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Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 June 2010
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Isley Brothers bass player dies
6:58 PM.Marvin Isley - the youngest member of the American band, the Isley Brothers - has died aged 56. Audio
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Campaign to improve image of Islam in UK
6:55 PM.A new campaign's been launched to improve the image of Islam in the UK after a survey found most Britons associate the religion with extremism. Audio
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Police evacuate residents and close street because of vehicle
6:50 PM.The Police in South Auckland have evacuated about 30 residents and closed off a street while they deal with what they say is a suspicious vehicle. Audio
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Waatea news for 9 June 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sea Shepherd defends the decision to ban Peter Bethune
6:41 PM.More now on the decision by the anti-whaling protest group Sea Shepherd to ban the activist Peter Bethune from future missions to the Antarctic. Audio
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Govts in Europe announce austerity plans
6:37 PM.Governments in Europe are lining up to announce austerity plans to tackle huge deficits. Audio
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Michael Jones to lead the Rugby World Cup volunteer campaign
6:35 PM.The former All Black Michael Jones says he's honoured to be the volunteer ambassador for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Evening sports news for 9 June 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Former Societie Generale trader on trial
6:26 PM.A former trader with Societie Generale has gone on trial in Paris, accused of gambling tens of billions of euros in secret trades that eventually humiliated the French banking powerhouse. Audio
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NATO convoy attacked near Islamabad
6:24 PM.Gunmen have opened fire on a NATO convoy near Pakistan's capital, killing at least seven people and torching scores of vehicles. Audio
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Thousands of fish wash up in Northland
6:22 PM.The Ministry of Fisheries is trying to find out why thousands of dead fish have washed up along 30 kilometres of Northland's west coast. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 June 2010
6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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High grade cocaine seized to Gambia on way to Europe
6:17 PM.At least two tonnes of high grade cocaine with an estimated street value of one billion US dollars have been seized in Gambia, bound for Europe. Audio
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Rudd fronts up to miners in Western Australia
6:13 PM.More than 2,000 people have gathered on Perth's foreshore to protest against the Federal Government's mining super profits tax. Audio
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BP remains under scrutiny
6:11 PM.It's fifty days since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded killing eleven men - and BP has failed to completely plug the resulting leak. Audio
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UN Security Council to vote on further Iran sanctions
6:06 PM.After months of tough negotiations, the United Nations Security Council is about to vote on a fourth round of sanctions in a bid to pressure Iran into giving up enriching uranium. Audio
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Tiger to return to Australia
5:56 PM.His form has slumped and his marriage is on the rocks - but at least Australia still loves Tiger Woods. Audio
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Tearful witness gives evidence about bridge swing death
5:53 PM.A tearful witness has given evidence about the day a teenage girl was killed when she fell from a commercially operated bridge swing last year. Audio
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Canterbury rates increases less than expected
5:51 PM.The proposed rates hike in Canterbury is being slashed by two thirds. Audio
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Lawyer warns jury not to take police witnesses word as gospel
5:48 PM.A lawyer for one of the men accused of murdering Sergeant Don Wilkinson has urged a High Court jury not to take evidence given by police witnesses as gospel. Audio
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Waatea news for 9 June 2010
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Michael Jones to lead Rugby World Cup volunteer campaign
5:42 PM.Former All Black Michael Jones has been named as the rugby world cup volunteer ambassador. Audio
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Sharyn Bethune: supporters may leave Sea Shepherd in protest
5:38 PM.The wife of anti-whaler activist Pete Bethune says supporters are threatening to leave the Sea Shepherd protest group over its decision to ban him from future missions to the Antarctic. Audio
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PM confident on foreshore and seabed
5:35 PM.The Prime Minister is quietly confident National's proposal to resolve the Foreshore and Seabed debate will be accepted by the Maori Party, despite some opposition within Maoridom. Audio
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Evening sports news for 9 June 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Mid-air engine failure forces skydivers out of plane
5:27 PM.A sky-diving trip in Northland today had more than the usual dose of fear and excitment when the plane's engine caught fire. Audio
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New Zealand Post ponders mail delivery changes
5:23 PM.Mail delivery could be cut back to every second day. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 June 2010
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Seven people dead after attack on NATO convoy in Pakistan
5:18 PM.In Pakistan, gunmen have torched more than 50 trucks carrying supplies for U.S led forces in Afganistan. Audio
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Working Group considers time limits on benefits
5:14 PM.The Welfare Working Group is considering time limits on benefit payments, and a two-tier welfare system where people could pay premiums for better support. Audio
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Canterbury police bust meth ring
5:10 PM.Police in Canterbury say they've broken the biggest ever meth production ring in the region seizing drugs, chemicals and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. Audio
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Taxpayer pays more than $200,000 for Nick Smith's defence bill.
5:07 PM.The Environment Minister Nick Smith's high-profile defamation case has cost the taxpayer more than 200 thousand dollars. Audio
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Checkpoint choice for Wednesday 9 June 2010
5:00 PM.The Environment Minister's defamation case costs taxpayers more than 200 thousand dollars. A small plane catches fire, three thousand metres in the air over Northland and is the postie about to go theā¦ Read more Audio