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Checkpoint for Tuesday 18 November 2008
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Two men found guilty of murdering Nia Glassie
5:05 PM.Wiremu and Michael Curtis where found guilty of murdering Nia Glassie and her mother's found guilty of manslaughter. Audio
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John Key defends his choice of speaker
5:12 PM.National Party caucus met in the Parliamentary opposition offices for the last time this morning, before moving to the Beehive. Audio
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Review of Emissions Trading Scheme
5:15 PM.The National-led Government plans to reform the scheme within nine months. Audio
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Otago DHB fraud trial
5:25 PM.The Crown has outlined it's case against the board's former head of IT, Michael Swann and Queenstown surveyor Kerry Harford. Audio
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School bus crash in Taranaki
5:28 PM.The bus failed to take a corner, crashing through a fence and ending up on its side in a paddock. Audio
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Brisbane storm clean up
5:29 PM.Emergency crews have been called in from around Queensland to help Brisbane deal with its storm damage. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Verdicts given in Nia Glassie murder trial
5:35 PM.Defence lawyer Panama Le'au'anae comments on the case and the verdict. Audio
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New Health Minister to open books on waiting lists
5:42 PM.Doctors say they support the intention of the incoming Minister to open the books on the state of hospital waiting lists. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Six men on trial for Jhia Te Tua murder
5:48 PM.Our Court reporter Ann Marie May is following the case. Audio
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House sales hit record low
5:52 PM.The number of house sales in the first half of this year has hit a record low. Audio
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Births in NZ at higest since 1962
5:57 PM.Figures out today show the number of births in New Zealand in the last year was the highest in almost half a century. Audio
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More on today's verdict from the Glassie murder trial
6:05 PM.The Children's Commissioner Cindy Kiro says the guilty verdicts mean that some justice has occurred. Audio
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Paula Bennett's ministerial appointment
6:10 PM.Described as a bubbly solo mother who's rise up the ranks from beneficiary to social development minister is spectacular. Audio
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Mt Roskill woman attacked in her home
6:15 PM.The police say the brutal assault of a Chinese woman in her home does not appear to have been a random attack. Audio
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Raids trial potentially months away
6:25 PM.17 defendants facing firearm-related charges after last year's nationwide police raids, may not stand trial until 2010. Audio
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Australian Navy staffing crisis
6:27 PM.The Australian Navy is to shutdown for two months over Christmas as it battles to overcome a staffing crisis. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Hijacked Saudi super tanker
6:36 PM.Western warships are hunting for a hijacked Saudi super tanker that's being diverted to Somalia. Audio
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Code of conduct
6:40 PM.Dr Richard Shaw says the code would explain that political staff cannot direct public servants to act in a particular way. Audio
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Waatea News
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Obama's first TV interview as US President
6:50 PM.Barak Obama has promised to rebuild his country's moral stature in the World. Audio
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California fires
6:52 PM.Firefighters in California are continuing to battle the regions worst fires in more than 40 years. Audio
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Hail storm damages crops and property in Ashburton
6:56 PM.Businesses in Ashburton have been cleaning up and counting the cost of yesterday's sudden hailstorm. Audio
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Musician Michael Jackson being sued in London
6:58 PM.Michael Jackson is being sued in London for allegedly breaking a recording contract with a son of the King of Bahrain. Audio