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Checkpoint for Friday 28 March 2008
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Heathrow Opens Fifth Terminal
6:58 PM.It cost 10.7 billion dollars and was twenty years in the making. Audio
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Waatea News
6:56 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sports News
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Dutch Politician Airs Controversial Video
6:29 PM.A far right Dutch politician has put a film on the Internet linking the Koran with Islamist violence. Audio
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Tibetan Protests Have Died Down
6:28 PM.China says that Tibetan protests have now died down. Audio
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Future Leaders Gathering
6:23 PM.Hundreds of potential leaders gathered in Wellington today to learn what it takes to make a difference. Audio
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Evening Business
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Church Leaders Question Society
6:13 PM.Church leaders say New Zealand is not a civilised society because too many people are being left behind. Audio
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Gaps In Educational Achievment Remain
6:10 PM.More students are gaining qualifications, but longstanding gaps in achievement between different groups remain. Audio
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Soldiers Sent Home (Part 2)
6:06 PM.Six junior soldiers from the Linton Army Base have been sent home from service in Afghanistan, accused of using drugs. Audio
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Early Human Fossils Found
5:59 PM.Anthropologists in Northwestern Spain have discovered the earliest known fossilised remains of a human ever found in Europe. Audio
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Warmer Autumn Predicted
5:56 PM.Climate scientists say autumn should be warmer than average and could remain dry in drought-affected areas of the North Island. Audio
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Cell Phone Catches Fire
5:55 PM.Telecom says a cell phone that caught fire in the middle of the night while its teenage owner slept will undergo testing. Audio
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Immigrant Workers
5:52 PM.The Race Relations Commissioner wants small towns to provide better support for immigrant workers. Audio
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Radioactive Material Seized
5:50 PM.Colombia says its seized 30 kilos of uranium from the left-wing rebel group, FARC. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Missiles Fired into Green Zone
5:39 PM.Missiles have again been fired into the so called Green Zone set up by American forces. Audio
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Maritime Rescue Questioned
5:37 PM.Questions are being asked about whether a maritime rescue off the Kaipara Coast. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Lotto Sales Online
5:26 PM.The government's made some changes that'll allow the sale of Lotto, Keno and other lotteries games online. Audio
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Dunne Declines China Invitation
5:18 PM.Peter Dunne, United Future's leader and Revenue Minister, won't be heading to China to sign the Free Trade Deal. Audio
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Economy Shows Strength
5:14 PM.The economy grew strongly in the last three months of 2007, rising 1% and suprising the pessimists. Audio
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Party Pill Warning
5:10 PM.A public health official is warning people could make themselves seriously ill if they binge on BZP based party pills. Audio
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Soldiers Sent Home
5:06 PM.Six NZ soldiers have been court martialled on charges they used or were in possession of a class B drug. Audio