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Checkpoint for Wednesday 4 February 2009
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Anglican meeting
6:58 PM.Anglicans have faced severe divisions in recent years, prompted by the election of an openly gay bishop in the United States. Audio
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The Wellington Sevens
6:56 PM.Vinnie Wylie checked out how the last minute preparations are going. Audio
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Australian stimulus package
6:54 PM.The Australian government's 42 billion dollar economic stimulus package is on shaky ground. Audio
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Waatea News
6:52 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Ngaruawahia rail bridge
6:49 PM.Kiwirail is urging Ngaruawahia adults to act, after children assaulted a locomotive engineer yesterday. Audio
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Dobbing in
6:46 PM.It's hoped hundreds of retailers within the Manukau area will be willing to dob in students skipping school. Audio
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Blenheim vigilante
6:44 PM.Threatening notes are being sent to car owners in Blenheim and some have even had their exhaust pipes blocked. Audio
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Europe and Guantanamo Bay
6:37 PM.European countries are being urged to do more to help resettle detainees being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Audio
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Chinese news
6:35 PM.Beijing correspondent Quentin Sommerville has the latest news from China. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Call centre outsourcing
6:28 PM.A major union is disappointed at Telecom's plans to outsource some call centre services to the Philippines. Audio
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Business tax changes
6:25 PM.Professor Claire Massey the Director of the New Zealand Centre for Research into Small and Medium Enterprises comments. Audio
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Evening Business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland power outages
6:18 PM.The CEO of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Michael Barnett comments. Audio
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Health Board chair resigns
6:14 PM.The chair of the Waitemata District Health Board has today announced her resignation after several years in the job. Audio
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Craig Horsley - Wiremu Curtis' Lawyer
6:07 PM.Wiremu Curtis and Michael Curtis have been convicted of killing toddler Nia Glassie. Audio
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American economy
5:57 PM.Barack Obama is embarking on a media blitz to try to end the political gridlock delaying his massive plan for the economy. Audio
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Migrant boat
5:55 PM.A small boat carrying almost 200 men has been found drifting off the coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh. Audio
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Supermarket laws
5:52 PM.A High Court Judge has reserved his decision in the long running battle between the country's two major supermarket chains. Audio
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Waatea and Waitangi News
5:46 PM.Eru Rerekura is in Waitangi and has news from the Waatea team. Audio
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Political editor Brent Edwards
5:44 PM.The Prime Minister has announced a range of tax changes aimed at making life easier for small and medium sized businesses. Audio
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Teenager convicted
5:40 PM.A woman involved in events leading up to the shooting of an innocent bystander by police has been convicted. Audio
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Power out
5:37 PM.Parts of Auckland's eastern suburbs were again without power today. Reporter Ben Brown is in St Heliers. Audio
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Sports News
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Economic relief package
5:29 PM.John Key has unveiled a 480 million dollar relief package aimed at easing the tax burden on small and medium sized businesses. Audio
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Evening Business
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Phillipines call centre
5:22 PM.Telecom is shifting 250 call centre jobs to the Phillipines saying it'll save the company millions of dollars in wage costs. Audio
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Auckland power cuts
5:13 PM.Auckland's power supply remains unstable tonight, with about eleven thousand customers experiencing rolling outages today. Audio
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Glassie case sentencing
5:08 PM.The two men convicted of killing Rotorua toddler Nia Glassie will serve a minimum of 17 years in prison. Audio
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Checkpoint Choice for 4 February 2009
5:00 PM.Selected stories from Checkpoint. Audio