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Checkpoint for Monday 9 March 2009
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A Product Boom
6:57 PM.The global economic downturn is supposed to mean that everyone's tightening their belts, not so with chocolate. Audio
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Tibet Anniversary
6:54 PM.Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising against China. Audio
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New Planes
6:50 PM.Massey University is shelling out $8,000,000 on 14 new aircraft for its School of Aviation, Audio
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Waatea News
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Gaza News
6:45 PM.A convoy of aid for the people of Gaza has arrived in the Egyptian town of Rafah. Audio
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Sri Lanka Conflict
6:43 PM.As clashes continue in Sri Lanka between soldiers and Tamil Tiger rebels there are conflicting accounts on casualties. Audio
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UK News
6:36 PM.We're joined by our correspondent in London, Barney Burnham. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Taliban Talks
6:28 PM.The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has welcomed a suggestion by US President Barack Obama that talks could be held. Audio
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Environmental Hearing
6:24 PM.Plans to build a $300,000,000 Holcim cement plant at Weston near Oamaru, are under scrutiny. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 March 2009
6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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ACC Sacking (Part 2)
6:16 PM.The Chair of the ACC board, Ross Wilson has lost his job after the ACC minister sacked him earlier today. Audio
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David Bain Re-Trial (Part 2)
6:13 PM.In the first day of evidence in the David bain retrial the jury has heard that items in the crime scene had been moved. Audio
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Corrections Report (Part 2)
6:07 PM.The Labour Party says the Government has egg on its face, following a report clearing the Corrections Department of wrongdoing. Audio
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Gene Therapy for Obesity Control
5:54 PM.A New Zealand researcher says he is ready to start trialling gene therapy on humans in a bid to control obesity. Audio
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Northern Ireland Attack
5:51 PM.It's the first fatal attack on soldiers in Northern Ireland in more than a decade. Audio
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Rape Re-Trial
5:48 PM.The retrial of a former Wellington taxi driver accused of raping a passenger has begun in the capital's District Court. Audio
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Waatea News
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Honours System Titles
5:42 PM.There's a call to make the honours system more Kiwi, as the government turns back the clock to reprise the titles Sir and Dame. Audio
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Young Speeding Driver
5:39 PM.A 13-year-old boy has been clocked doing nearly 140 kilometres an hour while his father was asleep in the car's passenger seat. Audio
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Disciplinary Tribunal Hearing
5:35 PM.Northland woman, Monique Kapua, is charged with professional misconduct after she let a pregnancy continue. Audio
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Sports News
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 March 2009
5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ACC Sacking
5:24 PM.The ACC Minister has sacked the chair of the ACC board, Ross Wilson, and says further changes are likely. Audio
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David Bain Re-Trial
5:20 PM.The High Court in Christchurch has been shown graphic images of the crime scene. Audio
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Corrections Report
5:08 PM.Department of Corrections chief executive Barry Matthews has kept his job after a State Services investigation. Audio