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Checkpoint for Tuesday 8 June 2010
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Most Queenslanders still opposed to daylight savings
6:56 PM.Eighteen years after Queenslanders rejected daylight saving in a referendum, a plan by the State's Premier to run a split time zone has been shot down. Audio
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Warning for General Fonseka to stop his accusations
6:53 PM.Sri Lanka's secretary of defence has warned the former army commander, Sarath Fonseka, that he could be executed if he continues to accuse top officials of ordering war crimes against the Tamil Tiger… Read more Audio
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Managers sentenced 25 years after Bhopal tragedy
6:49 PM.Twenty five years after the deaths of tens of thousands of people in an industrial accident in the Indian city of Bhopal, seven managers of the company responsible have been sentenced to two years… Read more Audio
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Case against adventure tourism company opens
6:47 PM.The crown has opened its manslaughter case against the director of an adventure tourism company, accused of causing the death of a teenage girl by failing to ensure her safety. Audio
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Waatea news for 8 June 2010
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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US analyst arrested for leaking document
6:44 PM.The US government says one of its intelligence analysts has been arrested on suspicion of giving a classified video to a website that specialises in posting leaked documents. Audio
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Gulf of Mexico oil leak slowing
6:41 PM.In his angriest words yet over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, President Barack Obama has said he's talking to experts because he wants to know"whose ass to kick." Audio
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DNA tests ordered for heirs to Argentine media empire
6:35 PM.Scientists in Argentina have begun DNA tests on the adopted heirs to a media empire to see who their natural parents are. Audio
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Evening sports news for 8 June 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 June 2010
6:26 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Treasury - low wages kept lid on unemployment during recession
6:22 PM.The Treasury has offered its explanation of why unemployment during the recession didn't hit the heights it itself had forecast. Audio
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Cameron warns UK about budget cuts
6:18 PM.The British prime minister has warned the country to brace for the sharpest budget cuts it has ever seen. Audio
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Ten NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
6:11 PM.Ten NATO troops have been killed over the past 24 hours, in what's been one of the deadliest days in months for foreign soldiers fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. Audio
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Court decision puts into question convictions for poaching
6:07 PM.A High Court decision has called into question hundreds of paua poaching convictions since the Fisheries Act came into force in 1996. Audio
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Tom Jones turns 70
5:58 PM.It's not unusual for singers to have long careers. It's not unusual for them to have big bash celebrations. Audio
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Dunedin rail workers protest about electric trains tender
5:55 PM.Workers from Kiwirail's Hillside workshops marched down Dunedin's main street today, angry that they were excluded from bidding to build electric trains for Auckland. Audio
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Injured tramper finally makes it off mountain
5:52 PM.An injured tramper trapped on Mount Taranaki in freezing weather conditions for the past three nights has finally made it off the mountain. Audio
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Good news for jobseekers
5:49 PM.A survey of more than 600 businesses shows employers are increasingly optimistic about taking on more staff. Audio
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Taxi driver tells friends he has nothing left to live for
5:47 PM.A Bay of Plenty taxi driver, whose wife and daughter were found dead in their family home, has told friends he has nothing left to live for. Audio
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Waatea news for 8 June 2010
5:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Merkel unveils savings plan
5:43 PM.Germany's chancellor has unveiled plans to save 86 billion Euros - that's around 155 billion New Zealand dollars over the next four years. Audio
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Crown says men were on a homicidal mission
5:40 PM.The Crown says two men charged with murdering an undercover policeman in South Auckland were on a homicidal mission when they chased him down and shot him three times. Audio
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Ten NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
5:36 PM.It's been one of the deadliest days in months for foreign soldiers fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. Audio
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Evening sports news for 8 June 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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89-year-old White House journalist retires over comments
5:23 PM.The veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas who has covered every U.S president since John F Kennedy has quit her job amid outrage over her"get the hell out"remarks about Israeli Jews. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 June 2010
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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TVNZ apologises after prank interview
5:18 PM.TVNZ has issued an apology to viewers after it was taken in by what it says is a hoax interview today. Audio
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PM increases pressure on Maori Party over foreshore and seabed.
5:15 PM.The Prime Minister is increasing pressure on the Maori Party to back National's proposal if it wants to see the Foreshore and Seabed Act repealed. Audio
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Paua Council: High Court ruling disastrous
5:08 PM.A High Court decision overturning the conviction of a woman for the illegally buying paua is being described as disastrous for fisheries enforcement. Audio
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Checkpoint choice for Tuesday 8 June 2010
5:00 PM.A High Court judgement threatens paua poaching cases. Political negotiations come to a head over the foreshore and seabed and an 89 year old veteran of the White House press corp resigns amid… Read more Audio