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Checkpoint for Tuesday 12 August 2008
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Campaigns to Protect Sea Mammals Pays Off
6:57 PM.the International Union for the Conservation for Nature says smaller species are still at risk. Audio
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Mother Gets Baby Stolen From Her
6:54 PM.The case of one year old Zula-meeta Escobar and her mother Ana has shed light on a multi-million dollar business. Audio
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Some World Youth Day Pilgrims Look to Get Asylum
6:53 PM.A Sydney based support centre for asylum seekers says about 20 pilgrims have applied for asylum. Audio
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Diplomatic Efforts in Georgia
6:51 PM.The BBC's Jonathan Marcus explains. Audio
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Modern Day Slaves In Australia Increasing
6:43 PM.The Salvation Army has opened Australia's first safe house for victims. Audio
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Should GE Modified Vegetables Grow Near Christchurch?
6:40 PM.Crop and Food Resarch is seeking consent from the Environmental Risk Management Authority. Audio
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Most of Georgia Under Russian Control
6:38 PM.Russia has dismissed as unacceptable a French draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Georgia. Audio
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Sports News 12 August 2008
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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National Partys Domestic Purposes Benefit.
6:23 PM.Mr Key says there's clear evidence that more parents move off the benefit into work. Audio
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Environment Minister's Cleaner Lakes Mission
6:18 PM.Trevor Mallard today signed a funding deed. Audio
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Property Market Claws Back Everywhere Except Auckland
6:15 PM.New information shows the national median house price remained steady at 340-thousand dollars last month. Audio
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Eco Tourism Companies Question Benefits
6:12 PM.The Qualmark Green standard will assess New Zealand tourist operations on their environmental impacts. Audio
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Will The Christchurch City Council Pay Sign Property Deal?
6:06 PM.The money is being shelled out on five sites belonging to property developer Dave Henderson. Audio
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Napier Police Looking For"The Piddler on the Roof"
5:56 PM.Police in Napier have appealed for a man to cease and desist his habit of urinating into a parking machine in the central city. Audio
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Power Sharing Talks in Zimbabwe
5:53 PM.The leaders have been discussing a way out of the political crisis in the country. Audio
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Immigration Lawyers Sceptical With Changes
5:50 PM.Refugee Status Appeals Authority says the number of lawyers regularly doing appeal work has fallen to"near crisis levels". Audio
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Waatea News 12 August 2008
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Two Dunedin Hospital Wards Closed
5:46 PM.A suspected Norovirus outbreak in as many days left up to 16 staff and patients ill, most of them patients. Audio
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"P Babies"- Mothers Addiction to Blame
5:40 PM.A methamphetamine specialist is calling for more resources to deal with a generation of babies born to mothers addicted to P. Audio
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Northland Dumped from NPC
5:37 PM.Questions are being raised about the viability of a new stadium planned for Whangarei. Audio
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Sports News 12 August 2008
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mount Maunganui Residents Cleaning Up
5:28 PM.At least a dozen buildings have been damaged in the localised storm and the fire service says it expects more. Audio
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Christchurch Property Developer Speaks Out
5:24 PM.The council is spending almost 17 million dollars on five properties belonging to Dave Henderson. Audio
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Evening Business 12 August 2008
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Real Estate Agents Face Being 'Barred'
5:19 PM.Three estate agents face the prospect of being barred from practising after being linked to an alleged mortgage scam. Audio
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Moscow Snubs Western Pleas For Ceasefire
5:15 PM.Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says they will not back down. Audio
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Barry Guy Live in Beijing
5:08 PM.Security at the Beijing Olympics has been stepped up with tanks surrounding the media centre. Audio