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Checkpoint for Monday 14 June 2010
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Japanese space capsule lands in Australian Outback
6:56 PM.After a seven year, five-billion kilometre journey, a Japanese space capsule has crashed to Earth in outback South Australia. Audio
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UK correspondent
6:51 PM.The UK's defence secretary says the shape and size of the armed forces has to change, in light of the threats the country faces. Our correspondent in London, Barney Burnham, has the details. Audio
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Fanworm too established to be eradicated
6:47 PM.Biosecurity New Zealand has been forced to give up the fight against the Mediterranean fanworm - a pest that can smother native marine species and alter underwater ecosystems. Audio
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Waatea news for 14 June 2010
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Mentally ill make up half of taser targets
6:43 PM.Police figures show nearly half of those who are the targets of tasers are suffering mental health problems. Audio
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Court of Inquiry finds Sergeant didn't use right tools
6:41 PM.A report into the death of an Air Force Sergeant at Waiouru Military Camp in November has found the rules for marking unexploded ammunition were not strictly followed. Audio
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Whaling compromise may stall in chair's absence
6:38 PM.Conservation groups say a crucial International Whaling Commission compromise aimed at reducing the number of whales killed may founder without the chairperson's personal leadership. Audio
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Evening sports news for 14 June 2010
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Israel sets up inquiry into flotilla attack
6:28 PM.Israel is setting up its own investigation into a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid convoy two weeks ago. Audio
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Reserve Bank governor warns NZ debt still a problem
6:24 PM.The Governor of the Reserve Bank says the country could face severe punishment from international markets if it doesn't tackle its overseas debt. Audio
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Evening Business News for 14 June 2010
6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Meatworkers Union talks about job losses in Canterbury
6:18 PM.More than 170 Canterbury meatworkers have been told they could lose their jobs with the head of the country's largest meat processor and exporter predicting a bleak future for the industry. Audio
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Ngati Porou Runanga ecstatic on end of Foreshore and Seabed act
6:12 PM.Listening to that was the chair of Ngati Porou Runanga, Api Mahuika - he joins us. Audio
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Agreement reached over Foreshore and Seabed
6:08 PM.The Government has come to an agreement with the Maori Party and the Iwi Leaders Group to scrap the previous foreshore and seabed act. Audio
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World Cup gambling syndicates raided in Hong Kong
5:58 PM.Authorities in Hong Kong have launched a series of raids on gambling syndicates since the Football World Cup tournament kicked off on Friday. Audio
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Sikh council to test rules of Cosmopolitan Club turban ban
5:55 PM.The Sikh council is looking at ways to test the rules of a club that bans turbans. Audio
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John Mitchell talks about latest foreshore and seabed deal
5:50 PM.The Maori Party has agreed to back the National-led Government's proposal to replace the contentious 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act with a new law. Audio
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Waatea news for 14 June 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Red Cross calls for an end to Gaza blockade
5:45 PM.The International Committee of the Red Cross says Israel's blockade of Gaza is a clear violation of international humanitarian law. Audio
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Chinese detain man in connection with taxi driver death
5:41 PM.Chinese authorities have detained a 23 year-old-man, wanted in connection with the death of Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini in a frenzied knife attack. Audio
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174 Christchurch meatworkers could lose their jobs
5:36 PM.More than 170 Canterbury meatworkers have been told they could lose their jobs with the head of the country's largest meat processor and exporter predicting a bleak future for the industry. Audio
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Evening sports news for 14 June 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Death toll rises in Kyrgyzstan
5:28 PM.The United Nations says it's urgently assessing the humanitarian needs of southern Kyrgyzstan, where tens of thousands of Uzbeks have been forced to flee their homes by days of ethnic violence. Audio
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Evening Business News for 14 June 2010
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Analysis of Labour demotions
5:23 PM.Joining us is our parliamentary chief reporter Jane Patterson. Audio
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Shane Jones dumped from Labour front bench
5:18 PM.The disgraced Labour MP Shane Jones says he's won't be making any rash decisions about quitting parliament after being dumped from the front bench for misusing his credit card when he was a minister. Audio
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Radio NZ political editor on Foreshore and Seabed
5:14 PM.Joining us to discuss this further is our Political Editor Brent Edwards. Audio
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Maori Party and National agree on foreshore and seabed
5:07 PM.The Maori Party has agreed to back the National-led Government's proposal to replace the contentious 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act with a new law. Audio
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Checkpoint choice for Monday 14 June 2010
5:00 PM.The controversial foreshore and seabed law is to be scrapped and big spending labour MPs are punished. Audio