 PM.The World Health Organisation is beginning a review of its handling of swine flu. Audio
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America declares strong support for Afghan President
6:41 PM.Senior members of the American government have declared their strong support for the Afghan president Hamid Karzai following a rocky period between the two allies. Audio
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Unemployment drops for a second month
6:37 PM.Unemployment has dropped for the second month in a row with four thousand people coming off the benefit. Audio
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Evening sports news for 12 April 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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World's deepest volcanic vents
6:30 PM.These enormous chimneys spew out superheated, mineral-rich water that supports some of the most mysterious life on earth. Audio
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E.U. to lend Greece billions of Euros
6:28 PM.The European Union has finalised a rescue plan for Greece with finance ministers prepared to lend about 45 billion Euros to the crisis hit country. Audio
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Evening Business News for 12 April 2010
6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Rio slums to be demolished
6:19 PM.Brazilian authorities are evacuating thousands of shantytown residents in Rio de Janeiro so their houses can be demolished. Audio
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Bob Harvey wants to ban gun show
6:16 PM.The Waitakere City mayor wants to ban a long-standing gun and weapons show because he says it glamourises guns and knives and is not appropriate given the current crime rate. Audio
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Stormy weather a concern for stranded coal ship
6:12 PM.In Queensland salvage operators are rushing to refloat the coal ship stranded on the Great Barrier Reef amid weather warnings of storms and the possibility of near gale-force winds. Audio
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Australia's ban on NZ apples may soon be lifted
6:08 PM.Australia's decades-long trade ban on New Zealand apples may soon be lifted. Audio
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South Canterbury farmers delay Transpower's efforts
5:57 PM.Some South Canterbury farmers are refusing to allow Transpower on to their land to upgrade power pylons until they are compensated. Audio
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Grey Power rejects claim of political bias
5:54 PM.Grey Power has been warned it could lose its political independence, after indicating it would work alongside the Greens and Labour on an inquiry into aged care. Audio
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Best and worst suburbs in New Zealand
5:50 PM.It seems North Shore residents have picked the right place to live. Audio
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Waatea news for 12 April 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Unions question new benefit figures
5:44 PM.Unions are questioning whether a drop in the number of Unemployment Beneficiaries really means more people have jobs. Audio
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New Zealanders advised to avoid protest zones in Bangkok
5:39 PM.Tensions remain high in Bangkok as protests over the weekend erupted into the worst political violence in almost two decades, leaving 21 people dead. Audio
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Pilot error blamed for Polish President's plane crash
5:36 PM.Investigators say all the indications so far point to pilot error being behind the plane crash which killed the Polish President and leading members of the country's political and military elite. Audio
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Evening sports news for 12 April 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Suzanne Prentice will contest Invercargill mayoralty
5:28 PM.Suzanne Prentice has announced she will challenge Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt for the city's top job at the October local body elections. Audio
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Police investigate Manawatu house fire
5:26 PM.The police and fire service are investigating whether a fire that forced a Manawatu family to flee their house last night was started by a molotov cocktail. Audio
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Mickelson takes out US Masters
5:24 PM.The American Phil Mickelson has won the US Masters golf tournament, with Tiger Woods' first post-scandal performance earning him fourth place. Audio
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Evening Business News for 12 April 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland Regional Public Health Service restructuring
5:18 PM.The largest provider of public health services in the country is to restructure and shed staff as it copes with a seven percent reduction in funding. Audio
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Former Feltex bosses in court
5:14 PM.A former senior banking executive says Feltex Carpet Limited's financial situation was so bad by mid 2005 that it was likely to default on a 120 million dollar loan - even though the company's public… Read more Audio
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Drop in unemployment benefit numbers
5:10 PM.For the second month in a row unemployment benefit numbers have dropped, with four thousand people coming off the benefit last month. Audio
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NZ growers hopeful apple ban will be lifted
5:07 PM.Australia's decades-long trade ban on New Zealand apples may soon be lifted. Audio
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