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Checkpoint for Friday 19 June 2009
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Vending machines dispense gold
6:57 PM.Snacks and drinks from vending machines are commonplace... but what about gold bars? Audio
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Waatea news
6:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on politics for 19 June 2009
6:39 PM.The debate over whether parents should face criminal charges for using physical force to discipline their children has resurfaced with an imminent referendum sparking heated debate. Audio
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Sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Critics lash out at Council plan to get rid of footpaths
6:32 PM.Some business owners and pedestrians say the Auckland City Council's plan to merge footpaths and roads will be disasterous for the central city. Audio
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Maritime NZ review fishing boat crew qualifications
6:26 PM.Maritime New Zealand is conducting an extensive review of crew qualifications after the sinking of a fishing boat further out to sea than it should have been. Audio
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Somalia's security minister dies
6:25 PM.Somalia's security minister has been killed in a suicide bomb attack which claimed at least twenty other lives. Audio
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Evening business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Dramatic mudflats rescue
6:18 PM.The police are remaining tight-lipped about what led to the dramatic rescue of a man from mudflats in the Auckland suburb of Paremoremo this morning. Audio
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America prepares for possible attack by North Korea
6:15 PM.America's Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the United States has positioned more missile defences around Hawaiii in case of a ballistic missile launch by North Korea. Audio
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Tariana Turia claims "institutional racism" in hospitals
6:11 PM.The Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia says Maori are suffering from"institutional racism"in hospitals. Audio
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New swine flu centre opens in Christchurch
6:07 PM.The doors have just opened at Christchurch's newest swine flu center. In line with today's move to a management phase of the illness only those with severe symptoms will now be treated. Audio
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Health researchers want smart card for milk
5:58 PM.Health researchers are advocating a smart card to get discounts on milk and other healthy food today after a study showing about three fifths of children do not drink milk daily. Audio
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Doctor sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting girls
5:54 PM.Doctor sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting girls Audio
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Calls for taser roll-out to be put on hold
5:51 PM.The Green Party is calling for New Zealand's roll-out of police tasers to be suspended after the death of a man in Queensland who was tasered up to 28 times. Audio
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Waatea news
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Name suppression lifted for man with HIV
5:43 PM.An HIV support group says more complainants may come forward after name suppression lapsed for a man accused of deliberately infecting people. Audio
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Pro-govt demonstrations now expected in Iran
5:40 PM.More mass demonstrations are expected in Iran later today but this time it is expected those out on the streets will be government supporters. Audio
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Hunters say Treaty deal threatens public access
5:37 PM.Hunters alarmed by a Treaty settlement package in the central North Island say the Crown is being"cavalier"with conservation land. Audio
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Sports news
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Rebels threaten to break up Formula One racing
5:28 PM.Formula One is in turmoil today with eight of its ten teams rebelling and announcing plans to set up their own championship. Audio
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Evening Market Update for 19 June 2009
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Problems with the Queens Wharf overhaul
5:20 PM.The rush to agree an overhaul for the now publically owned Auckland Queens Wharf today hit a major snag. Audio
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Jury out in Nai Yin Xue trial
5:18 PM.The jury in the Nai Yin Xue murder trial has retired for the night. Audio
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Moves to manage swine flu outbreak welcomed
5:14 PM.Doctors and business are welcoming the shift towards trying to manage rather than contain the swine flu. Audio
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Govt stops trying to contain swine flu
5:08 PM.The Government has given up trying to contain the spread of swine flu and health authorities are shifting their focus to those with severe cases only. Audio