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Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 February 2009
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Bishop denies holocaust
6:59 PM.A Catholic bishop who denied the existence of gas chambers in Nazi Germany has failed to stop broadcasters airing his remarks. Audio
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New German economy minister
6:57 PM.Germany is about to get a new Economy minister after Michael Glos handed in his resignation yesterday. Audio
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Identifying fire victims
6:55 PM.Victoria Police and forensic pathologists say it might not be possible to identify every person who's died in the bushfires. Audio
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Ex-Police wooed
6:50 PM.Police who have quit are being wooed back in a bid to fulfill the government's promise to send 300 officers to South Auckland. Audio
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Waatea News
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Iranian revolution anniversary
6:42 PM.Exactly thirty years ago today the regime of the Shah of Iran collapsed to be replaced by the Islamic Republic. Audio
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Mushroom farm stink
6:41 PM.Waikato Regional Council is supporting a bid by New Zealand Mushrooms to halt the operation of a controversial composting plant. Audio
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GE test shutdown (part 2)
6:36 PM.GE free groups say Plant and Food Research should be banned from carrying out further genetic modification field trials. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Electric car launch
6:26 PM.Vehicle manufacturer, Mitsibushi is hailing its new electric car as a new way of thinking about transportation. Audio
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Kiwis donate to fire victims
6:22 PM.New Zealanders are dipping in their pockets to help those affected by the bushfires in Australia. Audio
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Victoria Fires (part 2)
6:07 PM.Changing winds have provided fresh fuel for Victoria's bushfires and about a dozen towns now on high alert. Audio
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Hadron collider stands idle
5:58 PM.The particle collider, which was to recreate conditions that existed just after the big bang, won't restart until September. Audio
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Auckland weather
5:56 PM.Aucklanders who endured record humidity levels last night are offered little respite by tonight's forecast. Audio
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Murder re-trial
5:54 PM.It appears a teenager who was beaten to death in South Auckland may have been a victim of mistaken identity. Audio
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Floods in Manawatu
5:48 PM.The police have issued travel warnings after a deluge caused flooding in Wanganui and Palmerston North. Audio
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Microlight crash
5:48 PM.Rescue crews have recovered the bodies of two men who died in a aircraft crash in the Abel Tasman National Park. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Israel elections
5:44 PM.Israeli's are about to go to the polls to elect a new government with a shift to the right expected amid security fears. Audio
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Obama warns US senate
5:39 PM.The President has warned of"catastrophe"if the Congress does not pass his 800-billion dollar stimulus plan this week. Audio
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Parliament recognises fire victims
5:36 PM.MPs in the New Zealand Parliament stood for a minutes silence for those who lost their lives in the bushfires in Victoria. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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GE test shutdown
5:28 PM.A field trial of genetically modified vegetables has been closed down because staff didn't follow the rules. Audio
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Great white sighting
5:25 PM.A six metre great white shark has made her fourth annual visit to Taranaki's coastal waters. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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MP wage freeze
5:17 PM.MPs have unanimously supported a call for a freeze on MPs' pay this afternoon, in the first session of Parliament for the year. Audio
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Victorian Fires
5:08 PM.Victorian police are stepping up their hunt for the arsonists who contributed to Australia's worst ever bush fires. Audio