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Checkpoint for Monday 28 September 2009
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Bill English gives up housing allowance
5:07 PM.The acting Prime Minister Bill English has bowed to public pressure and says he will no longer accept the parliamentary housing allowance. Audio
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Crown says accused confessed to sister's murder
5:13 PM.A High Court jury has heard that an elderly Christchurch man confessed to friends several years after his sister's death, that he had murdered her. Audio
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Philippines declares a state of calamity
5:17 PM.The Philippines has declared a 'state of calamity' after torrential rains in Manila triggered the worst flooding in decades. Audio
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Evening Business News for 28 September 2009
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Polanski arrested in Switzerland
5:23 PM.The French government has condemned the arrest in Switzerland of Roman Polanski for having unlawful sex with a thirteen-year-old girl in Los Angeles in 1977. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Details on proposed electoral finance rules released
5:36 PM.The government's announced plans for a new, fully independent electoral commission. Audio
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AA releases road safety discussion document
5:41 PM.The Automobile Association says a new approach to road safety is urgently needed if the country's wants to reduce the levels of death and injury. Audio
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Todd to spend $65m on Taranaki LPG plant
5:45 PM.The plant should be built within 12 months, bringing a major boost to the region's economy. Audio
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Waatea news
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Victim's memorial set alight
5:51 PM.Emotions are running high in Alice Springs over accusations that the recent death of an Aborginal man was the result of a racially motivated attack. Audio
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Council's decision to scrap drinking restrictions 'a cop out'
5:54 PM.The advocacy group, Alcohol Healthwatch, says the Auckland City Council's decision to scrap a proposal to restrict drinking hours is a cop out. Audio
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Sir Howard Morrison's friends gather in Rotorua
5:57 PM.Bleak weather has done little to dampen the enthusiasm of the hundreds that continue to gather for his tangi at a Rotorua's Ohinemutu marae. Audio
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Labour: 'Questions remain over English's housing allowance'
6:06 PM.The acting Prime Minister Bill English has bowed to public pressure and says he will no longer accept the parliamentary housing allowance. Audio
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Gordon Brown says he ''won't roll over'' at party conference
6:12 PM.The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come out fighting on the first day of the Labour Party conference in the southern English seaside city of Brighton. Audio
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Climate talks take place in Bangkok
6:15 PM.A two-week climate change meeting is underway in Thailand, the last such conference of its kind before the much-vaunted Copenhagen talks in December. Audio
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Evening Business News for 28 September 2009
6:20 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Bainimarama accuses Fijian politicians of terrorism
6:23 PM.The interim leader of Fiji has used an address to the United Nations to accuse politicians in his own country of involvement with terrorism, and those abroad of conspiring against his regime. Audio
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Tobacco companies reject study
6:27 PM.Tobacco companies are being accused of trying to circumvent the rules of displaying graphic pictures on cigarette packets. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Interim Honduras govt issues new threats against Brazil
6:36 PM.The political crisis in Honduras has deepened, with Brazil rejecting an ultimatum over the diplomatic protection its giving ousted leader Manuel Zelaya. Audio
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Kiwi rail consider closing unprofitable branch lines
6:41 PM.KiwiRail is considering closing unprofitable branch lines to avert a potential budget blowout. Audio
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Hutt City mayor visits student-built units
6:44 PM.The Hutt City Council is working with a local polytechnic on a new project to build houses for people in need. Audio
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Waatea news
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Survey suggests private sector is the place to be
6:50 PM.A survey of chief executives' pay shows it's still bosses in the private sector who are earning the big bucks. Audio
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AA calling for major changes to national road safety strategy
6:54 PM.The Automobile Association is calling for comprehensive changes to the national road safety plan ahead of the government's adoption of a new strategy, currently out to consultation. Audio
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BikeNZ says tolerance campaign not working
6:56 PM.Lobby group Bike-NZ is demanding action from the Government after another road accident involving cyclists. Audio