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Checkpoint for Wednesday 22 December 2010
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Reaction to Crafar farms decision
6:49 PM.More now on the Government's decision to turn down a Chinese bid to buy the Crafar farms. Audio
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Waatea News for 22 December 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Child abuse case has element of deja vu for advocacy group
6:43 PM.Dame Lesley Max is the CEO of Great Potentials, an agency that works with children and families. Audio
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Mother accused of child abuse is denied bail
6:40 PM.The mother of a nine year old girl up on dozens of child abuse charges has been declined bail at the Waitakere District Court. Audio
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Law Commission recommends freezing criminals' assets
6:36 PM.The Law Commission has recommended that suspects in criminal investigations should be prevented from hiding their assets before they go to trial. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 22 December 2010
6:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Anti cruising law curbing boy racers in Christchurch
6:24 PM.Since the introduction of the new cruising bylaw in Christchurch the police have impounded 80 vehicles and made 95 prosecutions. Audio
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Evening Business News for 22 December 2010
6:20 PM.The current account deficit has widened - but the amount owed to foreigners continued to decline. Audio
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Mark Twain's autobiography finally published
6:17 PM.It's been called one of the major literary events of the decade, and it ends a one-hundred year wait. Audio
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Figures show shoppers remain cautious
6:11 PM.Shoppers are remaining cautious in the lead-up to Christmas, although a last minute spending spree isn't being ruled out. Audio
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UFO sighting files released
6:07 PM.Almost sixty years worth of files on UFO sightings, made up of about 2-thousand pages of reports, have been released by the Air Force. Audio
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Bid to rid Auckland's Queen Street of cars
5:56 PM.There's a new call for cars to be banned from Auckland's Queen Street at weekends, to make it more inviting. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal wants oil and gas used for settlements
5:51 PM.Taranaki iwi says the Government is already asking what it wants, after the Waitangi Tribunal again called for petroleum to be available for Treaty settlements. Audio
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Waatea News for 22 December 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Auckland airport mail centre evacuated after grenade found
5:47 PM.The international mail centre at Auckland Airport has been evacuated after a live grenade was found. Audio
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University enrolment tougher for people without UE
5:44 PM.Universities are making it tougher for adults who do not have University Entrance to become students. Audio
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Current account deficit expected to worsen
5:41 PM.New Zealand earned more than it spent overseas in the September quarter. Audio
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Ministers decline Natural Dairy consent to buy Crafar farms
5:37 PM.The Government has turned down a Chinese bid to buy the Crafar farms. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 22 December 2010
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Cancer survival rates improving, says Ministry of Health
5:27 PM.The chances of surviving cancer are getting better with the overall rate going from 57 to 62 percent in the ten years to 2007. Audio
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Evening Business News for 22 December 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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NZ's UFO files are made public
5:18 PM.Almost sixty years worth of files on UFO sightings have been made public today by the Air Force. Audio
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Govt makes another concession to Hobbit movies
5:14 PM.The Government has made another concession to the makers of the Hobbit movies as it paves the way for them to be made here. Audio
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Nor-wester fans fires across Canterbury
5:11 PM.A strong nor-wester is fanning fires across Canterbury - with more than one hundred fire fighters battling about a dozen blazes. Audio
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Feltex directors awarded almost a million dollars
5:07 PM.Five former Feltex directors have been awarded almost a million dollars in costs after being found not guilty earlier this year of failing to disclose the true state of the company. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 22 December 2010
5:00 PM.Former Feltex directors win nearly a million dollars in court costs from the crown. Strong winds fan fires across Canterbury and have aliens made contact ? - the UFO files are released. Audio