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Checkpoint for Wednesday 5 May 2010
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Checkpoint Choice for Wednesday 5 May 2010
7:00 PM.Europe's currency crisis and the affect it's having on our exporters. A Whangarei man found guilty of burning down his former workplace has had his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal. DOC… Read more Audio
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Concern over the world's food supplies
6:58 PM.Leading agriculture and climate scientists have been meeting in Kenya about the threat of climate change to the world's food supply. Audio
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Indonesian police uncover terrorist cell
6:55 PM.Indonesian police have uncovered sinister links between Islamic fundamentalists and notorious terrorists. Audio
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Red shirts to stay on in central Bangkok
6:50 PM.Red Shirt protestors in Bangkok say they'll accept the government's offer to hold elections in mid-November but are refusing to leave their rally site. Audio
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Waatea News for 5 May 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Restoration of Government House
6:45 PM.The doors of Government House were opened today for a sneak peak of the 43 million dollar conservation project, which has been going since late 2008. Audio
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Cancer researchers working with calicivirus
6:42 PM.Researchers at the University of Otago are at a crucial stage in developing a cancer vaccine using the rabbit calicivirus disease, or RCD. Audio
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North Korea's leader visits China
6:35 PM.Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has taken a rare trip abroad - travelling to China for the first time since 2006. Audio
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Sports News for 5 May 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Divorce rates lowest in 20 years
6:26 PM.Divorce rates have hit their lowest level in two decades. Audio
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Evening Business for 5 May 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Body found of man warned not to go tramping
6:20 PM.A body found in South Westland National Park has been confirmed as a French-Canadian man warned not to go tramping. Audio
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Watson's sailing record in doubt
6:17 PM.She's battled huge seas and sailed around the world alone for two-hundred days but with the end of her journey in sight, disappointment awaits Australian school-girl Jessica Watson. Audio
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Critics say Government wants to privatise water
6:15 PM.Government critics say allowing local councils to contract out water services for 35 years will open the floodgates to privatisation. Audio
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Maritime NZ says oil spill rules good enough
6:12 PM.Maritime New Zealand is insisting this country's environmental safeguards against oil spills from offshore platforms are as stringent as anywhere in the world. Audio
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Exporters starting to feel fallout from European debt crisis
6:08 PM.Exporters are beginning to feel the fallout from the European debt crisis, which has sent global markets into a tailspin. Audio
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Nominations announced for Tony awards
5:58 PM.In New York nominations have been announced for this year's Tony awards celebrating the best of Broadway theatre. Audio
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British Prime Minister delivers passionate appeal
5:56 PM.The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has delivered a last-minute passionate appeal for undecided voters to support him in his hour of need. Audio
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Norwegian hunters face charges over kereru deaths
5:52 PM.The Department of Conservation has decided to lay charges against five Norwegian hunters who shot and killed two protected kereru - and posted a video of their exploits on the internet. Audio
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School defends coach at centre of poaching accusation
5:48 PM.The private Auckland school accused of poaching a rugby player maintains it never actively sought to lure a talented student from a low decile school. Audio
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Waatea News for 5 May 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Giant domes to be used to stem oil flow
5:42 PM.Engineers are about to begin a complicated operation to try an avert an environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico where oil is gushing from an undersea well. Audio
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Ex-students to pay admin fee for student loans
5:40 PM.People who have left university or polytech and are still paying off student loans now face a 50-dollar annual administration fee. Audio
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Government Agencies risk security breaches
5:35 PM.Government agencies are still not doing enough to ensure that huge amounts of sensitive personal information about members of the public is kept safe. Audio
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Sports News for 5 May 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Man repeatedly warned not to go tramping
5:28 PM.The police have confirmed that the body found in a South Westland national park yesterday is that of a missing French Canadian tramper. Audio
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Govt defending policies on youth unemployment
5:25 PM.The Government is defending its policies to deal with youth unemployment amidst revelations the Treasury advised they are poor value for money. Audio
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Evening Business for 5 May 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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New York bomb suspect charged with terrorism offences
5:18 PM.More details have been revealed about the 30-year-old US citizen arrested over the attempted car bomb attack in New York's Time Square. Audio
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Conviction for arson overturned
5:12 PM.A Whangarei man found guilty of burning down his former workplace has had his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal. Audio
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Exporters are hit by the European debt crisis
5:08 PM.To discuss this further is economist Khoon Goh from ANZ Bank. Audio
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Exporters starting to feel fallout from European debt crisis
5:05 PM.Exporters are beginning to feel the fallout from the European debt crisis, which has sent global markets into a tailspin. Audio