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Checkpoint for Thursday 21 August 2008
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Baby Humpback Stuck in Sydney Waterway
6:57 PM.The two week old whale that rescuers have named Colin hasn't fed for days and has been seen nuzzling boats instead. Audio
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Two Elderly Chinese Women Causing Trouble
6:54 PM.They've embarrassed the Beijing authorities and so earned themselves a one year sentence of"re-education through labour". Audio
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Nicolas Sarkozy Visits French Troops outside Afgan Capital
6:51 PM.10 soldiers killed in fighting with Islamic militants. Audio
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Chiropractic Board warns Public about Dodgy Docs
6:45 PM.A Motueka man is currently practising under the name Michael Dawson. Audio
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Fears That Toxic Chinese Medicines are on the Market
6:42 PM.The Auckland Regional Public Health service says a man was taken to Middlemore hospital. Audio
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Sending Money to the Pacific will become Easier
6:38 PM.New Zealand-based Pacific Islanders currently pay up to 25 percent of the sums they are remitting. Audio
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Sports News 21 August 2008
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Olympic Update - Quentin Somerville
6:27 PM.China's Huge Gold Medal Haul, something to be proud of. Audio
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Taranaki surfers Could Lose Their Surf Breaks
6:24 PM.The latest concern comes as fences go up on a Maori coastal site, whose owners say burial grounds aren't being respected. Audio
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Russia - US Relations Worsening
6:20 PM.The Bush administration has signed a deal to deploy an American missile shield in Poland. Audio
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Flaxmere Residents Fight Back Against Gangs
6:15 PM.Four unprovoked attacks in June more than 2000 people took part in a eight kilometre long hikoi. Audio
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Police Investigate Homeless Mans Death
6:12 PM.52-year-old John Wallace was found floating in the viaduct area on Sunday. Audio
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Te Papa's Giant Squid Could Just be a Big Pansy
5:56 PM.Squid expert Steve O'Shea says it could be the case the bigger the colossal squid the more docile it is. Audio
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Auckland Ratepayers Unhappy with Council
5:52 PM.The Auckland City Council wants to spend almost 52 million dollars on an elaborate 40 metre bridge. Audio
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Waatea News 21 August 2008
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Todays BMX Final Has Been Rained Off
5:45 PM.Monique Devereux has been following the rest of the action from Beijing. Audio
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US Presidential Race Hotting Up
5:40 PM.Barack Obama could announce his vice presidential running mate as early as tonight. Audio
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Greens Call for Public Feedback on ETS
5:36 PM.Trevor Mallard says many MPs are still getting public feedback which is being incorporated into discussions. Audio
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Sports News 21 August 2008
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Dedicated Cat Lover up in Arms
5:27 PM.Wendy Sisson of the pet-protection body Cats Unloved is angry at Housing New Zealand and the SPCA. Audio
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Careless Welder Starts Blaze
5:23 PM.Fire service operations manager Roger Callister was at the scene this morning and speaks to Mary Wilson. Audio
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Evening Business 21 August 2008
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Engineering Fault - Jet Took Off Anyway
5:17 PM.A Spanish jet that crashed on take-off at Madrid airport killing 153 people is reported to have been cleared for take-off. Audio
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Fiji Given Last Chance to Hold Elections
5:13 PM.By March next year it must hold elections otherwise they maybe suspended from the Pacific Islands Forum. Audio
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Cadbury Axing 145 Jobs in Dunedin
5:07 PM.The Southern Regional Secretary of the Service and Food Worker's Union joins Mary Wilson. Audio