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Checkpoint for Friday 11 April 2008
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Like Minds, Like mine
6:56 PM.Ten years after the launch of the Like Minds, Like Mine campaign, mental health workers say it has made a difference. Audio
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Waatea News
6:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 April 2008
6:48 PM.In this week's Focus on Politics, political reporter Julian Robins looks at Labour's prospects, and its fighback plan. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Oz Bans Model
6:27 PM.Australian Fashion Week has banned models under the age of 16 from its catwalks. Audio
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Evening Market Update for 11 April 2008
6:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Iraq Troop Numbers
6:20 PM.An American military force that is nearly as large as at any time during the Iraq war is to remain in that country. Audio
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Beijing Terror Claims
6:16 PM.Some doubt is being cast on the accuracy of claims in China that muslim seperatists were planning explosions. Audio
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N.I. Anniverasry
6:10 PM.Northern Ireland has just been marking the deal, signed ten years ago, to end decades of violence in the province. Audio
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Fiji Arrests
6:07 PM.In Fiji 17 women told they will be charged after protesting outside the Chinese embassy in support of the people of Tibet. Audio
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Co2 DVD's
5:58 PM.Scientists from Germany and Japan say they've devised ways to recycle the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into plastics. Audio
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Hungry Schoolkids
5:54 PM.Associate education minister today stands by claims children go to school without breakfast because their weight concerns. Audio
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Missing Girl
5:52 PM.Police investigating the disapearance of Marie Davis have spent the day looking at CCTV footage and examining her house. Audio
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Mental Health Review
5:50 PM.The Coronor is calling for a fundamental review of the way the Waitemata District Health Board manages mental health patients Audio
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Waatea News
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Fonterra
5:43 PM.Fonterra has announced a new record payout for milk Audio
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AIA Bid Veto
5:35 PM.Back now to the Government's veto of the Canadian bid to take a 40 percent stake in Auckland International Airport. Audio
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Sports News
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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REINZ Price Drops
5:26 PM.The Real Estate Institute says house sales have dropped to what it calls unprecedented levels in the last month. Audio
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Evening Market Update for 11 April 2008
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Stanlake Murder Sentence
5:20 PM.Daniel Robert Moore, who is 23, was sentenced in the High Court in Wellington this morning. Audio
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Hamilton Fire Funeral
5:15 PM.The roller doors of Hamilton Fire Station were opened one last time for an engine carrying Senior Station Officer Derek Lovell. Audio
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AIA Politics
5:05 PM.Auckland airport shares plummeted in the wake of the Government's decision to reject the Canadian bid for 40 percent stake. Audio