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Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 October 2008
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Russian Rapper
6:58 PM.A Russian army lieutenant has made a very original and public complaint about living conditions in his barracks. Audio
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Stab Victim's Funeral
6:57 PM.This afternoon around a thousand people bid Austin Hemmings farewell. Audio
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Gurkha Win
6:53 PM.For almost 2 hundred years the soldiers of the Ghurkha regiment have fought for Britain. Audio
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African Migrants
6:52 PM.Yet another record has been broken in Europe's battle to prevent African migrants reaching its shores. Audio
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Waatea News 2
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Croc Attack?
6:46 PM.Hope is fading for a man believed to have been attacked by a 5 metre crocodile in far North Queensland. Audio
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North Korea Nuclear
6:45 PM.The American nuclear envoy Christopher Hill is preparing to travel to the North Korean capital Pyongyang. Audio
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Iraq Awakes
6:41 PM.A new chapter begins in Iraq today which may prove to be a key test of the government's authority. Audio
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Georgia Monitors
6:38 PM.Tonight two-hundred European Union monitors hope to move into the buffer zone set up by Russian troops inside Georgia. Audio
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Sports News
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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China
6:25 PM.For the latest news from China we're joined by our correspondent in Beijing, Quentin Sommerville. Audio
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Evening Business 2
6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Biofuel Policy
6:19 PM.A fixed percentage of petrol and diesel sold by the major oil companies in New Zealand must be biofuel from today. Audio
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N.Z. Crime Reporting
6:11 PM.The police say people are reporting domestic violence more often, pushing up the overall number of violent offences. Audio
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U.S. Economy
6:07 PM.Despite a rebound on Wall Street the United States President George Bush is warning of a painful and lasting economic slowdown. Audio
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D.O.C. Spotlighting
5:53 PM.The Department of Conservation is asking hunters to stop a deer hunting practice which could put human lives at risk. Audio
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Pirates
5:51 PM.The tense standoff between the U.S. Navy and Somali pirates who hijacked a ship laden has escalated into a deadly shootout. Audio
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Waatea News 1
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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PPTA Nervousness
5:45 PM.The PPTA says plans by both Labour and National to keep more young people in school or training is creating nervousness. Audio
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ChCh Missing Woman
5:42 PM.Christchurch police are stepping up their enquiry into the disappearance of a woman who has now been missing for a week. Audio
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Crime Figures
5:38 PM.The National Party is accusing the Government of having its head in the sand over the level of violent crime. Audio
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Sports News
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Free Entry Waitangi
5:29 PM.The Waitangi National Trust, which runs the historic site, removed the twelve-dollar charge this morning. Audio
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Evening Business
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Otara Attack
5:22 PM.South Auckland police say they're worried people as young as 16 are walking the streets drunk and armed with knives. Audio
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Baby's Heart
5:19 PM.A distressed family has spoken of the shock of finding out that parts of their baby's body had been kept by the Auckland DHB. Audio
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U.S. Bailout
5:15 PM.In the United States the Senate has agreed to vote tomorrow on a revamped version of the 700 billion US dollar bailout plan. Audio
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World Sharemarkets
5:10 PM.The sharemarkets around the world moved off the panic button today. Audio
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PGG Wrightson Cuts
5:06 PM.The global credit crunch has derailed a 220 million dollar coroporate deal here. Audio