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Checkpoint for Monday 8 June 2009
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American man has unusual train ride in Australia
6:58 PM.For many travellers to Australia no visit's complete without riding the Ghan -- the famous sleeper train which bisects the Outback taking 48 hours to travel over 3 thousand kilometres between Adelaide… Read more Audio
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Porirua considers piping spring water
6:55 PM.Residents of Porirua City could soon be flocking to their very own watering hole, if plans for what it calls an 'iconic public fountain' get the go ahead. Audio
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A growing problem with child crime in Colombia
6:53 PM.In Colombia the murder last week of a young pregnant lawyer allegedly by a child assassin has shone the spotlight on the growing problem of children being involved in serious crime. Audio
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Mugabe chairs Africa's largest trade bloc
6:51 PM.The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has taken over as chairman of Africa's largest trade bloc COMESA. Audio
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Funding cut for Auckland's regional civil defence service
6:49 PM.Cost cutting by councils in Auckland has seen the region's civil defence group forced to slash its budget for the coming year by more than two hundred thousand dollars. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Lebanon's incumbent govt. set to remain
6:43 PM.The official result in Lebanon's election won't be announced till late this evening New Zealand time. Audio
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US may put North Korea back on terror list
6:40 PM.The American President Barack Obama is considering putting North Korea back on a list of countries deemed to be sponsors of terrorism. Audio
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South America correspondent on Acapulco drug wars
6:35 PM.To South America now and why police in Chile will be keeping a close eye on people carrying heavy black suitcases at airports. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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New study helps predict the risk of skin cancer
6:24 PM.If you have red or blonde hair and used to get badly sunburnt as a teenager you may be ten times more likely than the general population to develop melanoma. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 June 2009
6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Tourism industry looks to boost overseas visitors
6:19 PM.Tourism chiefs hope to drum up business this week in a bid to kickstart the recession hit industry. Audio
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Britain's Labour party suffers at Euro poll
6:15 PM.Britain's Labour party has suffered one of biggest defeats in its history in the European parliamentary elections. Audio
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Trade Minister at Cairns Group forum in Indonesia
6:11 PM.The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, is in Indonesia for a meeting of the Cairns Group of 19 agriculture exporting countries, including New Zealand. Audio
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More on the home testing kit which will reveal sex of baby
6:06 PM.There are fears that an over the counter kit which tells the gender of a foetus during early pregnancy could lead to more abortions. Audio
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Cronulla NRL club in trouble again
5:58 PM.Sydney's beleaguered Rugby League club Cronulla is involved in yet another scandal. Audio
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Womad gains vital funding
5:55 PM.Taranaki has maintained its grip on the Womad music festival after councillors decided it was too valuable to let go. Audio
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Kaikohe residents face 2 months without fuel
5:51 PM.Renovations to petrol stations in the far north will see Kaikohe residents go without a fuel outlet for more than two months. Audio
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Calls for jurors to decide on compensation
5:47 PM.After 13 years in prison, David Bain was on Friday found not guilty of murdering his parents and siblings. Audio
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Waatea news
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Motueka death
5:42 PM.A man is dead after he had his mouth taped shut by flatmates during a drinking session in Motueka last night. Audio
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17 bodies now recovered from Air France crash site
5:39 PM.Seventeen bodies have now been recovered from the part of the Atlantic Ocean where a French airliner disappeared last week. Audio
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Karla Cardno's father facing sex charges
5:37 PM.The father of Karla Cardno, a Lower Hutt schoolgirl who was brutally raped and murdered 20 years ago, is facing sex charges in the High Court. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Dire predictions for global airline industry
5:29 PM.An international aviation body says the airline industry is likely to lose 9-billion dollars this year - nearly double an estimate made three months ago. Audio
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PM says he'd heard rumours about Worth
5:25 PM.In the latest revelations the Prime Minister John Key says he had heard a rumour about former minister Richard Worth's conduct toward women some years ago but Dr Worth had denied it at the time. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 June 2009
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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13 year old drinks himself unconscious
5:19 PM.The police in Wanaka are investigating how a promising 13-year-old snowboarder ended up in a coma after drinking an entire bottle of 35 percent alcohol in 20 minutes. Audio
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Fears over home testing gender kit
5:15 PM.Anti abortion groups say an over the counter kit which tells the gender of a foetus during early pregnancy could lead to more abortions. Audio
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Swine flu cases on the rise
5:10 PM.The Government has today gazetted new regulations giving medical officers of health the power to force people to stay home or away from school if they have swine flu. Audio