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Checkpoint for Thursday 11 September 2008
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Australian Tourism Shows Decline
6:57 PM.Tourism figures point to a steady drop in visitor numbers, and tourist operators say the industry needs urgent resuscitation. Audio
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Lehman Brothers Bank in Trouble
6:51 PM.One of the United States' biggest banks has delivered its worst financial news in 158 years. Audio
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Waatea News
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Possible Eczema Breakthrough
6:43 PM.Auckland and Otago University researchers say they may have found a way to halve the incidence of eczema in children. Audio
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Speculation Rife Over Health of Leader
6:41 PM.Talk of succession in North Korea is gaining momentum, as speculation continues about the health of leader Kim Jong-il. Audio
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Prison Mums To Stay With Babies
6:35 PM.Mothers in prison will be able to keep their babies in jail with them until the child is two following a law change. Audio
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Sports News
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Fire Up the Large Hadron Collider!
6:27 PM.Last night, after three decades the LHC was powered up to allow scientists to understand what the cosmos is really made of. Audio
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Playcentre Says No to Cell Tower
6:24 PM.A Nelson playcentre has asked the City Council to intervene to stop a 22m high cellphone tower being erected next door. Audio
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Medsafe To Fast-track Drug
6:19 PM.The medicines safety regulator says it will fast-track applications being made to supply alternative brands of Thyroxine. Audio
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Greenpeace Activists Cleared
6:16 PM.Six Greenpeace activists who sabotaged a UK power station have been cleared of criminal damage by a UK crown court. Audio
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Shoppers Hit Hard at Checkout
6:12 PM.Shoppers paid nearly 3% more for their food last month - the largest monthly price hike in almost 20 years. Audio
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Finance Minister Optimistic
6:09 PM.Finance Minister Michael Cullen is confident economic activity will pick up in the last three months of this year. Audio
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Police Death Shocks Community
6:06 PM.The death of a police officer in Mangare East has been a shock for many in the community. Audio
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OJ Simpson Back In Court
5:58 PM.O.J. Simpson is on trial for his alleged role in an armed robbery. Audio
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Dolphin Death"End of Era"
5:54 PM.The death of the last dolphin at Marineland in Napier has been described as the end of an era for Hawkes Bay. Audio
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Australia Earns Disproportionatly More - Report
5:51 PM.Despite this country out performing Australia economically, it would take 140-years to bridge the trans-Tasman income gap. Audio
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Waatea News
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Obama Rejects Accusations of Sexism
5:47 PM.A comparison he made has forced US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to angrily rejected accusations of sexism. Audio
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Trainer Stands By Statement
5:42 PM.Paul Moroney is sticking to his sworn evidence that he heard Winston Peters thank Owen Glenn for giving him money. Audio
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National Unveils Health Policy
5:35 PM.The Government has accused National of copying its ideas following today's health policy announcement. Audio
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Sports News
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Peters Retains Ministerial Position
5:29 PM.The Prime Minister has come under fire from the opposition today, for giving Winston Peters a stay of execution. Audio
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Evening Business
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Official Cash Rate Cut (Part 2)
5:21 PM.Economics correspondent Nigel Stirling on the reaction to today's surprise cut. Audio
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Business Update
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Official Cash Rate Cut
5:18 PM.In a move that suprised most Dr Alan Bollard cut the official cash rate by 50 points - double what was expected. Audio
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Police Shooting Focus
5:10 PM.Interview with Auckland Superintendent Ted Cox on the police shooting. Audio
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Officers Gunned Down
5:06 PM.Two men have appeared before the courts, after two officers were gunned down during a covert drug operation. Audio