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Checkpoint for Friday 24 September 2010
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Waatea News for Friday 24 September 2010
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 24 September 2010
6:40 PM.ACT is in further turmoil with the resignation of David Garrett from Parliament. Audio
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Sports News for Friday 24 September 2010
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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World of Wearable Arts award show
6:25 PM.A Lady MacBeth dominatrix-style costume with a serpent's tail, is one of 191 designs walking the catwalk at the World of Wearable Arts award show in Wellington tonight. Audio
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Evening Business News for 24 September 2010
6:20 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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100-year-old looms may end up as scrap metal
6:10 PM.The oldest working looms in the world may end up in the scrap metal heap, as their owners try to keep their Petone textile business afloat. Audio
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Decision awaited on NZ participation in Commonwealth Games
6:05 PM.The New Zealand Olympic Committee is locked in a meeting in Auckland - discussing New Zealand's participation in the Delhi Commonwealth Games. Audio
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Chile mine in dire financial straits
5:50 PM.Thirty-three Chilean miners who've been trapped underground for seven weeks now have even more to worry about - with the mine in dire financial straits. Audio
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More wrangling over who will be Australia's Speaker
5:49 PM.In Australia, after two weeks of wrangling, Labour may be about to pull off a coup over the Speaker's position, after talks with a Liberal MP. Audio
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Waatea News for Friday 24 September 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Tonnes of fruit stolen from packhouses
5:45 PM.Tonnes of fruit have been stolen from Northland packhouses - most likely for Auckland's black market. Audio
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Strong winds move up the country
5:45 PM.Strong winds are buffeting the eastern South Island, as the front that passed over Southland moves up the country. Audio
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Virginia woman executed
5:40 PM.For the first time in nearly a century the US state of Virginia has executed a woman. Audio
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Sports News for Friday 24 September 2010
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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New Zealand road toll 9th highest in developed world
5:28 PM.Bad roads and old cars are being blamed for New Zealand having one of the highest number of fatal crashes among developed countries. Audio
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Key promises announcement next week on damaged land
5:27 PM.The Prime Minister, has promised people in Canterbury they will know next Wednesday whether they can rebuild on ground badly damaged by this month's earthquake. Audio
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ACT's newest caucus member is quizzed on her business interests
5:25 PM.The ACT party's newest caucus member has been quizzed about her business interests - including about a brothel being housed in one of her investment properties. Audio
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Evening Business for Friday 24 September 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Live report from Delhi
5:20 PM.The Sydney Morning Herald's Matt Wade is in Delhi and he joins us now. Audio
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Reaction to Henderson's decision to miss Games
5:15 PM.Medal winning cyclist Hayden Roulston says it is disappointing from a sporting perspective that his team mate Greg Henderson has pulled out. Audio
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Decision awaited on NZ participation in Comm Games
5:10 PM.Time is running out for New Zealand Games officials to decide whether New Zealand will take part in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, with a crucial meeting in Auckland underway. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 24 September 2010
5:00 PM.Decision awaited on NZ participation in Commonwealth Games; Reaction to Henderson's decision to miss Games; Live report from Delhi; ACT's newest caucus member has a brothel in one of her investment… Read more Audio