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Checkpoint for Thursday 18 December 2008
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Tongan Luge
6:58 PM.Young Tongan athletes will be given the opportunity to represent their country in Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Audio
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Fire in Auckland mall
6:56 PM.It's been the nightmare before Christmas for some Aucklanders, after a fire forced the evacuation of a shopping centre. Audio
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South American summit on Cuba
6:52 PM.A summit of leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean has called for an end to the United States embargo on Cuba. Audio
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Pay gap for graduates
6:48 PM.New figures on student debt show the pay gap between male and female graduates is substantial. Audio
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Aid campaign for Zimbabwe
6:44 PM.Zimbabwe's neighbours will launch an urgent humanitarian campaign to try to save the country from collapse. Audio
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Waatea News
6:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New aquaculture areas granted
6:41 PM.The Ministry of Fisheries has approved the first new marine farming space at the top of the South Island. Audio
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Victory for poverty group
6:36 PM.A Human Right Tribunal's decision says that the In-Work Tax Credit discriminates against poor children. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Financier fraudster under arrest
6:27 PM.A judge in the U.S. has placed the financier Bernard Madoff under house arrest on a 10 million dollar bail. Audio
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Christchurch council rents not to rise
6:24 PM.The Christchurch Council won't appeal a High Court decision that overturned its rent rise on council flats. Audio
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Evening Market Update for 18 December 2008
6:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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British troops will leave Iraq
6:18 PM.Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced all British combat troops will be home from Iraq by next year. Audio
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Higher fines for employers (part 2)
6:14 PM.The widow of West Coast man has welcomed a decision to increase the penalty for the company that employed him. Audio
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Police cleared in inquiry (part 2)
6:10 PM.Canterbury's top police officer says he is happy with the outcome. Audio
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Government economic woes
6:07 PM.Treasury has forecast a six billion dollar deficit this financial year, peaking at more than 11 billion dollars in 2013. Audio
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Sea mine found
5:56 PM.A Defence Force Bomb Squad has detonated a First World War Sea Mine found by a tramper on a West Coast beach. Audio
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New surgery a success
5:52 PM.Surgeons have overcome the death of a patient last week, to successfully perform an innovative heart procedure. Audio
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Activist harassed
5:48 PM.An activist is calling for answers after she says she was stripsearched and harrassed by custom's officials. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Mother and grandfather avoid jail
5:43 PM.A judge has spared the mother and grandfather of a Hamilton boy, convicted of abducting him, from going to jail. Audio
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Higher fines for employers
5:38 PM.Employers who break safety rules will face tougher fines, after a precedent setting decision from the High Court. Audio
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Parliament ends
5:35 PM.Parliament has held its final session for the year with a rousing adjournment debate. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Recession hits All Blacks
5:26 PM.The New Zealand Rugby Union says the All Blacks will suffer the cuts to future spending. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Police cleared in inquiry
5:18 PM.An inquiry has cleared Christchurch police of failing to act fast enough at a party where two people died. Audio
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Treasury economic forecasts
5:15 PM.Economists say the Treasury's update is already out of date and do not take into account the economic downturn. Audio
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Government debt
5:10 PM.In December forecasts the Treasury is predicting bigger deficits and a substantial rise in Government debt. Audio