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Checkpoint for Friday 3 April 2009
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Housing loans for the poor
6:58 PM.The UN's housing and urban development agency - has signed an agreement that will provide small housing loans. Audio
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Hui called on settling treaty claims
6:54 PM.The Government has called a national hui on historical Treaty claims to look at its goal of settling all claims by 2014. Audio
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Focus on Politics
6:36 PM.If people thought the Prime Minister John Key was just a nice guy their opinion might now be changing. Audio
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Sports news
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Holden to halve output
6:26 PM.The Australian car maker Holden has announced that it will cut production because of plummeting sales. Audio
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Greens want nutritional guidelines reinstated
6:25 PM.The Green Party is appealing to the Government to reinstate the nutritional guidelines in schools. Audio
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The latest from David Bain's re-trial
6:21 PM.The jury in the retrial of David Bain has heard further details about forensic tests on bloodstains. Audio
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Tension ahead of North Korea rocket launch
6:17 PM.North Korea says it will attack the Japanese military, if Japan shoots down a rocket it intends to launch in the coming days. Audio
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NATO marks its 60th anniversary
6:14 PM.Several G-20 leaders are making their way to France, to mark the 60th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Audio
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Another month and another billion dollars in the red
6:10 PM.The Government has announced a 6-point-6 billion-dollar blowout in its cash deficit for the first eight months of the financial year. Audio
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Questions about increases to car premiums
6:08 PM.Some of the insurer's customers have seen their premiums jump by over 30 percent. Audio
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Porirua's first Pasifika general practice opens
5:57 PM.A former lawn-mower business in Porirua's Cannons Creek has been transformed into the city's first Pasifika general practice. Audio
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Government shuts down idea of separate Maori justice system
5:54 PM.The Government has shut down any prospect of a separate justice system for Maori. Audio
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Wind energy faces setback
5:50 PM.The push to spread wind energy throughout New Zealand has received a double setback. Audio
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School zoning hereditary rights
5:47 PM.The Minister of Education says there are no immediate plans to make changes to school zoning. Audio
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Waatea news
5:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Central Plains Water Scheme unlikely to go ahead
5:42 PM.The commissioners considering the proposal have announced they are unlikely to grant consent. Audio
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Advertisement angers Health and Disability Commissioner
5:38 PM.GlaxoSmithKline stated that you have the right to insist on a particular medication. Audio
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Sports news
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Should taxpayers foot the bill for a super-city?
5:30 PM.The bulk of Auckland's local bodies have told the Government that taxpayers around the country should pay. Audio
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Evening business
5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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G20 summit turning point on road to economic recovery
5:23 PM.World leaders are calling the G20 agreement, historic and a turning point on the road to economic recovery. Audio
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Government books in the red
5:19 PM.The Government has announced a 6-point-6 billion-dollar blowout in its cash deficit for the first eight months of the financial year. Audio
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Wellington child cancer service threatened with closure
5:14 PM.The parent of a child with cancer says heads should roll at Capital and Coast District Health Board. Audio
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The Insurance Council on rising car premiums
5:12 PM.So what are other companies doing, Insurance Council Chief Executive Chris Ryan explains. Audio
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The cost of car insurance jumps
5:07 PM.One of the country's biggest insurers is lifting car premiums with 184 thousand customers being hit with increases. Audio