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Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 June 2008
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Obama on Oil
6:59 PM.The rising price of oil is becoming one of the themes in Barack Obama's new campaign strategy. Audio
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Oil Piracy
6:58 PM.One sailor was killed in an attack by gunmen on an oil company ship off the coast of Nigeria's Delta region. Audio
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UN Decolonisation Committee on the Pacific
6:55 PM.Of the sixteen non self governing territories overseen by the C24, as the Committee's known, six are in this region. Audio
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Commonwealth Countries Heads Meet
6:53 PM.The role of major world organisations like the United Nations is being discussed by heads of government from the Commonwealth. Audio
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Waatea News
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Impact of High Global Food Prices
6:43 PM.Around the world some of the poorest most vulnerable people are feeling the impact of high global food prices. Audio
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Australia's Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
6:40 PM.Gareth Evans is the newly appointed head of Australia's nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament commission. Audio
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Peter McNamara Judicial Review Hearing
6:37 PM.Peter McNamara was jailed for seven years in 2005 for his part in the abduction and rape, but only served 29 months. Audio
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Sports News
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Striking Cinema Workers
6:29 PM.Cinema workers in West Auckland are asking movie-goers to give-up their popcorn until their working conditions improve. Audio
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Evening Business
6:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Nelsons Rate Rise
6:24 PM.Community groups in Nelson say they are horrified by an impending rates rise of nearly 12 per cent. Audio
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Acting Police Commissioner Rob Pope on Liquir Store Shooting
6:14 PM.Comments from the Commissioner. Audio
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Education Ministers No-Show at Principles Meeting
6:10 PM.The Minister of Education's failure to keep a date with a group of Auckland principals has brought a fiery response. Audio
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Manurewa Liquor Store Shooting - Part 2
6:07 PM.Senior Sgt Jim Gallagher says the crime was committed with a significant amount of local knowledge of the area, and the store. Audio
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Dog Control
5:58 PM.Dog breeders have warned MPs that banning breeds considered dangerous is driving the problem underground. Audio
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World Fuel Demonstrations From Indonesia to Europe
5:55 PM.Truck drivers from Europe to Indonesia took to the streets overnight in protest at the rising fuel costs. Audio
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Taranaki Oilfield More Oil Than Anticipated
5:54 PM.The Tui oilfield has turned out to have 55 percent more oil than was originally anticipated, but what to do with the gas? Audio
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Waatea News
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Police Powers in Domestic Violence Situations
5:46 PM.The police will soon be able to issue on the spot short-term safety orders in domestic violence situations. Audio
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Gang Attacks in Hastings
5:40 PM.There have been at least four violent assaults in the last two weeks in the suburbs of Flaxmere and Camberley. Audio
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Prisoner Beaten at Whakatane Police Station
5:38 PM.Video footage has shown at least seven police officers either took part or witnessed the beating. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Taranaki to Host First Ever All Black's Test
5:29 PM.The game against Manu Samoa will be on September the third at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth. Audio
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Chinese Burst 'Quake Lake'
5:26 PM.State media reports say soldiers were using explosives to try to reduce the growing pressure on the Tangjiashan quake lake. Audio
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Evening Business
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Abortion Law Ruling
5:18 PM.A lobby group says the law around abortion is a farce and needs updating. Audio
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Manurewa Shooting Investigation and Community Response
5:10 PM.The police investigating the fatal shooting of a liquor store owner have narrowed their hunt for the killers. Audio
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Petrol Prices Up Six Cents a Litre
5:07 PM.All four of the big oil companies putting up the cost of petrol by six cents a litre. Audio