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Checkpoint for Thursday 25 September 2008
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Sir Paul McCartney to Take Stage in Tel Aviv
6:57 PM.In 1960's the Beatles wanted to perform in Israel but the young nation was so concerned about what effect they would have. Audio
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World's First Commercial Wave-Power Station Opens
6:52 PM.Large floating steel tubes rise up and down on the ocean pumping hydraulic fluid to drive generators. Audio
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Hadron Collider on Hold Until Next Year
6:48 PM.The giant atom smasher, based in an underground tunnel near Geneva had to be shut down when a technical fault emerged. Audio
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Bolivian President Proposed Constitution
6:44 PM.Violence erupted in Bolivia earlier this month when anti-Morales protesters from rebellious eastern states took to the streets. Audio
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Man Stabbed to Death in Auckland
6:42 PM.It happened at 5.30 this evening outside the BNZ tower on Swanson Street Auckland. Audio
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Victim Calls For Changes to Courts Dealing With Sex Crimes
6:37 PM.Louise Nicholas says the accused should lose their right to silence - a fundamental legal protection. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Slip Clean up to Take Several More Days
6:29 PM.The 150-metre slip has blocked the Te Anau-Milford highway, and left five people trapped on one side of it overnight on Tuesday. Audio
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North Korea Pulls Out of Nuclear Deal
6:26 PM.Pyongyang is blaming the US saying it's failed to honour its part of the bargain and made last minute changes to the deal. Audio
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Evening Market Update for 25 September 2008
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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McCain Puts Campaign on Hold
6:20 PM.He's suspending his campaign to help hammer out an agreement on the bailout package for the country's financial crisis. Audio
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Jet Boat Accident Clams Life
6:18 PM.A Chinese woman is dead and five people are injured after a jet boat flipped on the Kawarau River near Queenstown. Audio
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Court of Appeal Over Turns Community Lab Test Ruling
6:07 PM.The High Court last year quashed a 560 million dollar contract by the region's district health boards. Audio
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Solar Wind at Lowest Levels For fifty years
5:59 PM.NASA scientists and the European Space Agency say that solar wind is now at it's lowest levels for fifty years. Audio
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Lockout of Bus Drivers Lifted
5:57 PM.Some 300 drivers were locked out this morning following on from strike action taken on Wednesday over a pay dispute. Audio
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Resource Consent Critical For Power Station
5:55 PM.Genesis Energy is applying to local councils for the right to build a 480-megawatt gas-fired station in Rodney. Audio
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Report is Proof Teenager Slip Though The Cracks
5:50 PM.17 year old Toran Henry died suddenly just before Easter, the day after getting into a fight at school. Audio
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Waatea News
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Tranfield Services Announces Redundancies
5:42 PM.Tranfield Services has announced 170 staff are being made redundant on its Telecom contract. Audio
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Momentous Day For Maori at Parliament
5:37 PM.The Central North Island collective, the Affiliate Te Awara iwi, hapu and the Te Roroa settlement bills all passed. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Auckland Community Lab Testing up in Air
5:28 PM.Community lab testing for the entire Auckland region is back up in the air following a new decision from the Court of Appeal. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ANZ Has Deceived its Staff And Customers - Finsec
5:21 PM.Finsec Union spokesperson Andrew Campbell says today's move goes against assurances the bank made earlier this year. Audio
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Melamine Found in NZ-Made Food Product
5:18 PM.The Food Safety Minister says the latest food found to contain Melamine is a New Zealand made product being exported to China. Audio
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One Person Dead After Jetboat Flips Near Queenstown
5:14 PM.One person is dead and 22 people have been injured in a jet boat accident this afternoon near Queenstown. Audio
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The Food Safety Authority Will Not Name Product
5:13 PM.The Food Safety Authority's still not naming the NZ-made product which is suspected to contain the toxin melamine. Audio
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Bush Warns of Serious Risks to US Economy
5:08 PM.George W Bush has warned that the US was in a serious financial crisis that could push the economy into a long-term recession. Audio