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Checkpoint for Wednesday 12 August 2009
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Tax haven bows to pressure
6:57 PM.Britons wanting to avoid the tax man by putting their money into bank accounts in Liechtenstein will no longer be able to do so. Audio
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Claims human rights of pregnant women in Peru violated
6:55 PM.Amnesty International has issued an alarming report on the number of women in Peru who die in childbirth. Audio
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POW's bodies found in well on Cyprus
6:52 PM.Emotions are running high in Cyprus and Greece with the identification of the remains of five Greek Cypriot prisoners of war killed 35 years ago and thrown down a well. Audio
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HIV conference underway in Bali
6:49 PM.A major conference on HIV/AIDs has been told the epidemic in Asia is being fuelled by drug users sharing contaminated needles, while unprotected sex remains the problem in the Pacific. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Clinton calls for protection for civilians in Congo
6:43 PM.The American Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says more must be done to protect civilians from killings and rape in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Audio
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From China: Rio Tinto staff charged, and mobilisation of troops
6:38 PM.We cross to China now and our correspondent in Beijing, Quentin Sommerville. Audio
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No survivors in PNG plane crash
6:35 PM.Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has confirmed there were no survivors on board a plane which crashed in Papua New Guinea, killing nine Australians. Audio
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Sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Younger leaders gain powerful posts in Fatah vote
6:27 PM.Younger leaders have gained powerful posts in Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction in its first poll in 20 years. Audio
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More on the survivors of a mudslide in rural Taiwan
6:24 PM.To Taiwan now for the latest on the rescue of the hundreds of people found alive after a massive mudslide. Audio
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Evening business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Fish and Game unhappy with DOC
6:15 PM.The Department of Conservation is being accused of making secret deals with Trustpower over its plans to build a hydro electric power scheme in Marlborough. Audio
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Author of electricity review details findings
6:11 PM.Brent Layton headed the review - he says prices have gone up by 80 percent over the last eight years even though enough power plants are being built to keep up with demand. Audio
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Analysts pick holes in Electricity Market Review
6:07 PM.Consumer groups are backing the latest proposal to boost competition in the electricity market. Audio
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Massive jewellery heist in London
5:58 PM.A pair of daring thieves is on the run with a haul of jewellery worth nearly 100 million dollars. Audio
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TV ratings to die for?
5:54 PM.A Brazilian TV show renowned for being first to the scene of a series of grisly murders is now itself under investigation. Audio
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Fish and Game accuses DOC of secret deals
5:48 PM.The Department of Conservation is being accused of making secret deals with Trustpower so the power company can build a hydro electric scheme in Marlborough. Audio
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Waatea news
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Toddler flown to Starship Hospital
5:43 PM.A toddler is in a critical condition at Auckland's Starship Hospital after being injured at a house in Whangarei. Audio
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KidsCan defends its operating expenses
5:43 PM.The charity Kids Can is defending how it spends its funds after financial statements show less than 25 percent of its funds went to children in need last year. Audio
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China formally arrests Rio Tinto employees
5:39 PM.Chinese prosecutors have formally arrested and charged four employees of the mining giant Rio Tinto with taking bribes and stealing trade secrets. Audio
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Vodafone turns up the heat on subsidy argument
5:35 PM.Vodafone has offered farmers almost 30-million dollars in subsidies, If Telecom releases the secret list of rural customers it helps to subsidize. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Good news for Taiwan: mudslide survivors found
5:29 PM.Military officials in Taiwan say about 700 people feared dead in a massive mudslide have been found alive. Audio
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Government looks to lift GST and introduce capital gains tax
5:24 PM.The Finance Minister Bill English is hesitant about making fundamental changes to tax but has confirmed officials are working on proposals to lift GST and introduce a capital gains tax. Audio
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Evening business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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'Back to the Future' for power industry
5:18 PM.It looks like a case of 'back to the future' for the electricity market, with a ministerial review released today. Audio
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Backlog of child abuse cases to be investigated
5:14 PM.Wairarapa police are being investigated over delays in their handling of a potentially significant number of child abuse cases. Audio
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Reaction from angry relatives in Nuku'alofa
5:11 PM.Our reporter Kim Baker Wilson is in Nuku'alofa where angry and grieving relatives are camped outside the offices of the Shipping Corporation which owns the ferry. Audio
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Navy search team finds sunken Tongan ferry
5:07 PM.A New Zealand navy search team in Tonga has found what it believes to be the ferry that sank a week ago claiming as many as 95 lives. Audio