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Checkpoint for Friday 7 August 2009
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Mothers break breastfeeding world record - again
6:58 PM.It's Friday and Wellington's downtown pubs are pulsing with suited workers looking to shake off the worries of the week. Audio
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Waatea news
6:57 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on politics for 7 August 2009
6:37 PM.Bill English has returned to his Clutha-Southland electorate, after a torrid week defending his use of taxpayer money for accommodation. Audio
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Sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Bees break language barrier through dance
6:26 PM.Scientists in Australia are in a buzz after proving that different species of bees can learn each other's 'languages'. Audio
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Nappy composting plant opens in Canterbury
6:23 PM.What's thought to be the world's first disposable nappy composting plant was officially opened today in Canterbury. Audio
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Evening Business News for 7 August 2009
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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NSW launches revolutionary rehab programme
6:17 PM.Aborignial elders are hoping a revolutionary programme will help keep young offenders out of jail. Audio
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Tongan police chief with the latest on ferry sinking
6:11 PM.In Tonga hundreds of desperate relatives are angry and demanding answers, waiting for news of those missing at sea. Audio
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Al Shabaab denies links to Australia
6:07 PM.Somalia's Al Qaeda-inspired al-Shabaab insurgent group has denied any connection with the men charged with plotting to carry out a suicide attack on a Sydney army base. Audio
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Drivers to slow down on Auckland's cafe mile
5:57 PM.One of Auckland's most popular, but notoriously dangerous, streets is about to become a go-slow-zone. Audio
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WHO: swine flu vaccine ready as early as next month
5:56 PM.Scientists at the World Health Organisation say the first batches of a new vaccine to protect against swine flu will be ready for use in some countries as early as next month. Audio
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Pacific to go ahead with free trade discussions
5:52 PM.Pacific leaders have agreed to push ahead with regional free trade talks, although Fiji won't have a seat at the table. Audio
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Waatea news
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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More frontline staff for Work and Income
5:46 PM.Work and Income is getting 303 more front line staff as the number of people on the unemployment benefit tips over 55,000. Audio
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Only one in five doctors suffering burnout
5:43 PM.One in five public hospital medical consultants are suffering from burnout, according to research published today. Audio
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NZ navy heads to Tonga to recover victims of ferry sinking
5:38 PM.An airforce Hercules will leave for Tonga shortly (6pm) with a navy dive team on board as the focus of the ferry sinking now turns to the recovery of those trapped inside the vessel. Audio
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Sports news
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Rotorua-Sydney flights to start before Christmas
5:28 PM.Rotorua Airport is going trans-Tasman, with Air New Zealand beginning twice-weekly flights to Sydney in time for Christmas. Audio
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Evening business
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ACT MP David Garrett: in hot water again
5:22 PM.The ACT MP David Garrett is in hot water again, this time he accused of challenging Labour MP, Clayton Cosgrove to"take this outside." Audio
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Chris Carter defends his travel expenses
5:17 PM.The Labour MP, Chris Carter has come out swinging in his own defence over his use of taxpayer funded travel. Audio
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Search and rescue effort continues in Tonga
5:14 PM.John Dixon from the Rescue Coordination Centre joins us. Audio
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Tongan Minister denies stricken ferry was unseaworthy
5:10 PM.Tonga's Transport Minister is rubbishing claims the ferry was not licensed and shouldn't have been operating because it was unseaworthy. Audio
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Relatives demand answers after Tongan ferry disaster
5:07 PM.In Tonga hundreds of desperate relatives have gathered throughout the day at the wharf in Nuku'alofa, waiting for news of those missing at sea. Audio