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Checkpoint for Thursday 1 May 2008
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US Central Bank Rates Cut Ends
6:52 PM.Inflation concerns continue to compete with the threat of a US recession. Audio
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Waatea News
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Couple Cleared Of Blame
6:47 PM.A couple who have been fighting for 14 years to be cleared of blame in a fatal bridge collapse have won a major legal battle. Audio
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Londoners To Elect New Mayor
6:43 PM.The race pits two colourful politicians against each other. Audio
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Protecting Privacy
6:36 PM.A warning comes from the Privacy Commissioner who says individuals and organisations need to be vigilant in protecting privacy. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Employment Relations Authority Dispute
6:27 PM.The University of Auckland has come out on top in its latest Employment Relations Authority dispute. Audio
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10-80 Poison Drop In Botanic Gardens
6:25 PM.Police are investigating who was behind a stunt at Christchurch's main gardens which saw it shut for over two hours today. Audio
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Young Boys Found Responsible For Fires
6:21 PM.The fires ranged in size from scrub fires to an attack on Waitara High School which cost 20 thousand dollars. Audio
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Evening Business
6:18 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Pixie Dust
6:13 PM.The idea of a powder that can re-grow fingers would generally be met with distrust. Not for one man in the US. Audio
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Zimbabwe Presidential Election
6:10 PM.Later tonight election officials in Zimbabwe are set to verify results from the March presidential election. Audio
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Sydney Boating Collision (Part 2)
6:06 PM.Four women and a man, all in their late teens or early 20s died, while nine others remain in a city hospital. Audio
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Power Shortages Questioned
5:56 PM.Transpower says emergency measures are being developed but hopes they will not be needed. Audio
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First Time Sex Offenders
5:49 PM.A psychologist who works with child sex offenders believes it's wrong to send them to jail for their first offence. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Staged Death
5:43 PM.An Auckland man who's wife received an insurance pay out after he faked his own death has pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Audio
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Online Organ Donor Register
5:40 PM.A new online organ donor register has been labelled unfair and unethical by Organ Donation New Zealand. Audio
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Party Murders Trial
5:36 PM.A jury's heard how one of the teenagers hit by a car outside the party could see the driver's angry face before she was hit. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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150th Anniversary of Kingitanga
5:24 PM.Hundreds of people have gathered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Kingitanga, a movement formed to unify Maori. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Flight of the Conchords
5:17 PM.The New Zealand folk-comedy duo has soared into the US pop charts at number three. Audio
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Methamphetamine Ingredients
5:12 PM.Justice Minister Annette King concedes current efforts to reduce the availability of P are not having an impact. Audio
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Sydney Boating Collision
5:07 PM.14 people were crammed on board a half-cabin runabout which collided with a lobster boat just before three o'clock this morning. Audio