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Checkpoint for Wednesday 20 February 2008
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Cyclists Injured Prompts Campaign
6:58 PM.As more people bike to work, the number of cyclists being injured by cars is also increasing. Audio
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Cuba's Past
6:55 PM.The BBC's Havana correspondent Stephen Gibbs reports. Audio
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US Military Curfew In Okinawa
6:52 PM.The US action is in response to rising outrage in the country over the conduct of US troops based there. Audio
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A1 Versus A2 Milk
6:48 PM.Those at the centre of the argument are welcoming a review of the two types, by the European Food Safety Authority. Audio
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Waatea News
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Bird Flu Conspiracy
6:40 PM.A book by the Indonesian Health Minister claims that the WHO is involved in a global conspiracy to profit from the virus. Audio
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Kosovo Violence
6:37 PM.Tensions have been raised another notch in Kosovo with an angry mob destroying two border crossings with Serbia. Audio
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Pakistan Elections
6:35 PM.The party of assassinated politician Benazir Bhutto is in talks to form a coalition goverment. Audio
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Sports News
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Famous Paintings Found
6:30 PM.Stolen works by artists Monet and van Gogh were found in an abandoned car outside a psychiatric hospital in Zurich. Audio
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Women With HIV
6:26 PM.Women with HIV are becoming the faces of a poster campaign to fight stigma and discrimination surrounding the illness. Audio
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Charities Act
6:22 PM.The National Party says the Charities Act is going to limit freedom of speech. Audio
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Transit Rejects Claims
6:16 PM.Transit is rejecting claims by the trucking industry that the release of its 10 year plan shows a $650 million cut in spending. Audio
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Review Of NZ's Drug Laws
6:12 PM.An eighteen month review of New Zealand's drug laws took a step forward today. Audio
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Fidel's Cafe
6:10 PM.Local reaction to Castro's decision from Fidel's Cafe in Wellington. Audio
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Cuba's New President (Part 2)
6:06 PM.South America Correspondent Daniel Schweimler reports on how Cubans are feeling about the announcement Fidel Castro will resign. Audio
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Environment Ministry Interference
5:55 PM.The Minister for the Environment says it was unacceptable for a Ministry official to threaten a submitter at a Select Committee. Audio
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British Aviator Owes His Life To Kiwi
5:50 PM.Maurice Kirk, 62, was trying to circle the globe in his J3 Piper Cub aircraft from the second world war. Audio
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Waatea News
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Hawke's Bay District Board (Part 2)
5:43 PM.The mayor of Napier, Barbara Arnott, has joined other mayors in sending an open letter to the Health Minister. Audio
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Health Chiefs Reveal Patient Deaths (Part 2)
5:37 PM.David Galler is an intensive care specialist at Counties Manukau and an advisor to the Director General of Health. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Wellington Airport Extension Design
5:26 PM.There is mounting public criticism of the design. Ian Telfer hit the streets to find out what the public thinks. Audio
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Cuba's New President
5:19 PM.Cubans will have to wait until Sunday to see whether Fidel Castro's brother Raul will succeed him as President. Audio
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Questions Asked Over Stolen War Medals
5:16 PM.Was a man on drug charges released on bail after helping negotiate the return of stolen war medals? Audio
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Health Chiefs Reveal Patient Deaths
5:12 PM.Health chiefs have revealed that 40 patients died last year as a result of mistakes at hospitals. Audio
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Hawke's Bay District Board
5:06 PM.The Hawke's Bay District Board has been given a week to improve its performance, or face being sacked. Audio