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Checkpoint for Thursday 14 February 2008
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Report Finds A Culture At Rimutaka That Allows Corruption
5:06 PM.An independent report has found there's no evidence of systemic corruption at Rimutaka Prison in Wellington. Audio
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Teenage Body Found In CHCH Park Named
5:21 PM.16-year-old Shaun Martin Finnerty was found dead in Auburn Reserve with facial injuries yesterday morning. Audio
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Three Die In Blenheim House Fire
5:26 PM.It's still not known if those who died were residents at the address or visitors there for a late night party. Audio
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Sports News
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Troubles With NZ Property Investment Firm Blue Chip
5:35 PM.Nineteen companies associated with Blue Chip NZ have gone into liquidation, leaving thousands worried. Audio
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Herceptin Court Case
5:38 PM.The drug agency Pharmac says it did everything right in deciding on a contentious funding plan for the breast cancer drug. Audio
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Hawkes Bay DHB
5:41 PM.Anger is growing over the government's refusal to confirm its appointments to the District Health Board. Audio
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East Timor Correspondent Anne Barker
5:44 PM.There have been emotional scenes in East Timor at the funeral of the slain rebel leader Alfredo Reinado. Audio
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Waatea News
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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DOC To Make Cost Saving Moves
5:49 PM.Job cuts and other measures are being considered by the Department of Conservation after forecasting a budget deficit. Audio
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Food Prices On The Rise Again
5:53 PM.Statistics shows figures rose by 0.4 percent in January, with higher grocery prices the main cause. Audio
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Rimutaka Prison Report
6:06 PM.Opposition MPs claim the state of Rimutaka prison is far from healthy. Audio
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Aboriginal Elder Dies In State Custody
6:13 PM.The Australian govt had been warned that its transport vans were below standard before the death in a prisoner transport van. Audio
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Just Enough Power For Winter
6:16 PM.Meridian Energy told MP's this morning the country's supply of electricity is as finely balanced as it has been for decades. Audio
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DOC Job Cuts Continued
6:21 PM.DOC's chief executive Al Morrison. Audio
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Bush Signs Bill To Help Victims Of Housing Recession
6:25 PM.The message to millions of Americans was that help was on the way for those who've been hit the hardest. Audio
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Steven Spielberg Pulls Out Of Beijing Olympics Role
6:27 PM.The appointed artistic adviser has pulled out saying that China hasn't used it's influence to end the crisis in Darfur. Audio
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Sports News
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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NZ's Newest Marine Farm
6:35 PM.The farm opened today in the Marlborough Sounds, but its owner says further expansion is being held back by aquaculture reform. Audio
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Moves To Improve Drowning Statistics Of Pacific Islanders
6:38 PM.Water Safety New Zealand met with community members to see how to help improve Pacific Islanders' safety around water. Audio
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US Welcomes News Of Moughniyahs Death
6:40 PM.Imad Moughniyah was one of Hezbollah's most senior commanders and Iran has accused Israel of assassinating him. Audio
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Poll Not Far Off For Malaysia
6:43 PM.Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is planning to use an early election to his advantage. Audio
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Islamist Violence In Pakistan May Effect Vote
6:45 PM.Around 80 million people are eligible to vote in Paksitan's national and provincial elections on Monday. Audio
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Waatea News
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Afghan Sees Deaths Of Hundreds Of School Teachers And Students
6:49 PM.The Afghan education minister, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, has told the BBC that insurgents have killed 447 over the last 11 months. Audio
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Death of Controversial Multi-millionaire Businessman
6:58 PM.The tycoon died of a suspected heart attack yesterday in Britain, where he was living in self-imposed exile to avoid arrest. Audio