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Checkpoint for Thursday 8 May 2008
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China and Japan
6:56 PM.There's been a positive development with a summit of leaders from the two countries ending with a pledge to focus on the future. Audio
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Telecommunications Advice
6:54 PM.An expert says the economic benefits from putting an ultra-fast fibre network into every home and business would be enormous. Audio
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Waatea News
6:51 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Not Enough Vets
6:43 PM.The Veterinary Association says that the shortage of rural vets will become a crisis if nothing is done to halt the decline. Audio
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New Airport For Paraparumu
6:40 PM.The 450 million dollar development has been approved by the Kapiti Coast District Council at a heated council meeting today. Audio
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Hair Dyes
6:36 PM.Consumer New Zealand says plans to ban harmful ingredients in hair dyes are not moving fast enough. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Emissions Trading Scheme
6:26 PM.Parliament's Finance and Expenditure committee has continued its hearings on the controversial scheme today. Audio
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Evening Business
6:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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US Presidency
6:21 PM.The ABC's Michael Rowland has been following the never ending campaign. Audio
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Oil Prices Super Spike
6:17 PM.Goldman Sachs is predicting the price of oil will double within two years. Audio
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Myanmar
6:13 PM.The UN reports the tidal surge that accompanied the cyclone put more than 5000 square km of the delta region under water. Audio
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Employment Numbers Drop (Part 4)
6:07 PM.The Chief Executive of Business New Zealand, Phil O'Reilly joins us. Audio
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Olympic Torch Reaches Everest
5:59 PM.The Olympic torch has just reached the top of the world, transported there by a team of Chinese climbers. Audio
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Lab Tests Appeal
5:56 PM.The Auckland firm Lab Tests is appealing its loss of a 560 million dollar contract to provide community diagnostic testing. Audio
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Kahui Murder Trial
5:52 PM.The crown case against the double murder accused Chris Kahui has all but finished. Audio
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Waatea News
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Alcohol As A Cause Of Cancer
5:44 PM.The report 'Alcohol as a Cause of Cancer' published today reviewed 600 pieces of international research. Audio
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Employment Numbers Drop (Part 3)
5:39 PM.John Albertson is the Chief Executive of the Retailers Association. Audio
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Tongan King's Coronation
5:36 PM.Between 3 and 4 million dollars is expected to be spent on the Tongan King's coronation in early August this year. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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UN Relief Flights to Myanmar (Part 2)
5:24 PM.Our correspondent in Bangkok, Karen Percy, joins us live. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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UN Relief Flights to Myanmar
5:20 PM.United Nations relief flights have begun to arrive in Myanmar. Audio
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Doctors Settle
5:14 PM.Senior doctors have finally settled their 2-year pay dispute with the district health boards. Audio
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Employment Numbers Drop (Part 2)
5:10 PM.With Dominick Stephens, research economist for Westpac. Audio
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Employment Numbers Drop
5:06 PM.29 thousand people have left the workforce in the first three months of this year. Audio