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Checkpoint for Thursday 7 August 2008
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Tiny Robots Working Together - Now a Reality
6:58 PM.Robots working together could represent an important breakthrough in scientists' attempts to create artificial life. Audio
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Nine People Feared Dead After Helicopter Crash
6:57 PM.It happened in a remote mountain location north of Sacramento. Audio
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Torture and Death has Increased in Egypt
6:54 PM.The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights says that overall, human and civil rights deteriorated during 2007. Audio
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Tibet Activists Climb Poles Outside Olympic Stadium
6:52 PM.The ultimate fate of the protesters is unclear. Audio
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More Bad News for US Economy
6:48 PM.The troubled mortgage giant Freddie Mac posted a quarterly loss three times greater than analysts had expected. Audio
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Government to Write Off 18-Million Dollar Debt
6:41 PM.The Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki has been in the red since 1999. Audio
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Dog Owner Pleaded Guilty After His Dogs Attacked a Teenager
6:38 PM.The teenager was dragged from his bike and tried in vain to fend off the dogs. Audio
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Christchurch Police Use Robbie Coltrane Picture in Leaflet
6:36 PM.It's their attempt to try and stop a teenage burglar. Audio
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Sports News 7 August 2008
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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'ACC Staff are Given Beauty Treatment Cards' - National
6:28 PM.In Parliament this afternoon, the party has questioned the card's value for money, given it's funded by taxpayers. Audio
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Environment Ministry Caught Unawares
6:24 PM.The ministry has been forced to defend its handling of the clean-up of the Mapua chemical site. Audio
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West Coast Development Trust - 'Dysfunctional'
6:15 PM.An inquiry was launched in August last year following allegations of irregularities in its dealings. Audio
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Independent Report on Petrol prices
6:10 PM.The report does recommend more public information about petrol companies margins and profits. Audio
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Founder of Collapsed Bridgecorp Now Bankrupt
6:07 PM.A High Court judge in Auckland delivered the ruling against Rod Petricevic late this afternoon. Audio
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Olympics Just Over 24 Hours Away
5:56 PM.Our flag bearer is yet to be announced. Audio
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Waatea News 7 August 2008
5:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Former Balclutha School Principal Convicted and Discharged
5:49 PM.54 year old Sharman Dykes was sentenced in the Dunedin District Court, after admitting the three dishonesty charges. Audio
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AgResearch Wants to Expand Genetic Animal Trials
5:44 PM.The institute's head of research, Jimmy Suttie, explains why this type of research is needed. Audio
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The Herceptin Debate With Karen Brown
5:38 PM.The drug-buying agency made its latest decision known at a media conference today. Audio
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Sports News 7 August 2008
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Brawl at Aucklands Paremoremo Prison
5:25 PM.A wing of Auckland Prison's Paremoremo site remains locked down after clashes between four prisoners. Audio
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Police Investigate Mysterious Break In
5:22 PM.Police are investigating a mysterious break-in at the Auckland electorate office of the Health Minister David Cunliffe. Audio
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Government Commissions Petrol Price Study
5:19 PM.The study has cleared petrol companies of allegations they're colluding to fix prices. Audio
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The Herceptin Debate
5:08 PM.The drug-buying agency Pharmac has once again said no to funding the 12 month course of the breast cancer drug, Herceptin. Audio