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Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 October 2010
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PM addresses media after Hobbit crisis meeting
6:54 PM.The crisis meeting at Premier House on the future of the Hobbit has finished for the day. Audio
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Waatea News for 26 October 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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The latest stories from Latin America
6:37 PM.Thirteen people have been shot dead at a drug rehabilitation centre in the Mexican city of Tijuana. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 26 October 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Lyall Bay Surf Club celebrates 100th birthday.
6:28 PM.For more than a hundred years, surf lifesavers have patrolled Lyall Bay beach on Wellington's south coast. Audio
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Evening Business News for 26 October 2010
6:24 PM.There are fears the New Zealand stock exchange has slipped off the world stage, with the creation of an Asia-Pacific market heavyweight. Audio
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Auckland Zoo sends to two sumatran tigers to Sydney
6:22 PM.Two of the first tigers to ever be bred at Auckland Zoo are on their way to Australia. Audio
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Western North Island iwi call for local control of lfunds
6:19 PM.Maori from the west of the North Island say money must be spent locally to stop the decline of their language. Audio
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Local companies better off on a smaller exchange says NZX
6:16 PM.The head of the New Zealand stock exchange agrees there are some serious questions now about its very future following the announcement of a possible merger between its counterparts in Australia and… Read more Audio
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Nationwide outbreak of cholera still possible in Haiti
6:11 PM.To the cholera outbreak in Haiti where the number of people dying from the disease has dropped dramatically, although the United Nations says a nationwide outbreak with tens of thousands of cases is… Read more Audio
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New conference on the future of the Hobbit
6:07 PM.The crisis meeting at Premier House on the future of the Hobbit has just finished. Audio
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Opposition to Singapore Australia sharemarket merger
5:53 PM.Opposition to a controversial merger proposal between the Singaporean and Australian stock exchanges is growing in Australia. Audio
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No urgent debate on resignation of Supreme Court judge
5:50 PM.Parliament's Speaker has turned down a request that MPs debate the resignation of the Supreme Court Judge Bill Wilson. Audio
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Waatea News for 26 October 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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OUSA wants to leave national body
5:43 PM.Otago University students want to save themselves thousands of dollars a year in union fees by withdrawing from the national students assocation. Audio
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Chilean miners feted at palace reception
5:39 PM.The 33 Chilean miners who spent 69 days trapped deep underground have today been celebrating at a palace reception hosted by the country's president, Sebastian Pinera. Audio
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Australian's missing after West Sumatra quake
5:35 PM.At least nine Australians are missing after a powerful undersea earthquake struck a popular surfing area in Indonesia's west. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 26 October 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Holiday surcharge waning - EMA
5:27 PM.The Employers and Manufacturers Association say many cafes, bars and restaurants appear to be abandoning public holiday surcharges. Audio
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Enviromentalists fight Buller coal mine project
5:24 PM.Environmentalists are gearing up for another battle over mining on conservation land, this time protesting at a massive new coal mine planned in Buller. Audio
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Evening Business News for 26 October 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Stock exchange merge raises questions about future of NZX
5:18 PM.The head of the New Zealand stock exchange agrees there are some serious questions now about its very future following the announcement of merger between its counterparts in Australia and Singapore. Audio
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A 13 yr old boy is convicted of manslaughter
5:14 PM.A judge in the High Court in Gisborne says he had to decide whether a 13 year old boy knew the difference between right and wrong, before convicting him of manslaughter. Audio
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Prime Minister discusses Hobbit with Warner Bros execs
5:12 PM.The Prime Minister John Key and other ministers are meeting now with senior executives from Warner Brothers. Audio
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Government meets Warners over Hobbit
5:08 PM.Hollywood has come to Wellington to decide where the Hobbit will be shot. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 26 October 2010
5:00 PM.Hollywood comes to Premier House to decide where the Hobbit will be shot. One of New Zealand's youngest killers admits his crime and the merger that raises questions about the future of the NZ stock… Read more Audio