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Checkpoint for Tuesday 15 September 2009
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A year on from the collapse of Lehman brothers
6:56 PM.It's a year today since the Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed precipitating the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Audio
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Mary Queen of Scots' last letter goes on display
6:54 PM.The last letter written by Mary Queen of Scots just hours before she lost her head on the executioner's block goes on public display in Edinburgh tomorrow. Audio
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A national day of mourning in Israel for fighter pilot
6:52 PM.The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a national day of mourning for a young fighter pilot who's jet crashed during a training exercise on Sunday. Audio
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Study shows shower heads can make you sick
6:48 PM.Need something else to worry about - how about the bacteria that come spraying out of your shower? Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Unions question baby boomer survey
6:43 PM.A survey of baby boomers which found the majority want to continue working after retirement age, has been criticised by unions as skewed and unrealistic. Audio
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Barack Obama extends US embargo on Cuba
6:40 PM.President Barack Obama has extended the American trade embargo on Cuba for another year. Audio
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Belgians decode Hitler DNA and find 36 more living relatives
6:36 PM.A Belgian customs official and a journalist claim to have discovered 36 more living relative of Adolf Hitler after decoding the Nazi dictator's DNA. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Wife of Japan's new prime minister 'visits Venus'
6:27 PM.Yukio Hatoyama will be sworn in tomorrow as Japan's 60th Prime Minister. But since winning office a lot of attention's been paid to his wife Miyuki and her eccentric views. She claims she's visited… Read more Audio
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Serious charges likely over fatal crash
6:24 PM.Serious charges are likely after a cat and mouse game between two teenage drivers north of Auckland ended with the death of a motorcyclist. Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 September 2009
6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Union rejects claims over bus driver pay demands
6:18 PM.Bus driver unions in Auckland are furious with their employer NZ Bus for claiming workers have increased their pay demands by 30 cents an hour. Audio
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Government defends home insulation scheme
6:15 PM.Local government bodies are being asked to help middle income earners warm up their homes. Audio
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DHB's have key role in Lab Tests
6:10 PM.Auckland district health boards say they played a major role in the change of leadership at the embattled community lab testing firm Lab Tests. Audio
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Environmentalists spit tacks over revised ETS
6:06 PM.Environmental activists and some economists are spitting tacks at the Government's revised Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio
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Govt urged to reinstate food guidelines for schools
5:57 PM.An Olympic rower, a public health doctor and students are urging the government to reinstate healthy eating in schools. Audio
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Pressure on West Coast hydro objector to give in
5:54 PM.A West Coast mayor is calling for a lone objector to a long-awaited hydro-electricity scheme to give in, and stop holding back progress in the region. Audio
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Obama warns congress not to block financial reforms
5:50 PM.The US President Barack Obama has warned Wall Street not to block his reforms of the country's financial system. Audio
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Waatea news
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze dies
5:43 PM.The American actor Patrick Swayze, whose turn as a smoldering dance instructor made him one of the best known movie stars of the 1980s has died after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Audio
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Maori Party wants benefits raised in response to ETS
5:40 PM.The Maori Party is pushing the Government to give extra assistance to beneficiaries facing increased costs from the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio
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Parliament debates super city bill under urgency
5:37 PM.Labour and the Maori Party are making a last ditch attempt to have Maori seats on the new Auckland Council as Parliament debates the super city legislation under urgency. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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del Potro ends Federer's run
5:26 PM.In a stunning upset at the US Tennis Open, five times champion Roger Federer has been beaten by the 20 year old Argentine Juan Martin del Potro. Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 September 2009
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Worker dies in Hamilton after fuel tank explosion
5:20 PM.Officers attempted to perform CPR on the worker but he died at the scene. Audio
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Live report from Ilam murder scene
5:16 PM.Our reporter Monique Devereux is following the story - she joins us now. Audio
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Police seek murder suspect who's fled to Kenya
5:12 PM.Police in Christchurch say they'll need Government help to detain and question a man who's fled to Kenya and who is a key suspect in a violent attack which has left his ex-wife in hospital with… Read more Audio
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Weatherston sentenced to minimum of 18 years
5:09 PM.Sophie Elliot's killer bowed his head and wiped away tears when his father Roger Weatherston told the High Court in Christchurch that he never thought his son capable of such a crime. Audio