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Checkpoint for Tuesday 11 August 2009
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Verdict expected over alleged Nazi war criminal
6:58 PM.A court in the German city of Munich is due to deliver its verdict on Tuesday in what could be one of the country's last Nazi war crime trials. Audio
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40 years since the Northern Ireland troubles began
6:56 PM.In August 1969 Northern Ireland was rocked by intensive sectarian rioting. Audio
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Early signs of spring cause stir in Auckland
6:54 PM.A yellow substance that looks like sulphur is coating rooftops, cars and beaches all around Auckland - and getting up the noses of locals. Audio
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Trust will try to keep funding sport despite legal concerns
6:52 PM.A Canterbury gaming trust says it will try to keep funding local sports groups after legal advice revealed the payouts could be unlawful. Audio
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Maori protesters suspend blockade
6:51 PM.Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell has been meeting with a Maori protest group that's been blocking road access to 60 dairy farms near Murupara. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Study warns against giving children swine flu drugs
6:43 PM.A study released in Britain warns against giving anti-viral drugs like Tamiflu and Relenza to children for swine flu. Audio
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to further house arrest
6:38 PM.Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to a further 18 months house arrest. Audio
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Sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Expert says dolphins have potential to kill
6:27 PM.The Department of Conservation is warning people in Mahia to stay away from the well-known bottlenose dolphin, Moko, as he hits his aggressive adolescent stage. Audio
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Climate change group wants emissions cut further
6:24 PM.A climate change action group has launched a nationwide road-trip to push for greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
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Evening business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Most dogs as smart as two year old children
6:14 PM.Most dogs are as smart as two year old children and the very smartest can learn as many as 250 words and signs and do basic arithmetic. Audio
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Grandmother keeps mob at bay
6:13 PM.A lone Maori warden armed with her police issue torch saw off a crowd of potential looters in Palmerston North early on Sunday. Audio
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Problems with tsunami warning system
6:11 PM.Two earthquakes have triggered panic across South-east Asia. Audio
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Hundreds missing in Taiwan from mudslide
6:08 PM.At least 400 people are missing in a mountain town in Taiwan after it was buried by a mudslide. Audio
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced
6:07 PM.Burma's pro-democracy leader is sentenced to a further 18-months in prison. Audio
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Predictions of a 24% growth in housing market
5:55 PM.A national survey is predicting house prices could rise by 24-percent over the next three years - but not everyone agrees this will happen, or that it's a good thing. Audio
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Bogus animal control officers operating in Otaki
5:51 PM.Dog owners in Otaki are be warned to be wary of bogus animal control officers attempting to steal pets for illegal dog fighting. Audio
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Rebiya Kadeer addresses the National Press Club
5:49 PM.In Canberra an address by the Uighur leader, Rebiya Kadeer to the National Press Club has gone ahead in spite of pressure from the Chinese government. Audio
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Waatea news
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Armed police at Christchurch court appearance
5:43 PM.Armed police kept a close watch on a crowd of two hundred people who turned up at the Christchurch District Court today for the appearance of three men charged over the death of another man at a party… Read more Audio
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Navy divers searching for sunken ferry dispatch search craft
5:40 PM.New Zealand divers trying to locate the Tongan ferry which sank on Wednesday, say bad weather is still hampering their efforts and it will be first light before they can resume their search for the… Read more Audio
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New group formed to fight mobile phone charges
5:36 PM.The battle over mobile phone charges has gained momentum. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Verdict expected today in Aung San Suu Kyi trial
5:28 PM.In Myanmar or Burma to some a verdict is once again expected in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi today. Audio
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Raw sugar prices hit a 28-year high
5:25 PM.The price of raw sugar today soared to a 28-year high, stoking fears that the world could run out of the product this year and next if demand keeps rising. Audio
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Evening business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Hundreds missing in Taiwan mudslide
5:21 PM.Hundreds of people are missing and feared dead in Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot triggered a mudslide in a mountain village. Audio
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Housing market picking up says report, but others don't agree
5:17 PM.There's a prediction house prices could rise by 24-percent over the next three years - but not everyone agrees this will happen, or that it's a good thing. Audio
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Police investigate death at Wellington halfway house
5:15 PM.Part of a Wellington suburb is cordoned off tonight as police investigate the death of a man in a halfway house for people with mental illness. Audio
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Homicide inquiry into death of Auckland mother of four
5:11 PM.Auckland police say a woman found dead in her Papakura home was a triplet and mother of four. Audio
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Tongan transport minister resigns
5:07 PM.Tonga's Minister of Transport, Paul Karalus, has resigned his post following the the sinking of the inter-island ferry the Princess Ashika. Audio