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Checkpoint for Thursday 22 January 2009
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Escaped prisoner
5:07 PM.The police in Napier say an inmate who escaped from the Auckland prison at Paremoremo, and has links to Hawke's Bay, is dangerous. Audio
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Mangatepopo canyoning tragedy
5:11 PM.The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre today announced it will plead guilty to two charges. Audio
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Barack Obama's first day
5:15 PM.Barack Obama had an action-packed first day in the White House, making moves on the economy, foreign policy, and Guantanamo Bay. Audio
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Evening Business
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Mining workers search for work
5:24 PM.Ex-pat mining workers hit hard by global job cuts are finding the going tough as they return to New Zealand, searching for work. Audio
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Israel calls for end to weapons smuggling
5:28 PM.Israel's Foreign minister has called on Europe to help end the smuggling of weapons by Palestinian militants into Gaza. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Remuneration Authority
5:36 PM.The Prime Minister is urging the Remuneration Authority to freeze MPs' salaries this year. Audio
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Guantanamo Bay closure
5:38 PM.Barack Obama is tomorrow expected to sign an executive order to close the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay within a year. Audio
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US in Iraq
5:41 PM.A major priority for the new US administration is Iraq. Audio
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Europeans-only mini state in North Canterbury
5:44 PM.A former skin head's plans for a Europeans-only mini state in Canterbury has raised the hackles of local MPs and councillors. Audio
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Escaped prisoner (Part 2)
5:48 PM.Joining us is Corrections Northern Assistant Regional Manager Jeanette Burns. Audio
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Recycling accident
5:52 PM.A Taranaki recycling company has admitted its guilt over an accident in which a worker's legs were cut off in a bailer. Audio
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Russian billionaire buys London Evening Standard
5:55 PM.A Russian billionaire and former KGB spy, Alexander Lebedev is buying the London Evening Standard for the nominal sum of a pound. Audio
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Tennis - Australian Open
5:57 PM.Joining us live from Melbourne Park is our correspondent Dave Luddy. Audio