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Checkpoint for Tuesday 22 January 2008
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Tom Cruise and Scientology
6:57 PM.A German historian has compared a speech by Tom Cruise to one of Nazi propaganda chief, Josef Goebbels. Audio
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Coffe and Miscarriages
6:54 PM.Research shows that pregnant women who drink 2 or more cups of coffee a day can double the risk of miscarriage. Audio
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Afghanistan
6:52 PM.The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, says the number of children missing school has risen by 50% in the past year. Audio
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Power Cuts in South Africa
6:51 PM.In South Africa emergency meetings are being held to discuss power cuts imposed by the country's electricity supplier. Audio
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Antarctic Volcano
6:49 PM.Scientists say they've discovered the first evidence for a huge volcanic eruption underneath the Antarctic ice. Audio
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Waatea news
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Stowaway in Rome
6:44 PM.An African stowaway who boarded an Italian merchant ship in Senegal was imprisoned below deck for 2 weeks. Audio
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Kenya
6:42 PM.The former secretary general of the United Nations is heading for Kenya in a bid to end the political crisis there. Audio
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Martin Luther King Day
6:38 PM.Today in the U.S was a national holiday, the country's only national holiday honouring a figure from modern times. Audio
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Israel
6:36 PM.Israel has responded to international pressure to re-open its border with Gaza. Audio
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Sports News
6:35 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Hone Tuwhare Remembered
6:27 PM.Fellow poet and close friend Glenn Colquhoun. Audio
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Mysterious Body
6:24 PM.Mystery still surrounds the identity of a woman whose body was found tied and weighted down in the Wairoa River near Clevedon. Audio
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High Winds
6:22 PM.High winds are causing havoc throughout the lower North Island today with power cut to nine thousand households. Audio
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State Funeral (Part 3)
6:16 PM.Around 200 people gathered at Aoraki Mt Cook this morning to farewell the man whose name graces the village Alpine Centre. Audio
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State Funeral (Part 2)
6:13 PM.Interviews with attendee's Dick Hubbard, Bill English, and Karen Sewell. Audio
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State Funeral of Sir Edmund Hillary
6:06 PM.Thousands of New Zealanders have braved rain to honour the country's greatest hero, Sir Edmund Hillary. Audio
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Tennis
5:55 PM.The first matches of the quarter-finals have got underway at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne. Audio
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Northern Rock Bank
5:51 PM.It's the biggest government bailout of a private company in British history. Audio
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Tea Ropati on Charges of Sexual Violation
5:49 PM.A woman who alleges she was raped by sports star Tea Ropati says she was in no fit state to consent to sex. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Teenager Shot by Police in Critical Condition
5:42 PM.A 19 year old shot during a high speed police chase in Bay of Plenty remains in a critical but stable condition. Audio
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Hone Tuwhare
5:39 PM.Today, mourners from across the country gathered at the marae near Kaikohe to say their last goodbyes to the great Hone Tuwhare. Audio
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Sports News
5:37 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Prime Minister Helen Clark
5:24 PM.An interview with Helen Clark who was among those attending Sir Edmund Hillary's Funeral. Audio
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Funeral Broadcast
5:18 PM.Not everyone could attend Sir Edmund's funeral, but 1000's were there in spirit. Audio
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Sir Ed's Cortege
5:17 PM.A wave of applause followed Sir Edmund's final journey, with tens of thousand of Aker's taking to the streets. Audio
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Hillary Collegiate
5:16 PM.Students from the Hilllary Collegiate school performed the haka. Audio
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The Right Royal Rovers
5:15 PM.William Gunson was among the scouts chosen to help hand out pamphlets at the cathedral. Audio
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NZ Nepalese Society at Sir Ed's Funeral
5:11 PM.The Lohani family were among many members of the New Zealand Nepalese Society who came to pay their respects. Audio
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Sir Edmund Hillary
5:07 PM.Mountaineer, philanthropist, explorer and hero Sir Edmund Hillary has been farewelled at a state funeral in Auckland. Audio