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Checkpoint for Tuesday 27 May 2008
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Archbishop of York Jumps for Soldiers
6:59 PM.John Sentamu is making the parachute jump to highlight the need for a warmer public welcome for injured soldiers. Audio
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Swelling Chinese Rivers and Lakes Add to Woes
6:58 PM.Chinese soldiers and engineers are working round the clock to ease pressure on a swelling lake in Tangjiashan. Audio
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Violence in South African Against Foreigners
6:54 PM.More than fifty people have been killed over the last two weeks - most from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Audio
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Ethiopia Sentence Colonel Mengistu to Death
6:50 PM.But the sentence is unlikely to be carried out as Colonel Mengistu now lives comfortably in Zimbabwe. Audio
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Waatea News
6:48 PM.More News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Tourism Industry Annuaul Expo
6:45 PM.At the annual expo, environmental sustainability has been promoted as this country's main message to overseas markets. Audio
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UN Child Abuse Claims
6:40 PM.A UK charity says children as young as six are being sexually abused by UN peace-keepers and aid workers. Audio
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Nuclear Weapons in Israel
6:36 PM.Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has said Israel holds at least 150 nuclear weapons. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Canterbury Butcher Takes Home Award
6:28 PM.A Canterbury butcher has taken out an inagural award for bacon-making, beating 232 other little piggies to market. Audio
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Divers Rescued From Shark Infested Queensland Waters
6:25 PM.The 'Divers' are blaming their dive company for not rescuing them sooner. Audio
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Evening Business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Algie Clothing Purchases Tamahine Knitwear
6:18 PM.Jobs put at risk by the closure of a Dunedin knitwear factory have been saved after another company decided to buy it. Audio
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Closure of the Burnside PPCS
6:15 PM.Meat processing company PPCS has confirmed the closure of two plants at Oringi and Burnside with the loss of 604 jobs. Audio
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Greens Fear ETS Could Fail
6:12 PM.The Greens are warning the emissions trading legislation is in danger of failing if the government doesn't make changes. Audio
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National Botch-Up Over Kiwisaver (Part2)
6:07 PM.Business New Zealand chief executive, Phil O'Reilly has his say. Audio
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NASA Mars Probe
5:58 PM.NASA, are studying the first images they have received from their latest mission to Mars. Audio
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Two Greymouth Vicars Promise to Forsake All Others
5:56 PM.Arch Deacon Robin Kingston, got down on one knee and proposed to the woman he loved - the current vicar, Reverend Marge Tefft. Audio
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TVNZ Charter
5:55 PM.The Broadcasting Minister has hit out at TVNZ, saying its using its charter money to fund prime time television. Audio
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Waatea News
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Film Director Sydney Pollack Dies of Cancer
5:48 PM.The Academy Award winning director died at his home in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer at the age of 73. Audio
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Police Shut Down Cannabis Operation
5:45 PM.Senior Sergeant Richard Wilkie from the Mobile Policing Unit in Counties Manukau comments. Audio
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Murder Trial of Clayton Weatherston
5:40 PM.Mr Weatherston is accused of murdering his ex- girlfriend and former student Sophie Elliott. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Paua Poaching Ring Bust
5:28 PM.Ministry of Fisheries National Investigations manager, Shaun Driscoll comments on the arrests. Audio
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Evening Business
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Southern Lakes Too Low to Generate Power
5:21 PM.The Southern Lakes levels are lower than they have been since 1992, when lack of water to produce electricity caused blackouts. Audio
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Temperatures to be 2C Higher by Century's End
5:15 PM.There will be fewer frosts and snowfalls, stronger winds and more erratic patterns of rainfall. Audio
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Drought in Northern Buller District
5:12 PM.Water supplies are running out for two townships on the West Coast, as the area tackles its worst drought in years. Audio
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National Spokesperson Does U-turn on KiwiSaver
5:05 PM.A political botch-up over Kiwisaver has forced National to state its position on the scheme's compulsory employer contributions. Audio