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Checkpoint for Wednesday 6 February 2008
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
6:57 PM.The Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who introduced millions of people to transcendental meditation, has died. Audio
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The Busby Babes
6:53 PM.Today marks the 50th anniversary of an event which nearly destroyed one of the world's most famous football clubs. Audio
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Australian Mortgage Rates
6:50 PM.The ABC's business editor, Peter Ryan, reports. Audio
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Worst Season In 30 Years
6:47 PM.Waikato dairy farmers say they're experiencing the worst season in 30 years because of extreme drought conditions. Audio
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Waatea News
6:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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BHP Billiton
6:42 PM.The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, has finally made a formal offer to buy its rival, Rio Tinto. Audio
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John McCain
6:36 PM.The Arizona Senator John McCain appears to be well on his way to becoming the Republican candidate for president. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Waterboarding
6:28 PM.The CIA has revealed details about the use of the controversial interrogation method of waterboarding on terror suspects. Audio
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Super Tuesday (Part 3)
6:24 PM.Olly Barratt in Washington with the latest on Super Tuesday. Audio
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Waitangi Commemorations (Part 3)
6:19 PM.Emma Lancaster attended today's celebrations at Dunedin's Otakou Marae and Heugh Chappell was at Farndon park in Hawke's Bay. Audio
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Waitangi Commemorations (Part 2)
6:10 PM.Political editor Brent Edwards is at Waitangi, while Joy Reid was at Okahu Bay in Auckland. Audio
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Asbestos Evacuates Patea (Part 2)
6:06 PM.Pat Fitzell is the assistant fire commander for the Western Fire Service. Audio
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Bogus Earthquake Inspectors
5:58 PM.The Earthquake Commission says it knows of two cases where a man has been posing as a quake inspector and there could be others. Audio
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Congressman Eni Faleo-mava-ega
5:52 PM.A visting American congressman from American Samoa is making no secret of his support for Democrat candidate Barack Obama. Audio
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Super Tuesday (Part 2)
5:48 PM.With our correspondents at the Clinton campaign headquarters in New York, and at the Obama campaign headquarters in Chicago. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Governor-General Hosts Reception In Auckland
5:44 PM.Our reporter Kim Baker-Wilson is there. Audio
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Festival Of The Elements
5:40 PM.An estimated 30-thousand people have attended New Zealand's biggest Waitangi Day celebration in Porirua. Audio
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Calls For Further Research Into Pepper Spray
5:36 PM.Post-mortem results indicate a man suffering from mental illness who was arrested and pepper sprayed, died from a heart attack. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Super Tuesday
5:24 PM.In the US Super Tuesday is the single biggest day of voting in the race to challenge for the White House. Audio
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Tame Iti
5:21 PM.Tame Iti has used Waitangi celebrations at Waitangi to tell Maori to push for political independence. Audio
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Waitangi Commemorations
5:15 PM.Tradition again played a big part in the commemorations at the site where the treaty was signed 168 years ago. Audio
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Asbestos Evacuates Patea
5:07 PM.Up to 300 people were evacuated when clouds of potentially asbestos-laced smoke blew from a fire at Patea's derelict meatworks. Audio