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Checkpoint for Friday 22 February 2008
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Oscars Build Up
6:57 PM.Tom Brook reports on excitement in Hollywood. Audio
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Waatea News
6:55 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sports News
6:36 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team Audio
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Nepal Daytime Curfew
6:29 PM.Nepal impose daytime curfew along a highway to enable fuel tankers to bring fuel into the country from India. Audio
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Social and Economic Standards in Spain
6:27 PM.Spanish people question Govt. handling of the terror threat and mounting concerns about a slowing economy. Audio
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British Governments Embarrassing Admission
6:24 PM.The British Govt made an embarrassing admission that two U.S. extraordinary rendition flights landed on British territory. Audio
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Evening Business
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Karori Sanctuary Showdown
6:17 PM.A showdown between staff at the Karori Sanctuary and a weasel ended this afternoon in quite dramatic fashion. Audio
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Immigration Fraud
6:14 PM.An immigration consultant who applied for passports with birth certificates of dead babies was sentenced today. Audio
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Volcanic Threat
6:10 PM.Discovery of a new volcano under Auckland city provides them with new information about potential eruptions. Audio
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Cluster Bomb Treaty Hopes
6:06 PM.Today the world came a step closer to a treaty banning cluster bombs. Audio
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Whangarei
5:56 PM.Elation in Whangarei this evening with the announcement of approval for a 9.5 million dollar Hundertwasser arts centre. Audio
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Festival Of The Arts
5:50 PM.The New Zealand Festival of the Arts opens today in Wellington. Audio
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Waatea News
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Funerals For Aircrash Men
5:41 PM.The Paraparaumu community has bid farewell to a local college student killed in a midair collision near the town's airport. Audio
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John McCain Smeared
5:36 PM.Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is being accused of having an affair with a female lobbyist. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Petition To Change Child Discipline Law
5:26 PM.More than 320 thousand people have signed the petition that calls for a referendum on the new child discipline law. Audio
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Auckland Phones Out
5:24 PM.Ten-thousand phones went off-line last night, and getting them back in order is slow going. Audio
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Accused Tagger Murderer On Bail
5:21 PM.The man accused of murdering a teenage tagger in South Auckland has been released on bail, despite death threats against him. Audio
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Nai Xin Xue Sighted In The US
5:18 PM.Mr Xue has been on the run since September after abandoning his daughter at a Melbourne railway station. Audio
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Former Teacher Found Guilty
5:16 PM.An Auckland teacher has been found guilty of six indecent asaults on three teenage school girls. Audio
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Medal Heist Identities
5:08 PM.Police on the hunt for the robbers who stole war medals in December arrived at TV 3 this afternoon with a search warrant. Audio