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Checkpoint for Monday 13 October 2008
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Long Life
6:59 PM.Australia's oldest person is celebrating her 112th birthday at her Melbourne nursing home today. Audio
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Baldness Findings
6:57 PM.Balding men used to be able to blame their mothers for the genes that led to their hair loss. Audio
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Girls in Science
6:53 PM.Christchurch researchers are investigating what prevents girls who are good at science at school from becoming scientists. Audio
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Australian Immigration Policy
6:50 PM.A paper by a Swinburn University professor reveals a shift in voter sentiment. Audio
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Waatea News
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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US Political Race
6:43 PM.Barack Obama may be closing the gap with John McCain in Ohio - one of the key battleground states in the US Presidential race. Audio
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Zimbabwe Politics
6:40 PM.Since the agreement was signed between the President Robert Mugabe and Mr Tsvangarai there's been no progress. Audio
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Latin American News
6:35 PM.Where McDonalds restaurants have been shut down due to"tax irregularities"in Venezuela. Audio
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Sports News
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Design Institute
6:27 PM.Dunedin will be home to the country's first design institute, now that the government has offered a suspensory loan. Audio
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Custody Battle
6:24 PM.The father of a missing seven year old girl says the police aren't doing enough to trace his daughter. Audio
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Evening Business News for 13 October 2008
6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Media Plea
6:18 PM.The family of the missing Christchurch woman, Tisha Lowry, have today made a heartfelt plea for information. Audio
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Historic Financial Crisis
6:09 PM.Historian Scott Reynolds from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg Virginia has been researching the panic of 1873. Audio
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European Finance Crisis
6:07 PM.European leaders meeting in Paris have agreed on a plan to jointly confront the international financial crisis. Audio
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Moroccan Politics
5:58 PM.There are very few women in Moroccan politics despite the presence of a quota system for the national parliament. Audio
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JetStar Expanding
5:55 PM.The Australian-owned budget airline JetStar is expanding its New Zealand operation, with trans-Tasman flights from Auckland. Audio
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Greymouth Hearing
5:53 PM.The Crown says a Korean backpacker was strangled after hitching a ride with his killers near Westport. Audio
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Waatea News
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Election Promises (Part 2)
5:46 PM.The National Party says it would launch what it's calling a crusade on literacy and numeracy if it becomes the government. Audio
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Nicholas Case Costs
5:39 PM.About $4,500,000 was spent on investigations into sexual violation complaints by Louise Nicholas. Audio
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Sports News
5:35 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Waiuku Death
5:29 PM.A man is dead, after an armed domestic dispute south of Auckland this morning. Audio
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Bank Deposit Guarantee
5:25 PM.The Government has been criticised for unnecessarily politicising the financial crisis. Audio
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Evening Business News for 13 October 2008
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Election Promises
5:08 PM.Labour has once again courted the student vote - announcing plans to abolish income testing on student loans by 2012. Audio