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Checkpoint for Thursday 10 July 2008
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US Govt Backs Away From Contract with EADS
6:57 PM.US plane maker Boeing had protested against the decision. Audio
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New York Icon Sold
6:54 PM.Investors from Abu Dhabi have bought a 75 percent stake in the Chrysler building. Audio
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Singing is Good For You
6:42 PM.1100 singers from around the world have taken part in a study and 98% rated their quality of life as good or excellent. Audio
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1500 Aid Workers Allowed in Myanmar
6:40 PM.They say it might have made a difference to the death toll. Audio
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Witness Protection Programme
6:36 PM.The Criminal Bar Association says an independent authority is needed to monitor the police-run Witness Protection Programme. Audio
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British Prime Minister - Having Problems
6:36 PM.Mr Brown has been struggling in the opinion polls. Audio
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Dunedin City Council Deals to Parking Fines
6:27 PM.The council says it receives around 120 excuses a week. Audio
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Corrections Department Reveals More Prison Assults
6:24 PM.One of the unions representing prison officers has called for guards to be armed with tasers or pepper spray. Audio
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Drought Worsens in Australias Murray-Darling Basin
6:17 PM.June's inflows as the lowest on record and forcecasters say rainfall is expected to be in short supply. Audio
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Ramsey Family Cleared over the murder of JonBenet
6:14 PM.The district attorney in Boulder County, Colorado, Mary Lacy, said the results pointed to an"unexplained third party". Audio
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Alcohol Ignition Locks - Drunk Driver Defence
6:12 PM.People who repeatedly drink drive could be breath tested everytime they try to start their car. Audio
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Age Concern Questions Moving Elderly
6:09 PM.10 residents are being moved tomorrow from the rest home, which is under investigation. Audio
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Tensions Rise as US Elections Draw Near
5:58 PM.After a live television interview, the Reverend Jackson was heard saying he would like to cut off Barack Obama's nuts. Audio
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Every Second Counts in an Earthquake
5:55 PM.Scientists in California may have found a way to predict an earthquake up to 10 hours before the event. Audio
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Nelson's Natureland Zoo Guaranteed a Future
5:48 PM.Natureland supporters are calling the council turn-around a victory for people power. Audio
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Waatea News 10 July 2008
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Manufacturers Grapple with Soaring Costs
5:44 PM.Business New Zealand Performance of Manufacturing Index fell 2.2 points to stand at 45.7. Audio
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Government Slams ANZ Economist Report
5:42 PM.The report says government spending on departmental expenses has exceeded growth by forty percent. Audio
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Five Mile Township Development in Receivership
5:39 PM.Queenstown was to house as many as 10 thousand people and was billed as a new way of living. Audio
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Washington Condemns Iran's Missile Test Firing
5:37 PM.US officials are deeply concerned Tehran is planning to develop nuclear weapons. Audio
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Sports News 10 July 2008
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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"We're Different"- Waiheke Islanders
5:28 PM.Waiheke Islanders say their coffee-swilling cousins on the mainland need to step aside and let them run their own affairs. Audio
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Evening Business 10 July 2008
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Maori Party Stands by Their Man
5:22 PM.Derek Fox is contesting the Ikaroa-Rawhiti seat which is currently held by the Minister for Maori Affairs, Parekura Horomia. Audio
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Prisoners Help Refurbish State Houses
5:17 PM.Phil Goff says Housing New Zealand will work with the Department of Corrections to refurbish rundown houses. Audio
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Tony Veitch Suspended from Breakfast Show
5:13 PM.Mr Veitch yesterday confessed to lashing out at Kristin Dunne-Powell in a moment of anger in 2006. Audio
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Auckland Rest Home Closes
5:08 PM.The Belhaven Rest Home, under investigation for taping shut an elderly woman's mouth, has been ordered closed. Audio