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Checkpoint for Tuesday 5 May 2009
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$1mil gift from retiring Olympic Committee president
6:57 PM.Eion Edgar says he hopes the donation will encourage others to step up and contribute to the organisation. Audio
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19 monks die in Greece
6:55 PM.The Greek police and coastguard are blockading the monastery on the instructions of the Orthodox Church. Audio
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Reaction to Australia's about face on carbon emissions
6:52 PM.The Australian government has managed to win some support for its emissions trading scheme. Audio
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Aucklanders urged to speak out over super city
6:50 PM.Aucklanders are being urged to mobilise en masse to protest against the latest super city plans. Audio
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Fiat could become world's second biggest carmaker
6:42 PM.Italy's biggest manufacturer Fiat is in talks to take over the European operations of US-based carmaker General Motors. Audio
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NZ publishing industry considers Google Book Search
6:42 PM.Authors have been given four more months to decide whether to opt into Google's controversial Book Search project. Audio
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Australians pay lower mortgage rates than NZers
6:37 PM.Australian-owned banks are charging customers across the Tasman almost one per cent less for floating mortgage rates. Audio
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Sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Scores killed in attack on wedding party in Turkey
6:29 PM.Turkey's Interior Minister says an attack on a wedding which killed 45 people, doesn't appear to be the work of terrorists. Audio
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Mind-stimulation key to healthy brains
6:24 PM.Australian medical researchers have found that it's not our grey matter that disappears with age. Audio
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Site owners seek permission to fill quarry
6:19 PM.The owner of a controversial quarry in the Auckland suburb of Mt Eden is seeking permission to fill in the site. Audio
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Finance minister defends use of purchasing advisers
6:16 PM.The Finance Minister has defended the Government's use of private purchasing advisers in Parliament today. Audio
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Banking workers union wants jobs guarantee
6:10 PM.The union representing finance workers, Finsec, today stepped-up a campaign to keep banking jobs in New Zealand. Audio
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Former league star sentenced to community work for fraud
6:08 PM.The sentencing of Hugh McGahan to community service for his part in a multi-million dollar fraud has been called outrageous by one of the country's largest gaming trusts. Audio
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UN calls for swine flu vigilance
5:59 PM.The subject's come under discussion at the UN in New York. Audio
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ANZ investors protest in Blenheim
5:55 PM.Pressure is building on the ANZ Bank to give back millions of dollars to investors who say the bank misled them. Audio
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Wairarapa farmers want drought declared
5:51 PM.Wairarapa farmers are asking the government to declare the region a drought zone. Audio
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Mallard back on Labour's front bench
5:48 PM.About two years after being demoted for an altercation with National MP Tau Henare, Trevor Mallard is back on the front bench. Audio
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Waatea news
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Bank workers union wants local jobs protected
5:41 PM.The Finsec bank workers union is disappointed with the Govt's reaction to their call for pressure to go on banks. Audio
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IHC staff fight in court for better wages
5:39 PM.Sleeping on the job took on a whole new meaning at the Employment Court in Wellington today. Audio
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Revelations about prison attack
5:37 PM.The revelation came in Parliament as the Corrections Minister was announcing a new policy on razor blades in prisons. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Taliban blamed for 27 deaths in Afghanistan
5:29 PM.The Taliban in Afghanistan have been blamed for the latest attacks there in which at least 27 people most of them civilians were killed. Audio
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Injuries detailed in fatal exorcism case
5:26 PM.A man who describes himself as a divine healer has told a jury he heard what sounded like a haka coming from inside a house. Audio
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Evening business
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Friend concerned after Margaret Bain's revelations
5:20 PM.The jury in David Bain's retrial have been read the evidence Mr Bain gave in the first trial in 1995. Audio
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Hugh McGahan's sentence called outrageously mild
5:14 PM.The former Kiwi league captain was sentenced to community service for his part in a multi-million dollar fraud. Audio
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NZIER says nine-day fortnight won't work
5:08 PM.A new report says the government's 9-day fortnight scheme will do nothing for the 50,000 people expected to lose their jobs. Audio