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Checkpoint for Friday 28 November 2008
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2014 Winter Olympics - Sochi
6:57 PM.Jubilation in Russia last year when the southern resort city of Sochi was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics. Audio
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Waatea News
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 28 November 2008
6:42 PM.This week Danya Levy meets some of the new MPs brought into Parliament by this month's election. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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British Army recruits from the Irish Republic increasing
6:28 PM.The number of recruits enlisting from the south of Ireland has quadrupled over the past three years. Audio
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Visiting US Taser specialist
6:25 PM.US Taser specialist claims unfair emphasis is placed on the link between deaths while in police custody and the use of tasers. Audio
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Evening Business - Part 2
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Breath test for TB prevention
6:20 PM.Diagnosing Tuberculosis could be as easy as a breath test, revolutionising detection of the disease. Audio
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Capital Market Development Taskforce
6:15 PM.A Government taskforce says urgent action needs to be taken to make it easier for businesses to raise money. Audio
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Airline Pilots' Association
6:10 PM.Rick Mirkin, of the Airline Pilots' Association says the tragedy is being felt deeply by pilots throughout the country. Audio
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Hopes fade for any survivors of air NZ plane crash in France
6:05 PM.The bodies of two of the seven New Zealanders and Germans aboard the test flight have been recovered. Audio
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Slow down in new building consents
5:58 PM.New figures show the slide in building confidence is continuing with the number of new building consents at a sixteen year low. Audio
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Movember commercialisation splits fund razers
5:55 PM.Mo-growing men in the 'Naki are bristling with frustration after cut-throat commercialism . Audio
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Thai protestors continue to blockade Bangkok airport
5:50 PM.The Thai Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, says he will authorise the use of force to end the blockade. Audio
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Waatea News
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Clint Rickards admitted to the bar
5:44 PM.The former Auckland police commander was aquitted of historical sex charges at the High Court last year. Audio
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John Key on Air NZ plane crash
5:40 PM.Prime Minister comments on the air accident in France. Audio
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Air New Zealand crash investigator
5:35 PM.Ken Mathews is the deputy chief investigator of accidents at the Transport Accident Investigation Commission. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Former Hamilton MP Mike Minogue Dies
5:25 PM.The 85 year old died yesterday in Hamilton after a battle with cancer. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Terrorists attacks in Mumbai
5:20 PM.Militants are still bunkered down at the Taj Mahal hotel and the nearby Oberoi-Trident hotel. Audio
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Germany's XL Airways had leased the Air NZ craft
5:18 PM.Asger Schubert is a spokesperson for XL Airways. Audio
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Air New Zealand's chief executive Rob Fyfe
5:10 PM.Five New Zealanders and two germans are missing feared dead. Audio
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Air NZ plane crashes off French coast
5:05 PM.Ilann Assous was playing golf when he saw the plane. He heard an explosion as it crashed. Audio