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Checkpoint for Tuesday 28 April 2009
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Lecturing staff protest over work loads
6:55 PM.About 200 teaching staff from the Manukau Institute of Technology walked off the job this morning. Audio
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Mexico's flu death toll rises
6:52 PM.Mexico's health minister has announced the number of"probable"deaths from swine flu has risen from 149 to 152. Audio
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Waatea news for 28 April 2009
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Peace talks in Pakistan break down
6:46 PM.Peace talks between the Pakistani government and Taliban militants in the north of the country have been suspended. Audio
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More calls for change to supercity plans
6:42 PM.A conference in Auckland has heard warnings that plans for a super-city are moving too fast. Audio
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LWR goes into receivership
6:36 PM.New Zealand clothing manufacturer, Lane Walker Rudkin Industries, has been placed in receivership. Audio
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Sports news for 28 April 2009
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Companies speaking out against RMA
6:27 PM.Some of the country's biggest companies are speaking out against proposed changes to the Resource Management Act. Audio
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Confidence in job security takes a tumble
6:23 PM.A new survey suggests New Zealander's confidence in their job security has plummeted. Audio
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Fiji police investigate anti-government leaflets
6:20 PM.Police in Fiji say investigations are continuing into anti-government leaflets that were circulated in rural areas. Audio
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Evening business update for 28 April 2009
6:17 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Tamiflu available without prescription from Friday
6:13 PM.Medsafe doesn't think Tamiflu will be stockpiled when it goes on sale as an over-the-counter medicine. Audio
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Passengers on LA flight in quarantine
6:10 PM.Mark Baddeley, a passenger on the same flight as the Rangitoto College students who have tested positive for influenza A.\ Audio
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Another case of possible swine flu identified
6:06 PM.One more case of possible swine flu has been identified among Rangitoto College students. Audio
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Prime Minister defends proposed super-city
5:56 PM.The Prime Minister's been forced to defend the Government's plans for an Auckland super-city. Audio
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Rangitoto student talks about being in quarantine
5:51 PM.15 year old Sophie Rice was one of the Rangitoto College students on the Mexican trip. Audio
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Waatea news for 28 April 2009
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sydney hit by another blackout
5:46 PM.Australia's largest city has been crippled by its third blackout in a month. Audio
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Transpower works to fix Cook Strait power cable
5:41 PM.Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee says the failure of one of two Cook Strait power cables last night is alarming. Audio
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Taxi driver tells court of kidnapping
5:38 PM.A taxi driver has told of how he tried to cut the cab's fuel supply as he was driven around locked in the boot. Audio
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Sports news for 28 April 2009
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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High tech container launched to promote 2010 rowing champs
5:29 PM.It's called Row Box and it has been launched in Hamilton today as the countdown starts for the World Rowing Champs. Audio
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Greymouth households still homeless after floods
5:26 PM.Three Greymouth households are still homeless tonight after last night's sudden floods. Audio
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Evening business for 28 April 2009
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Court hears of scratches on David Bain's chest
5:18 PM.David Bain is accused of murdering 5 of his family members but he maintains his innocence. Audio
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Auckland Regional Public Health with latest on swine flu
5:14 PM.Julia Peters is the Clinical Director for Auckland Regional Public Health. Audio
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Rangitoto College students wait to be tested for Influenza A
5:12 PM.College Principal David Hodge says of the 25 people who went to Mexico on the school trip only 13 were intially tested for flu. Audio
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Government upgrades travel advisory
5:07 PM.Escalating numbers of deaths from swine flu have pushed the Government to make the upgrades. Audio