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Checkpoint for Friday 14 March 2008
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Canada's Parliament Extends Armys Mission
6:56 PM.Canada's parliament has voted to extend the army's mission in Afghanistan by two years to 2011. Audio
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Waatea News
6:51 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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ACT Party is Hoping For The Return of One of its Founders
6:36 PM.ACT has struggled to top one-percent in the party vote and the onus is now on the leader, Rodney Hide, to retain Epsom. Audio
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Sports News
6:35 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Security Breach at Heathrow Airport
6:30 PM.Police say a man carrying a knapsack got onto a runway and ran towards a plane. Audio
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Iran Heads into Parliamentary Elections
6:27 PM.Parliamentary elections in Iran later today could well confirm what is known as the"silent coup". Audio
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Deadline for Management and Protection of Waikato River
6:21 PM.A ten week deadline to come up with a plan for the management and protection of the Waikato River. Audio
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Democratic Leaders Proposing Re-stage
6:07 PM.Florida and Michigan were stripped of delegates to the party's national convention, after breaching the rules. Audio
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Major Civil Defence Exercise in Auckland
5:56 PM.Imagine a volcanic eruption in the heart of the country's biggest city Auckland. Audio
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Blue Cod Ban too Late, Says Conservation Group
5:51 PM.It's come five years too late for the Guardians of the Sounds conservation group. Audio
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No Link Between Saddam Hussein September 11th
5:47 PM.A Pentagon study of 600 thousand Iraqi documents has debunked one of President Bush's main reasons for the invasion. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Womad in its Sixth Year
5:43 PM.The World of Music Arts and Dance brings its smorgasbord of sounds to New Plymouth again this weekend. Audio
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Drug Educator Applauds Government
5:40 PM.Parliament last night passed legislation to outlaw BZP, the active ingredient in the pills. Audio
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Woman's Body Found on Banks Peninsula
5:36 PM.The police in Christchurch want the public's help to identify a woman found dead on the side of a remote Banks Peninsula road. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Global Investors Switch From Dollars to Gold
5:28 PM.With the US economy in or near recession, global investors are making a panicked switch from dollars to gold. Audio
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Evening Business
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Engine Fault Fears Ground More Than 300 Aircraft
5:20 PM.More than three hundred planes and helicopters have been grounded. Audio
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Prisoner Escapes in Airport Bus
5:17 PM.A prisoner is back in custody tonight after escaping from corrections officers and stealing an Airport Bus full of travellers. Audio
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Tibetan Protestors on Hunger Strike
5:16 PM.In the north of India, more than one hundred detained Tibetan protestors have gone on hunger strike. Audio
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Auckland Airport Debate
5:12 PM.Baden Campbell talks with Mary Wilson about the future of Auckland airpot. Audio
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Aboriginal Girls Involved in Child Prostitution
5:11 PM.Outrage is growing after revelations about Aboriginal girls involved in child prostitution in northwestern NSW. Audio
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Auckland Airport's Ownership in Government Hands
5:07 PM.The future of Auckland airport's ownership is now in the hands of the government. Audio