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Checkpoint for Wednesday 29 July 2009
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British government denies compensation to soldiers
6:58 PM.What is an appropriate level of compensation to pay British soldiers for their physical and mental injuries received on duty? Audio
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Chavez denies claims he gave arms to the FARC
6:56 PM.In a fiery outburst the Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, has used his televised birthday address to deny claims that his country supplied arms to the Colombian guerrilla group, the FARC. Audio
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US Defence Secretary visits Baghdad
6:56 PM.The security situation in Iraq may not be perfect but it's a whole lot better than it was. Audio
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Contractor promotes benefits of private prisons
6:48 PM.A UK-based private prison contractor is calling for radical changes in the way prisons are run. Audio
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Waatea news
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Former leader says retirement will consolidate power in Fiji
6:42 PM.A former vice president of Fiji says the retirement of the president is enabling the interim government to consolidate its power. Audio
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Woman faces 40 lashes for wearing trousers
6:38 PM.A Sudanese woman who could be sentenced to 40 lashes for wearing trousers has invited hundreds of journalists and observers to her trial. Audio
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Nigerian troops shell Islamist headquarters
6:36 PM.The Nigerian government ordered in its troops today to try to put an end to the violence in the north of the country which has resulted in the death of more than 150 people. Audio
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Sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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From China: reaction to trade talks and concubine resurgence
6:26 PM.We cross to China now and our correspondent in Beijing, Jennifer Pak. Audio
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Evening business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Investigators raid Jackson doctor's Las Vegas home
6:17 PM.Investigators in United States have now raided the Las Vegas home and office of Michael Jackson's personal doctor. Audio
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Bulk sales challenge growth of wine industry
6:14 PM.A report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry says bulk exporting of New Zealand wine is starting to hurt the demand for premium bottled wine. Audio
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Rudd government could lower voting age to 16
6:10 PM.The Australian government is considering lowering the voting age from 18 to 16. Audio
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Building consents sink to new low
6:07 PM.The number of building consents issued in the year to the end of June is the lowest in forty four years. Audio
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McDonald's to open in Balmoral
5:57 PM.Despite strong local opposition, the fast food giant McDonald's has been given to go ahead to build a restaurant in the Auckland suburb of Balmoral. Audio
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Kiwi couple dominate Lumberjack World Champs
5:53 PM.An axe-wielding husband and wife from New Zealand have dominated the 50th Lumberjack World Championships in Wisconsin. Audio
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Victoria's bushfire season could be worse than last year
5:49 PM.The state of Victoria has been told that bushfire conditions for the coming summer could be worse than those which caused the devastating Black Saturday fires in February. Audio
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Waatea news
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Building consents - lowest in forty four years
5:43 PM.Construction industry representatives say figures showing the lowest number of new building consents in forty four years, aren't as grim as they appear. Audio
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Couple who triggered AOS callout admit some charges
5:40 PM.The couple who sparked an Armed Offenders' Squad callout in the East Otago town of Palmerston in February, have pleaded guilty to some of the charges against them at a depositions hearing. Audio
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140 jobs axed in just one day
5:36 PM.More than 140 jobs have been axed today by three companies around New Zealand - bringing the total number of positions slashed this week to more than 300. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Days of lengthy queues on Kopu Bridge numbered
5:28 PM.The days of frustrating lengthy traffic jams for holidaymakers heading to the Coromandel will soon be numbered with the first sod being turned on a new Kopu Bridge. Audio
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Man faces more charges of infecting people with HIV
5:28 PM.Fourteen new charges have been laid against an Auckland man accused of knowingly infecting people with the Aids virus. Audio
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Judge sums up at Field trial
5:25 PM.The judge in the High Court trial of former MP Taito Phillip Field has told jurors they must put aside any feelings of sympathy or prejudice. Audio
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Sunbeds declared carcinogenic
5:25 PM.Sunbeds are being denounced as carcinogenic by cancer specialists in a renowned medical publication. Audio
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Evening business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Police say Auckland man engineered police confrontation
5:17 PM.The police say a man they shot and wounded in Auckland appears to have engineered the confrontation. Audio
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Remarks by ACT MP undermine select committee process
5:14 PM.Remarks made by the ACT MP David Garrett to submitters in a select committee hearing this morning are being labelled"Bennett Mark Two"by the Labour Party. Audio
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Bennett talks to solo mum at centre of benefits row
5:10 PM.Today Paula Bennett talked to Jennifer Johnston - one of the women who had the details of her benefit payments made public by the Minister. Audio
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Minister regrets ugly response from public to single mums
5:07 PM.The Minister of Social Development, under fire in the house today, has admitted she regrets the ugly response two single mothers have received from the public since she released details of their… Read more Audio