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Checkpoint for Monday 14 September 2009
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TUC warns public sector cuts could spark UK riots
6:59 PM.The leader of the British trades union movement has waded into a debate about public sector spending. Audio
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Trouble in paradise: Bahamas wants help for Haiti
6:57 PM.Illegal immigration is becoming a major problem in The Bahamas. Audio
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Malcolm Turnbull struggles in the polls
6:55 PM.Like Labour leader Phil Goff, Australia's opposition leader has been struggling in the polls. Audio
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Russia lends Venezuela money to buy weapons
6:51 PM.Russia has agreed to lend Venezuela more than two billion US dollars to buy tanks and anti-aircraft missiles in a deal that has some South American leaders and the United States on edge over the… Read more Audio
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Waatea news
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New Zealand's 'Big Bird' started off small in Australia
6:42 PM.It was New Zealand's equivalent of a lion and could snatch and carry off children - but the giant Haast's eagle did not have a brain to match its enormous size. Audio
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Retail figures 'could have been worse'
6:38 PM.The New Zealand Retailers' Association say July's dip in sales figures could have been worse. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:35 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Kiwi to cross English Channel in boat made out of bottles
6:29 PM.A New Zealand carpenter living in London is causing a stir with some trademark kiwi ingenuity. Audio
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Romance on the Emmerald Isle
6:26 PM.If internet dating, speed dating or even the lonely hearts columns haven't worked for you, then we may have the answer. Audio
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White House dismisses race connection to 'liar' comments
6:23 PM.The White House has dismissed suggestions that race has triggered some of the intense opposition to US President Barack Obama's policies. Audio
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Evening Business News for 14 September 2009
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sir Elton John - latest celebrity to adopt a child.
6:18 PM.Elton John could become the latest celebrity to adopt a child. Audio
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Government super city U-turn: 'common sense victory'
6:15 PM.The Government has backed down on the proposed boundaries for the new super city in Auckland, and now the Rodney District is back in. Audio
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Labtest replaces CEO
6:09 PM.Auckland's embattled new community lab testing service has replaced its chief executive only a week after it became fully operational. Audio
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Scientists salute father of the Green Revolution
5:56 PM.Agricultural scientists say the Father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, is the hero of their profession. Audio
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Pro-Chinese HK official to press issue of Xinjiang beatings
5:53 PM.In a rare move in Hong Kong, a pro-Beijing heavyweight has promised to take up the case of Chinese police brutality in Xinjiang, against journalists covering unrest there. Audio
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Waatea news
5:51 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Wildcard Clijsters is comeback queen
5:45 PM.In what's been a massive day at the US Tennis Open, Roger Federer has secured a place in the men's final, while the unseeded Belgian Kim Clijsters has taken out the women's crown. Audio
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National and Maori Party reach deal over ETS
5:38 PM.The National Party and the Maori Party have hammered out a deal over the Emissions Trading Scheme, and will have legislation ready to introduce to Parliament next week. Audio
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Tokoroa teen remains in intensive care
5:34 PM.The mother of a Tokoroa teenager seriously injured in what the police say was a deliberate hit and run says her son was left with tyre marks on his back. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Gale force winds, high temperatures hit lower Sth Island
5:28 PM.A man's been killed in a freak accident in Queenstown, as gale force norwesterly winds sweep the lower South Island. Audio
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Evening Business News for 14 September 2009
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Mayor delighted with super city boundaries
5:24 PM.The Rodney District Mayor Penny Webster is delighted with today's decision to remain part of Auckland's new super city. Audio
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Government has change of heart over super city boundaries
5:18 PM.The Rodney District is now back in Auckland's Super City. Audio
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Labtest CEO replaced
5:08 PM.Auckland's embattled new community lab testing service has dumped its chief executive. Audio