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Checkpoint for Thursday 24 April 2008
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Zimbabwe Elections
11:23 AM.The first official results of the Zimbabwe election recount are coming through. Audio
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Country's Youngest Convicted Killer to be Released
5:06 PM.Bailey Junior Kurariki was 12 when he was involved in the 2001 killing of Michael Choy. Audio
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High Interest Rates
5:12 PM.Economists pessimistic of employment opportunities and business growth after Reserve Bank decide to keep interest rates high. Audio
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High Interst Rates (part 2)
5:16 PM.What does this all mean for wage claims?Andrew Cassidy is the General Secretary of the banking union Finsec explains. Audio
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Australian Olympic Torch Protests
5:18 PM.At least seven people arrested as the torch was paraded through the Australian capital, Canberra. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Latin Countries Food Crisis
5:26 PM.Four Latin American countries have united to limit the impact of the global food crisis on the poor in their countries. Audio
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Crocodile Importing
5:29 PM.Australian saltwater crocodiles and American alligators could be coming soon to a zoo near you. Audio
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Sports News
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Tongan Elections
5:37 PM.Our Pacific Issues Correspondent Richard Pamatatau is in Tonga and joins us now. Audio
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Marie Davis Funeral
5:41 PM.Hundreds attend the funeral for teenager Marie Davis, whose death is being investigated as a homicide. Audio
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Internet Medicine Warning
5:44 PM.M.O.H warns intenet shppers of overseas counterfeit erectile dysfunction medicine. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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DIY Building Guidelines
5:51 PM.The Government has released guidelines for DIY builders in an attempt to clear up confusion around who is liable for the work. Audio
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Kahui Trial
5:54 PM.Our reporter Joy Reid has been in court and filed this report. Audio
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Israel Force UN Gaza Pullout
5:57 PM.UN says that it is being forced to suspend its humanitarian work in Gaza because of Israel's continuing fuel blockade. Audio
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Australian Olympic Torch Protests ( Part 2 )
6:07 PM.24 year-old Hamilton man, Aaron Fleming was the only New Zealander to run in this year's Olympic torch relay. Audio
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Embryo Research
6:10 PM.Here's Professor Mark Henaghan from the Human Genome Research Project . Audio
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Police Morale
6:17 PM.A survey probing the health of the police force has found two thirds of officers find their jobs less than arresting. Audio
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Evening Business
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Reptilian Rehab
6:27 PM.It's a case of reptilian rehab in Auckland tonight, as a venomous snake which washed up on a Northland beach. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 24 April
6:40 PM.After years of unprecedented growth the economy is now slowing, with some economists warning of recession. Audio
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Waatea News
6:55 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sri Lanka Fighting
6:57 PM.Sri Lanka's army has suffered heavy casualties in fighting with the Tamil Tigers, since a ceasefire ended in January. Audio
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PETA Offer
6:58 PM.PETA is offering a million dollars to the first person to produce commercially viable in-vitro meat by 2012. Audio