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Checkpoint for Friday 19 September 2008
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Reserve Bank
5:08 PM.The Reserve Bank has followed other central banks by offering to make more money available to lenders. Audio
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Bailout Facility
5:12 PM.US financial markets have been buoyed by a plan to create a facility to write off the bad debt currently crippling US banking. Audio
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Asthma Study
5:17 PM.New Zealand-led research suggests that babies and toddlers who take Paracetamol are much more likely to develop asthma. Audio
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Hospital Bullies
5:23 PM.A new study indicates many junior hospital doctors feel bullied on the job. Audio
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Evening Market Update for 19 September 2008
5:27 PM.The Market Report. Audio
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Warriors vs Roosters
5:35 PM.To discuss the Warriors prospects we turn to commentator Ken Laban. Audio
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Sports News
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Chinese Milk
5:38 PM.The authorities in China say they have now found the chemical melamine in liquid milk. Audio
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Police Shot At
5:43 PM.Two police officers in Lower Hutt have narrowly escaped injury after being shot at during a roadside check last night. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Fake Death Punished
5:50 PM.An Auckland man who faked his own death and moved to Christchurch under an assumed name has been jailed Audio
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More Freight
5:54 PM.There's expected to be a 75 percent increase in the amount of freight carried around the country over the next 25 years. Audio
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Country Confusion
5:57 PM.The Republican presidential candidate John McCain appears to have confused Spain with South America. Audio
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Davis Cup
5:58 PM.New Zealand has won the first game in its Davis Cup tennis tie against China in New Plymouth. Audio
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Nurses Respond to Bullying
6:08 PM.A new study indicates many junior hospital doctors feel bullied on the job, and some of the major culprits are nurses. Audio
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World Financial Market Profile
6:14 PM.It's been a volatile week on the world's financial markets. Audio
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Peters On The Trail
6:17 PM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, was today out on the campaign trail. Audio
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Indian Bombings
6:20 PM.The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has spoken of 'vast gaps in intelligence' in the wake of multiple bomb blasts. Audio
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Evening Business
6:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Prison Riot
6:29 PM.Mexico's La Mesa may-sah prison has been the scene of 2 recent deadly riots. Audio
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Looking At The Clock
6:33 PM.In three years time students will have to stay at school or be in training until they are 17. Audio
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Sports News
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Focus On Politics for 19 September 2008
6:45 PM.Focus On Politics for 19 September 2008 Audio
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Waatea News
6:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New Release
6:58 PM.A previously unknown piece of work by the composer Mozart has been found in a library in Nantes in the west of France. Audio