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Checkpoint for Wednesday 15 April 2009
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11 people held without charge in UK
6:55 PM.Six days on Britain is still holding 11 people without charge after a series of high profile raids conducted last week. Audio
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Romania questions human rights Moldova
6:54 PM.The Romanian president Traian Basescu has called for a European inquiry into a human rights situaton. Audio
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Suspected war criminal stays in US
6:50 PM.An appeals court in the US has halted the deportation of a suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk. Audio
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Waatea news for 15 April 2009
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Castro says all US sanctions must go
6:42 PM.President Barack Obama has been praised by some for starting to ease the 50 year old isolation of Cuba. Audio
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Auckland Maori organise hikoi
6:37 PM.More than 300 people have met at Orakei Marae in Auckland this morning discuss how to fight the plan. Audio
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Sports news for 15 April 2009
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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High winds lash the state of Victoria
6:28 PM.Winds of up to 183 kms an hour have lashed the Australian state of Victoria this morning. Audio
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Police hunt tenant who attacked his landlord
6:25 PM.The North Shore Police are hunting for a man who is wanted for attacking his elderly landlord. Audio
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Evening business for 15 April 2009
6:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Growing alarm over North Korea's nuclear plans
6:19 PM.Regional Governments are sounding the alarm over the prospect of North Korea re-opening its nuclear facilities. Audio
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Journalism censorship in Fiji worsening
6:11 PM.Internet cafes are under pressure to close and government workers have lost web access. Audio
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Fiji's attorney general explains devalued dollar
6:07 PM.The chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum says Fiji now poses a threat to the stability of the region. Audio
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Mokihinui river dam hearing
5:57 PM.DOC has accused Meridian Energy of undermining a hearing into a controversial hydro dam project. Audio
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Fiji tourism expected to suffer
5:54 PM.Travel operators fear tourism in Fiji will be hit because of the tense political situation. Audio
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Auckland's mayors meet on super-city proposal
5:51 PM.Auckland's mayors have agreed on a number of points to put forward to the local government minister, Rodney Hide. Audio
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John Key is set to meet with the Chinese Premier
5:48 PM.John Key is set to meet with the Chinese Premier Win Jiabao later this evening. Audio
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Waatea news for 15 April 2009
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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ABC's local transmitters forced to close in Fiji
5:42 PM.Fiji's military lead government has forced the shutdown of ABC Radio Australia's local transmitters. Audio
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Figures reveal Kyoto surplus
5:37 PM.The country's main business lobby group is urging the Government to take its time over climate change policy. Audio
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Pathologist gives evidence at David Bain re-trial
5:35 PM.A pathologist has told the High Court in Christchurch that the bullet wound in Robin Bain's head was not a close contact wound. Audio
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Sports news for 15 April 2009
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Arson attack on oldest primary school in Hamilton
5:26 PM.A fire at the oldest school in Hamilton has gutted a classroom and seriously damaged another. Audio
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Evening business for 15 April 2009
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Rest home worker charged with assault
5:22 PM.A former rest home worker accused of taping an elderly resident's mouth shut has told the Auckland District Court that the woman did it herself. Audio
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Hone Harawira supports hikoi
5:17 PM.We hear from Maori Party MP, Hone Harawira. Audio
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Hikoi to protest against super-city plans
5:14 PM.More than 300 people have met at Orakei Marae in Auckland to discuss how to fight the plan. Audio
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Forum considers pre-emptive action over Fiji
5:07 PM.The chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum says Fiji now poses a threat to the stability of the region. Audio