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Checkpoint for Thursday 5 March 2009
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WINZ refuse couples moving costs
6:57 PM.Work and Income have refused to help cover moving costs because the job is a three month trial and may not be permanent. Audio
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Man jailed for morphine manslaughter
6:54 PM.A man who admitted fatally injecting his partner with morphine has been jailed for two and a half years. Audio
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Sudan reacts to arrest warrant
6:52 PM.Sudan has reacted swiftly after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for its President, Omar al Bashir. Audio
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Chinese peace agreement with Taiwan
6:50 PM.Premier Wen Jiabao says China is ready to create the conditions needed to reach a peace agreement with Taiwan. Audio
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Waatea News 2
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Gold parties
6:43 PM.There's a growing trend in gold parties - where guests sell old unwanted jewellery. Audio
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Recession silver lining
6:40 PM.The economic downturn has caused problems for a number of countries as the value of their currencies plummet. Audio
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Gordon Brown warns U.S.
6:38 PM.The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging the United States to avoid protectionism. Audio
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U.S. truth commission
6:27 PM.Some Democrats in the United States are pushing for a truth commission to investigate alleged abuses of power. Audio
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Evening Business
6:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Britomart fault
6:22 PM.Thousands of Auckland rail commuters were left stranded this morning after a rush hour fault in the Britomart train station. Audio
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Welsford job losses
6:19 PM.Wellford's largest employer is laying off nearly two thirds of its workforce, blaming a challenging economy. Audio
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Recession hits ambulance services
6:15 PM.The recession is hitting ambulance services, a union for paramedics says cost cutting is potentially placing lives at risk. Audio
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Auckland real estate recovery
6:13 PM.Auckland's largest real estate firm Barfoot and Thompson says the region's housing market is showing signs of recovery. Audio
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WTO head visit
6:08 PM.Pascal Lamy is visiting New Zealand to shore up support amongst WTO member countries for the Doha round of trade talks. Audio
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Northland storms
6:06 PM.Civil defence teams are on standby as gale force winds and rain intensify across the Upper North Island. Audio
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Asteroids
5:55 PM.A huge asteroid, which passed close over New Zealand this week , would have had the same effect as a nuclear bomb. Audio
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Pakistan cricket attack
5:55 PM.Allegations are swirling that Pakistan's police had received warning of a terrorist attack this week. Audio
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Waatea News
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Fiji elections
5:46 PM.The interim leader of Fiji is adamant he will not be rushed into holding elections. Audio
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Aim murder accused's family wish to apologise
5:44 PM.The family of the teenager who admitted killing Scottish backpacker, Karen Aim, hope to meet with her family to apologise. Audio
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Tertiary Education Commission proposes job losses
5:39 PM.The Tertiary Education Commission is proposing to axe more than 50 jobs. Audio
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Immigration Service's report
5:37 PM.An independent report has found that the Immigration Service's Pacific Division is badly run . Audio
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Bain trial coverage
5:37 PM.Newspaper websites have successfully overturned a High Court decision that would ban them from producing their own video news. Audio
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Sports News
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Public servant job losses
5:20 PM.Hundreds of public servants could be without be jobs by the end of the year. Audio
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Gale force winds in Northland
5:16 PM.Hundreds of houses are without power in parts of Auckland and power companies in Northland are on stand-by. Audio
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Nelson job losses
5:12 PM.In Nelson about 60 workers have been made redundant from Nelson Pine Industries,. Audio
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NZ job losses
5:07 PM.More jobs have been lost today in the towns of Welsford and Nelson. Audio