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Checkpoint for Thursday 4 September 2008
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NZ First - Police Investigation (Part 1)
5:07 PM.The party faces the prospect of a police investigation after the ACT leader Rodney Hide laid a complaint today. Audio
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NZ First - Police Investigation (Part 2)
5:11 PM.Our political reporter, Julian Robins has been following developments again today. Audio
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US Vice-Presidential Candidate Palin (Part 1)
5:16 PM.At the Republican Convention, Alaskan Governor, Sarah Palin has roused the faithful with a speech hitting back at her critics. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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2011 World Cup Hosting Duties (Part 1)
5:24 PM.Christchurch and Wellington have won hosting duties for the four Cup knockout matches, but at what cost? Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Dogs Worry Seal Pups
5:38 PM.Conservation rangers in the Far North are hunting uncontrolled dogs after the deaths of thirty seal pups. Audio
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Financial Boost for Georgia
5:40 PM.The US is giving a billion dollars in aid to Georgia to meet its pressing humanitarian needs and help it rebuild. Audio
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Prisoner Attacks
5:42 PM.Corrections is defending the way it classifies prisoner attacks on staff, saying it's not trying to hide anything. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Auckland Rejects Green Lanes
5:48 PM.Auckland City Council has rejected a proposal to have cycling and pedestrian lanes included on the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Audio
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IRA Inoperative
5:51 PM.A new report says the Irish Republican Army's ruling Army Council is neither operational or poses a threat. Audio
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Waikato Hospital Relief
5:54 PM.Patients are no longer having to queue for beds at Waikato Hospital after it reached a critical stage earlier this week. Audio
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US Vice-Presidential Candidate Palin (Part 2)
6:06 PM.The Governor for Alaska Sarah Palin delivered the speech of her life at the Republican convention this afternoon. Audio
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US Vice-Presidential Candidate Palin (Part 3)
6:08 PM.While the nomination of Sarah Palin may have initially stunned political observers - it has delighted America's comedians. Audio
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Kiwi Pacific Island Suicides
6:11 PM.A Pacific health researcher says Pacific Islanders are over represented in New Zealand suicide statistics. Audio
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NZ First - Police Investigation (Part 3)
6:16 PM.It's been a fast-moving day in the donation saga surrounding New Zealand First and its leader Winston Peters. Audio
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Evening Business
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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China Correspondent - Quentin Sommerville
6:25 PM.Beijing residents appear eager to retain the air quality measures imposed for the Olympics and other stories. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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2011 World Cup Hosting Duties (Part 2)
6:36 PM.While Wellington and Christchurch have won hosting rights for key games, Hamilton and North Harbour have missed out. Audio
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Nai Yin Xue Will Stand Trial
6:37 PM.He denies killing wife Anan Liu and wept in court today as he listened to how she died. Audio
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Atlantic Hurricane Season
6:39 PM.More storms are brewing in what's called hurricane alley and they could become an election issue in the US. Audio
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Ethiopian Drought
6:42 PM.UN describes the effects of the drought as perhaps the most urgent situation the world body is facing. Audio
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Waatea News
6:44 PM.An update of Tangata Whenua news from the Waatea team. Audio
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Paml Oil Plantations
6:47 PM.An economic saviour for the poor or an environmental time bomb? Audio
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Cloned Meat
6:52 PM.Members of the European parliament have overwhelmingly backed a call for an EU-wide ban on meat from cloned animals. Audio
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Taliban Insurgents
6:53 PM.The deaths of 10 French soldiers in an ambush in Afghanistan has been unsettling for those living near in the capital. Audio
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Songs For Sale
6:57 PM.If owning the rights to songs from Broadway is music to your ears, then you could be in luck or even talking talking happy talk. Audio