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Checkpoint for Monday 1 September 2008
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NZ First Investigations
5:07 PM.The Serious Fraud Office has rejected suggestions it leaked information before announcing it was investigating the party. Audio
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Bihar Floods
5:14 PM.Heavy rain is hampering India's flood rescue effort in the northern state of Bihar. Audio
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Hurricane Gustav
5:16 PM.Long lines of cars and buses streamed out of New Orleans after Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation . Audio
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Republican National Convention Disrupted
5:18 PM.President Bush has pulled out and many of the opening days activities have been scrubbed. Audio
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Evening Business News for 1 September 2008
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland Depositions Hearing
5:24 PM.The depositions hearing for many of those arrested in last year's police raids is proving a logistical headache. Audio
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Gisborne Court Appearance
5:27 PM.A man has appeared in the Gisborne District Court charged with the sexual violation and kidnapping of two English tourists. Audio
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Sports News
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Hurricane Gustav (Part 2)
5:35 PM.Our correspondent Nathan King is one of only 10,000 people still left in the city. Audio
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Clint Rickards Application
5:40 PM.The former Auckland police commander Clint Rickards has applied to be admitted to the bar as a barrister and solicitor. Audio
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Treaty Claims
5:43 PM.Staff at the Waitangi Tribunal are working late to accept last minute treaty claims submitted before tonight's deadline. Audio
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Waatea News
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Mouldy Jail
5:50 PM.A mouldy roof means up to 80 medium security prisoners are being moved out of Hawke's Bay Prison. Audio
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Increased Security
5:53 PM.There'll be an extra security guard at Middlemore Hospital's Emergency Department this weekend. Audio
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Vaccine Launch
5:56 PM.Tens of thousands of young women are now eligible to get a new cervical cancer vaccine. Audio
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Spring Weather
5:58 PM.The operator of the national electricity grid Transpower says it's confident it can avert power shortages despite the forecast. Audio
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Hurricane Gustav (Part 3)
6:07 PM.The outer edge of Hurricane Gustav has reached the US coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Audio
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Karen Aim Taupo Hearing
6:13 PM.A preliminary hearing in to the killing of Scottish tourist, Karen Aim in Taupo is underway. Audio
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ACC Changes Debated
6:16 PM.Some healthcare practitioners are warning against opening up workplace accident compensation to competition. Audio
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Evening Business News for 1 September 2008
6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Latin American News
6:24 PM.Cubans are picking up the pieces after being thumped by Hurricane Gustav. Audio
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Heart Rate Study
6:29 PM.A long term study has found a link between a faster heart rate and the risk of a heart attack. Audio
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Sports News
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Georgia Update
6:38 PM.EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss their response to what they describe as Russian aggression in Georgia . Audio
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Pacific Islander Labour Vote
6:42 PM.The Labour party decision to place Samoan, Tahitian and Tongan candidates high on its list. Audio
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Light Bulb Safety
6:45 PM.One of the world's manufacturers has arrived in New Zealand to reassure us about the safety of energy efficient lightbulbs. Audio
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Waatea News
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Mohammad Haneef Case
6:52 PM.Australia's former Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has been giving evidence at an enquiry. Audio
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Thai Politics
6:55 PM.Opposition MPs in Thailand have renewed calls for the prime minister to resign. Audio
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Russian Critic Stot
6:58 PM.The founder of a Russian website that reported on alleged police brutality in the Caucasus has been shot dead. Audio