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Checkpoint for Wednesday 4 March 2009
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Rock Lobster catch limits
6:57 PM.The Fisheries Minister has increased rock lobster catch limits in Southland and Otago but made further cuts in North Island. Audio
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Calls for tighter rules around use of methadone
6:55 PM.There's a call for tighter rules around methadone use after a Taranaki pensioner was killed in head on car crash. Audio
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Auckland Cup horse race winner
6:51 PM.The one-million dollar horse race, the Auckland Cup, has just been run - and our reporter Laura Davis is trackside. Audio
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Gordon Brown meets with Barack Obama
6:50 PM.The British PM, has become the first European leader to hold talks with President Barack Obama, at the White House. Audio
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Waatea News
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Chinese correspondent
6:44 PM.A look at events from China with our correspondent Quentin Sommerville. Audio
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Rotorua iwi ownership rights dispute
6:40 PM.In Rotorua two iwi are disputing ownership rights to the Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley and adjacent reserve land. Audio
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Sports News
6:36 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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East Timor assassination attempt
6:27 PM.28 people are standing trial over the assassination attempt on East Timor's president, Jose Ramos Horta. Audio
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Foreshore and Seabed Act (2)
6:25 PM.Tariana Turia says a change to the Foreshore and Seabed Act is needed to restore the mana and authority of Iwi over the land. Audio
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Evening Business
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sir Ed's Home
6:20 PM.The Remuera Heritage Society fears the house will be torn down if the section goes into private ownership. Audio
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Auckland councillors accused of playing favourites
6:16 PM.Auckland City councillors representing the city's wealthier suburbs are being accused of playing favourites. Audio
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Dispelling spider bite myths
6:12 PM.A new paper by the National Poisons Centre details 11 poisonous creatures found in NZ, and treatment. Audio
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ACC rising costs
6:08 PM.Labour says the govt is using shonky figures to create an impression of crisis at ACC, to justify its privatisation plans. Audio
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Clinton to push hard for Palestinian state
5:58 PM.The US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has pledged to push hard for a Palestinian state, during her visit to Israel. Audio
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Housing NZ is reviewing all tenancies
5:56 PM.Housing NZ has begun reviewing all its tenancies for cases of serious anti-social behaviour. Audio
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ACC Minister, Nick Smith
5:49 PM.Nick Smith, says ACC's costs have been rising by 12-percent a year, and such increases are not acceptable. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Dramatic boating rescues around the country
5:45 PM.One man is dead and five have been injured after a series of dramatic boating rescues in rough waters around the country. Audio
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Sri Lankan cricket team has returned home
5:40 PM.The Sri Lankan cricket team has returned home after being attacked by gunmen in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Audio
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Drunk cop details withheld by Police Commissioner
5:37 PM.The Police Commissioner has refused to give MPs details about a senior police officer accused of driving home drunk. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Foreshore and Seabed Act review
5:27 PM.The Maori Party is expecting a review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act to lead to the law being scrapped. Audio
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Evening Business
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ACC Minister says cost increases are unsustainable
5:17 PM.Nick Smith today released forecasts, which predict an average household could face an extra $2,400 a year in ACC levies by 2014. Audio
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Avondale College Principal, Brent Lewis
5:13 PM.The Principal of Avondale College intends to talk with student's parents when they arrive. Audio
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Pacific Brands to close New Zealand factories
5:10 PM.Nearly 100 jobs may be cut in Chch and PN as Pacific Brands plans to close its New Zealand factories. Audio
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Avondale student denied bail
5:06 PM.A 17-year international student who attacked his teacher has been denied bail and ordered to undergo a psychiatric report. Audio