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Checkpoint for Wednesday 23 September 2009
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Social workers celebrate
6:55 PM.Thousands of social workers around the country are taking part in a day to celebrate their profession Audio
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Court case over double bunking continues
6:53 PM.The Employment Court has heard that the Corrections Department considered bringing in the military to help run prisons if officers were locked out in the dispute over double bunking. Audio
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Auckland bars angry at early close proposal
6:49 PM.Auckland city bars and restaurants say a plan to force them to close at 11 o'clock would kill business and create havoc on the streets Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Police close refugee camp in Calais
6:43 PM.Today police in France cleared a squalid camp for immigrants near the port city of Calais that came to be known as the Jungle. Audio
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China: trade and carbon comittments and not so lucky number
6:39 PM.We cross now to China and our correspondent in Beijing, Quentin Sommerville. Audio
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Brazil calls for emergency Security Council meeting
6:36 PM.Brazil's called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the crisis in Honduras. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Python lover gets ready to catch Mummy
6:26 PM.Crawling around in an attic wrestling with a five and a half metre long python is only half the job done for Queensland man Aaron Chapman - the next challenge is dealing with Mummy - she's over six… Read more Audio
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Evening Business News for 23 September 2009
6:23 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Committee distances itself from accusations about deaths.
6:20 PM.Parliament's health committee is distancing itself from accusations some doctors are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of men from prostate cancer. Audio
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Govt to review rules for young overseas students
6:17 PM.Protective measures introduced just six years ago to ensure the wellbeing of international students as young as five years old are now being reviewed. Audio
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Canterbury Regional Council under spotlight
6:13 PM.Ten Canterbury mayors are pushing for government intervention into the local regional council, on the eve of a vote that may topple its chairperson. Audio
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Economic stats show surprise growth
6:10 PM.New Zealand's moved out of recession earlier than had been expected - thanks in part to an increase in exports to China. Audio
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Armed standoff ends in arrest in Napier
6:06 PM.An armed standoff at a Napier bus terminal that lasted for more than four hours has ended with the arrest of a man who police say has mental health problems . Audio
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A rival for Berlusconi's media empire
5:58 PM.Where the country's media is dominated by newspapers and television channels owned or controlled by the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his family. Audio
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TVNZ relinquishes Commonwealth Games rights
5:55 PM.The Labour Party says TVNZ has been forced to relinquish its rights to next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi because of the government's demand for an increased dividend. Audio
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John Key and Helen Clark play nice in NY
5:51 PM.Old political foes John Key and Helen Clark have met in New York today over a couple of loaves of Vogel bread. Audio
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Waatea news
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Roman Hasil under scrutiny in Australia
5:44 PM.Health authorities in Australia are a step closer to prosecuting the disgraced docter Roman Hasil who fled New Zealand in 2006 after a series of botched sterilisations at Wanganui Hospital. Audio
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Details still sketchy after Matamata shooting
5:42 PM.The police say the extent of injuries to a woman shot and killed in Matamata this morning is making the job of formally identifying her difficult. Audio
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Smoking Inquiry
5:37 PM.The deputy chair of the Maori Affairs select committee Hone Harawira has his sights set on the country's tobacco company bosses saying that he'd like to quote"lynch the bastards"unquote. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Red dust storm cloaks Sydney
5:28 PM.Sydney has been blanketed by a choking dust storm which weather forecasters say is the worst to hit the state in nearly 70 years. Audio
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Evening Business News for 23 September 2009
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Super Fund results reignite contributions debate
5:23 PM.A Superannuation Fund rebound has reignited debate on whether the Government was right to halt contributions. Audio
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Key: Fitch should consider taking NZ off credit watch
5:17 PM.The Prime Minister says the gdp figures are promising and should prompt the international credit agency Fitch to remove New Zealand from negative credit watch. Audio
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NZ economy lumbering out of recession
5:13 PM.New Zealand is back in the black, having emerged out of its worst recession in three decades. Audio
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Standoff in Napier
5:07 PM.An armed standoff at a Napier bus terminal that lasted for more than four hours has ended with the arrest of a man. Audio