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Checkpoint for Tuesday 8 April 2008
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Customary Maori Fishing Rights Needs Greater Understanding
6:56 PM.Delegates attending the third Maori Fisheries conference in Napier say there needs to be a greater understanding. Audio
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Global Warming May Taint Your Beer
6:51 PM.Beer - it's a kiwi favourate - but according to NIWA global warming might just be about to taint your pint. Audio
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Coffee Controversy at Piha Beach
6:48 PM.A controversy involving a coffee cart, a council, a campground owner and a well-known television personality. Audio
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Olympic Torch Heads to the US
6:44 PM.Tomorrow it will be America's turn to play host to the Olympic torch. Audio
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Sawmill to Close in Thames
6:40 PM.The Union's National Secretary Andrew Little says he was contacted this morning and workers were told this afternoon. Audio
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Zimbabweans Wait For Election Results
6:37 PM.Zimbabweans hope a court ruling today may end their long wait for presidential election results. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Moroccan Militants Escape From Prison
6:29 PM.In a major security breach nine Moroccan militants convicted over the 2003 bombings in Casablanca have escaped from prison. Audio
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Notorious Leader Released
6:23 PM.One of the most notorious leaders of the militia violence in which 1400 East Timorese people were killed has been released . Audio
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Full Extent Explosion Revealed
6:20 PM.The full extent of what the eight firefighters experienced shortly after arriving at the Hamilton coolstore has been revealed. Audio
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Free Trade Agreement Not Good Deal For NZ
6:08 PM.NZ First says it will vote against the Free Trade Agreement with China, because there is not enough in the deal for NZ. Audio
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Department of Internal Affairs Defends Practices
5:58 PM.The Department of Internal Affairs is defending its practices, after a judge said it took too long to seize the computer. Audio
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Abortions on The Rise Court Told
5:54 PM.A large number of authorisations on mental health grounds don't mean something's wrong with abortion laws. Audio
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Waatea News
5:51 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Business Confidence Expected to Worsen
5:47 PM.The NZ Institute of Economic Research quarterly survey, shows a net 64 percent of firms expect business conditions to worsen. Audio
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Debate Over Television Campaign
5:43 PM.A debate has broken out around a television campaign yet again aimed at changing NZer's attitudes to binge drinking. Audio
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Winston Peters Talks about Free Trade Agreement
5:36 PM.Mr Peters joins Mary Wilson to talk about Free Trade Agreement. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Teenage Boy Killed by Shark
5:28 PM.In Australia, a teenage boy has been killed by a shark while surfing at Ballina in northern New South Wales. Audio
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Evening Business
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Explosion Had Force of 2000 kms per Hour
5:16 PM.The explosion was followed by a wave of super heated gas. Audio
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Chinese Workers Deal Worries CTU
5:13 PM.There's confusion about how immigration and employment provisions within the FTA with China will actually work. Audio
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NZ First to Vote Against Free Trade Agreement
5:08 PM.NZ First is to vote against the Free Trade Agreement with China, saying there is not enough in the deal for New Zealand. Audio