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Checkpoint for Tuesday 13 July 2010
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Sarkozy questioned over donations scandal
6:57 PM.The French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been questioned on national television about a scandal that's been threatening to undermine his presidency. Audio
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Gillard makes an election-eve pledge
6:53 PM.The Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has held a press conference to make an election-eve pledge to subsidise the cost of uniforms for parents. Audio
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Castro addresses Cuba on tv
6:50 PM.Fidel Castro has appeared on television in Cuba giving his most prominent interview for the first time in four years. Audio
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Waatea news for 13 July 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Govt - proposed prison will have significant economic benefits
6:44 PM.A South Auckland community isn't buying assurances a new prison will deliver economic benefits to the area. Audio
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New programme to screen in Kaitaia for Rheumatic fever
6:37 PM.A Kaitaia GP says a research programme aiming to screen for rheumatic fever expects to discover up to twenty children with heart damage in the north. Audio
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Evening sport for 13 July 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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US Justice Department disappointed Polanski won't be extradited
6:27 PM.The US Justice Department says it is"very disappointed"by the decision of the Swiss Justice Department not to extradite Roman Polanski. Audio
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Evening business for 13 July 2010
6:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market update. Audio
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Institute of Directors talks about responsibilities of boards
6:19 PM.The chairman of the failed Bridgecorp group is fighting a ban on him being a director for other companies for two and a half years. Audio
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Receivers turn down bid by Landcorp for Crafar farms
6:16 PM.The state owned farming company, Landcorp, has had its bid to buy the Crafar farms turned down. Audio
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Police officers and dog killed in Christchurch
6:11 PM.We spoke to Judith Collins about the event. Audio
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Sharp fall in business confidence
6:07 PM.The economic recovery failing to live up to expections is being blamed for plummeting business confidence. Audio
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GST-free healthy foods likely to fail first test
5:57 PM.A Maori Party members' bill to remove the goods and services tax from healthy foods will fail its first test in Parliament. Audio
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Man jailed over barbaric and degrading assault on partner
5:52 PM.A man who poured boiling water over his partner and terrorised her for several days is tonight beginning a seven and a half year jail term. Audio
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Israeli military releases results of Gaza aid convoy inquiry
5:50 PM.An internal investigation by the Israeli military has largely exonerated the commandos who boarded a flotilla of aid ships bound for Gaza, and says they weren't prepared for the hostile reception they… Read more Audio
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Waatea news for 13 July 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New Zealand rural drivers are over confident and aggressive
5:44 PM.New Zealand's state highway network stretches over 10,000 kilometres, and according to the police these roads are overrun with aggressive, over-confident drivers who are causing hundreds of needless… Read more Audio
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Somali Islamist group claims responsibility for bombings
5:40 PM.The Somali Islamist group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for two bombings which killed more than seventy people in the Ugandan capital Kampala yesterday. Audio
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Ricki Herbert's football future in New Zealand
5:38 PM.The man who led the All Whites unbeaten through the World Cup has confirmed his football future is here in New Zealand. Audio
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Media conference over Chch police shooting
5:35 PM.The Police Commissioner Howard Broad has been holding a news conference in Christchurch following today's shootings. Audio
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Evening sports for 13 July 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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New moratorium on offshore deepwater drilling
5:26 PM.BP says it's successfully placed a new tighter fitting cap on the ruptured underwater oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. Audio
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Evening Business News for 13 July 2010
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Man who killed prison officer pleads guilty to manslaughter
5:22 PM.The mother of a prison officer who was killed while on duty is angry she wasn't told the offender was appearing in court today or that he pleaded guilty. Audio
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Bainimarama accuses NZ of interference
5:17 PM.Fiji's military leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama is threatening to put off elections planned for 2014, blaming constant interference by Australia and New Zealand. Audio
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Police cordon at the scene of the shooting
5:14 PM.Our reporter Monique Devereux was at the scene in Buccleugh Street. Audio
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Two police officers and a dog shot in Christchurch
5:07 PM.Two police officers who were shot today at a house in Christchurch were there almost by accident, having been door-knocking in the neighourhood looking for information about someone at another… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Choice for Tuesday 13 July 2010
5:00 PM.Top stories from today's Checkpoint. Audio