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Checkpoint for Monday 26 April 2010
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United front against Venezuelan presidents party
6:58 PM.Venezuela's opposition parties are hoping to form a united front against President Hugo Chavez in legislative elections later this year. Audio
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British writer Alan Sillitoe dies
6:57 PM.The writer Alan Sillitoe has died at the age of 82. Audio
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Liberal Democrats may control British government
6:54 PM.In Britain the leader of the Liberal Democrats has said he won't support Gordon Brown as Prime Minister if Labour comes third in the popular vote in next month's general election. Audio
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DIY may damage your hearing
6:52 PM.The National Foundation for the Deaf says many do-it-yourselfers don't realise the damage they're doing to their hearing when getting down to some serious DIY. Audio
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Submissions on plan to overhaul Queenstown's hospital
6:49 PM.The Southland District Health Board has received hundreds of submissions on a proposed extension and upgrading of Queenstown's public hospital. Audio
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Waatea news for 26 April 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Leaked document pokes fun at Pope
6:44 PM.The British government's apologised after an internal memo poking fun at the Pope was leaked. Audio
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South America correspondent
6:39 PM.In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez has given the armed forces a huge 40 percent pay increase. Our South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler has this story and others from the region. Audio
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Eleven workers still missing after oil rig fire
6:38 PM.A massive operation's underway in the Gulf of Mexico to stop oil leaking from a damaged well feeding a rig that sank off the coast of Louisiana last week. Audio
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Councils want more govt funding for SuperGold card
6:35 PM.Regional councils up and down the country say the government should provide more funding for the SuperGold card. Audio
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Evening sports news for 26 April 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Goff offers mayors chance to sit at cabinent committee
6:26 PM.The country's mayors are being offered a chance to sit at the cabinet committee table under a Labour-led Government. Audio
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Evening Business News for 26 April 2010
6:23 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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US debt at trillions of dollars
6:20 PM.When the American President Barack Obama announced a bi-partisan debt commission a senior Republican responded by labelling it a partisan exercise in imposing taxes and passing the buck. Audio
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Japan defiant over whaling deal
6:17 PM.Japan's Fisheries Minister says his country isn't interested in cutting its whaling programme in the Antarctic in return for being allowed to resume commercial whaling in Japanese coastal waters. Audio
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Iroquois families meet at Ohakea
6:12 PM.The Defence Minister Wayne Mapp says the families of the three servicemen who died yesterday in a helicopter crash are struggling to come to terms with the loss of their loved ones. Audio
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Grenade attack in Thailand
6:07 PM.Eleven people, including three police officers have been hurt in a grenade attack on the house of a former prime minister. Audio
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Soldier killed in car crash with another soldier at Linton Base
5:59 PM.The Defence Force has suffered another loss, with a soldier killed in a crash with a fellow soldier outside the Linton Army base in Manawatu. Audio
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South African President reveals his H.I.V status
5:56 PM.The President of South Africa Jacob Zuma has revealed that he's HIV-negative. Audio
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Three men charged over forged bank notes found in Wellington
5:54 PM.Three men from Auckland accused of having forged bank notes, have appeared in the Wellington District Court. Audio
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Indian Premier League's chairman suspended
5:50 PM.India's cricket board has suspended the Indian Premier League's creator and chairman - and given him 15 days to explain himself. Audio
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Waatea news for 26 April 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Bieber causes mass hysteria in Sydney
5:43 PM.Up to ten people were taken to hospital and dozens treated for hyperventiltation as hysterical crowds of girls greeted the teen pop sensation Justin Bieber in Sydney. Audio
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Iwi want more say in oil and gas explorations
5:39 PM.Taranaki Maori say they're being ignored as the Crown, district and regional councils and oil companies push ahead with energy projects. Audio
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Goff offers mayors a seat at the table
5:36 PM.The country's mayors are being offered a chance to sit at the cabinet committee table under a Labour-led Government. Audio
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Evening sports news for 26 April 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Southland farmers brace as river level rises
5:28 PM.Farmland and roads are under water throughout Southland, as the Oreti River keeps rising. Audio
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Greek financial woes not over
5:24 PM.A forty-five billion Euro rescue package for Greece may not be enough to avert another debt crisis. Audio
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Evening Business News for 26 April 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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CFO says Ernst and Young filed to provide proper advice
5:19 PM.A former Chief Financial Officer for Feltex Carpets is blaming accountants Ernst and amp; Young for inaccurate financial statements that have landed company directors in court. Audio
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Families of dead servicemen gather at Ohakea
5:16 PM.The families of the three servicemen killed in yesterday's helicopter crash near Wellington have been gathering at Ohakea Air Force Base today, travelling there from Auckland, Hawke's Bay and… Read more Audio
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Southland Regional Council with latest on flooding
5:13 PM.Ken Swinney - from the Southland Regional Council - is with us. Audio
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Flooded farmer in Mossburn
5:11 PM.Derek Carston farms 22-hundred sheep in Mossburn. He's got five big paddocks under water and the Oreti River which is normally 6 to 7 metres wide now stretches across 300 metres. Audio
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Flooding threatens Southland roads and phone lines
5:08 PM.In Southland a massive deluge is turning farmland into lakes, flooding roads and cutting emergency phonelines. Audio
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Checkpoint choice for Monday 26 April 2010
5:00 PM.The best of Checkpoint. Audio