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Checkpoint for Thursday 21 May 2009
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Giant tortoise gets special crash helmet
6:58 PM.A giant tortoise with a big hole in its shell has been fitted with a specially made fibre-glass crash helmet by vets while his wound heals. Audio
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Hanoi's art treasures could be fakes
6:57 PM.Details are emerging of peculiar goings-on in the national art collection of Vietnam. Audio
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Californians reject tax hike vote
6:55 PM.Californian voters have decisively rejected measures including tax hikes to try to pull the state out of its huge deficit. Audio
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Observers allowed into Aung San Suu Kyi's trial
6:53 PM.There's been a surprising twist on the 3rd day of the trial of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Audio
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Children abducted in Sri Lanka
6:49 PM.A coalition of leading international humanitarian organisations is calling for the United Nations to send a special envoy to Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of child abductions. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Child abuse hidden by Irish State and Church
6:42 PM.There are renewed calls in Australia for a royal commission to look into child abuse at Catholic run institutions following a damning report in Ireland. Audio
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Fears super-city will be harmful to health
6:38 PM.The Auckland super-city is being described by a health academic as a Kremlin-like structure that will have a detrimental effect on health, especially in areas with big Pacific populations. Audio
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Bushfires could have fueled 1500 atomic bombs
6:36 PM.The Victoria bushfires that killed 173 people in February generated enough energy to fuel fifteen hundred atomic bombs. Audio
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Sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Pair flee after millions put in their account
6:27 PM.Police in Rotorua are working to track down a couple who've fled the country after Westpac mistakenly deposited ten million dollars into their bank account. Audio
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Wild weather moves to NSW
6:24 PM.The wild weather that's brought extensive flooding to south-east Queensland is now creating havoc in northern New South Wales. Audio
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Evening business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Swine flu prompts school closure in Victoria
6:18 PM.Six cases of Swine flu have now been confirmed in Australia and a primary school in Victoria has been shut down to try to contain it. Audio
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More eyes on crime in Christchurch CBD
6:12 PM.The ability of police to spot crime in Christchurch has been given a boost, with 25 new state of the art closed circuit cameras switched on today. Audio
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Government admits electricity reforms failed
6:06 PM.The Government is admitting the electriticity industry reforms of recent years have largely failed after an investigation showing massive over charging by power companies. Audio
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Possums the key to beating the recession?
5:57 PM.An entrepreneurial summit in Auckland has decided possum fur and leather could be the key to beating the recession. Audio
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Appeal to government to lift Fiji sanctions
5:55 PM.A Fiji government consultant has made an appeal to New Zealand government officials, to lift its sanctions on the coup stricken nation. Audio
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Police investigate Fraser High principal
5:52 PM.The principal of Hamilton's Fraser High School has gone on leave while the police invesitgate allegations of financial irregularity. Audio
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Scientist says Robin Bain had blood on his shoes
5:49 PM.A forensic expert from the UK has told the High Court in Christchurch that he found blood stains on top of Robin Bain's shoe where other scientists had found none. Audio
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Waatea news
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Iran rocket test escalates tensions
5:43 PM.Iran appears to have successfully test fired a missile that military experts say is capable of hitting Israel. Audio
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Power overcharging robs consumers
5:38 PM.A Commerce Commission investigation has found the four big electricity companies have overcharged by 4.3 billion dollars with wholesale prices between 2001 and 2007, 18 percent higher than they should… Read more Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Victoria University kicks out flag burner's
5:28 PM.Listening to that is the Dean of Humanities at Victoria University Deborah Willis and she joins us now. Audio
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Flag burning students kicked out of University
5:25 PM.Victoria University has expelled three students for what the students say was a flag burning anti-war protest. Audio
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Evening business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Don Brash on the stolen emails investigation
5:18 PM.The police investigation into former National Party leader Don Brash's stolen emails is to be investigated by the police. Audio
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Couple flee country after bank error
5:15 PM.Police in Rotorua are trying to track down a couple who've fled the country after Westpac mistakenly deposited ten million dollars into their bank account. Audio
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Energy Minister on Commerce Commission Report
5:10 PM.The Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee says the Government accepts the Commerce Commission report and is taking action to fix things. Audio
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Government admits failure over massive power overcharging
5:06 PM.The Government is admitting the electricity industry reforms of recent years have largely failed after an investigation showing massive over charging by power companies. Audio