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Checkpoint for Friday 18 April 2008
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PNG's Many Indigenous Languages
6:55 PM.Papua New Guinea has many more indigenous languages than any other country, 818 of them. Audio
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Waatea News
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 18 April 2008
6:40 PM.New Zealand is facing the introduction of a complex and ambitious emissions trading scheme by the end of the year. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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France's Battle Against Extreme Thinness or Anorexia
6:28 PM.France is attempting to introduce ground breaking legislation against the promotion of extreme thinness or anorexia. Audio
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Kenya Correspondent
6:25 PM.Karen Allen has been following the days events in Nairobi. Audio
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Zimbabwe Election Result Still Pending
6:22 PM.MDC party was approached by presidential envoys about possible unity government the day after the election. Audio
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Evening Business
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Depositions Hearing Over Wanganui Drive By Shooting Ends
6:15 PM.When the hearing started three weeks ago thirteen men were before the Court - by today only four remained. Audio
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Medication Mistakes Study
6:11 PM.Otago Uni research has just been published and was carried out in 2002 and looked at 500 children admitted to Dunedin Hospital. Audio
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Bluff Fishing Community
6:08 PM.Bluff fishing community is finding a report into the Kotuku tragedy, which saw six people killed 2 years ago, hard to stomach. Audio
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Cancer Treatment With Magnets
5:58 PM.Researchers in Britain say they've developed a potential new way of treating cancer tumours using tiny magnets. Audio
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Fires Spread Smoke Over Buenos Aires
5:53 PM.In Argentina, farmers are being blamed for fires that have left a blanket of smoke across Buenos Aires. Audio
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Congestion Charges on Motorists
5:50 PM.Wellington Regional Council has asked the govt for a law change, so councils have an option to put extra charges on motorists. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Spotless Services and District Health Boards Reach Agreement
5:44 PM.Spotless Services and District Health Boards have reached an agreement today to share the cost of a funding shortfall. Audio
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Funeral in Gaza for Palestinian Cameraman
5:42 PM.Funerals in Gaza for a Palestinian cameraman and up to a dozen others, mainly civilians killed by Israeli forces. Audio
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The Pope Meets With Abuse Victims in USA
5:40 PM.Pope Benedict the 16th has held a private meeting with some of the US victims of sex abuse by priests. Audio
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Super V8 Series
5:35 PM.The sound and smell of motor racing permeates the air in Hamilton after day one of the three day Hamilton 400 event. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Thousands of Anzac Day Poppies Stolen
5:28 PM.The burglars took 6 thousand poppies, collectors buckets and badges at the weekend. Audio
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Evening Business
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Marine Surveyor
5:18 PM.Bill Maddick comments on the state of checks to small commercial fishing vessels. Audio
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More Red Tape for Fishing Boats
5:14 PM.Skippers in Nelson fear their struggling industry will be hit by red tape following the damning report into the Kotuku tragedy. Audio
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Body Expected to be Confirmed as Missing Teen
5:10 PM.A body discovered in the Waimakiriri River near Christchurch is expected to be confirmed on Friday as that of Marie Davis. Audio
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Police Investigate Death of Boy in Foster Care
5:08 PM.Police in South Auckland are investigating the death of a three-year-old boy while in foster care. Audio