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Checkpoint for Thursday 1 October 2009
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Overseas bridegrooms no longer a catch in India
6:58 PM.Marriage bureaus in India are reporting a twenty percent drop in demand for bridegrooms from abroad. Audio
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Chinese people stand up to corruption
6:57 PM.Chinese leaders have been toasting the establishment of the People's Republic which took power from the Guo Min Dang (formerly Chiang Kai Shek's Kuo Mintang) or Nationalists sixty years ago. Audio
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Winnie Laban experiences Samoan devastation first hand
6:50 PM.The Labour MP Luamanuvao Winnie Laban is in Samoa visiting the south east coast of the main island - worst hit by yesterday's tsunami. She says the situation on the island is horrific. Audio
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Japan may be bowing to pressure to end death penalty
6:50 PM.A mobster belonging to the Japanese yakuza or mafia has been spared the hangman's noose in a significant ruling by the High Court. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Transport Minister calls for advice on small airport safety
6:40 PM.The Transport Minister, Steven Joyce, has asked for advice on whether law changes are needed to keep smaller airports safe. Audio
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Rest homes subject to random spot audits
6:38 PM.The Government says that from today rest homes will be subject to random spot audits under a two-month pilot project that will be rolled out permanently in January. Audio
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Crime rates rise
6:36 PM.Crime rates in New Zealand are up - with the biggest increases recorded for drug related and violent offences. Audio
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Sports news
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Former lines workers protest outside Telecom AGM
6:25 PM.Australian company Visionstream has completed a staggered takeover of Telecom lines contracts - but thousands of customers are still facing delays. Audio
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Evening business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Second earthquake shakes Sumatra
6:17 PM.The latest tremor measured 6-poin-8 on the Richter Scale and struck 150 kilometres from yesterday's 7-point-6 magnitude quake. Audio
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Mapp: Samoa relief efforts demonstrate need for Anzac force
6:14 PM.The Defence Minister says the disaster in Samoa is an example of where a proposed joint Anzac force could operate effectively. Audio
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NZ health workers head to Samoa
6:10 PM.New Zealand's health sector is mobilising to support the multinational recovery effort in Samoa. Audio
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Government announces aid for Samoa and Tonga
6:06 PM.The Government is mobilising more relief to tsunami-stricken Samoa and Tonga and has pledged an initial aid contribution of one million dollars. Audio
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Tango gets world heritage protection
5:58 PM.It's been a protracted process but it's now protected, the Tango that is, as part of world heritage. Audio
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Fishing season opens
5:55 PM.Thousands of anglers around the country have dusted off their rods and headed for their favourite fishing spots today at the start of the new fishing season. Audio
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Minister taking advice on aviation safety
5:51 PM.The Transport Minister agrees it seems crazy that the Civil Aviation Authority cannot force small airports to improve safety even if there are clear risks but says he's still taking advice on what… Read more Audio
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Waatea news
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Report released on fatal boat crash
5:44 PM.The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has found speed and the distraction of a cellphone were the cause of a fatal boat crash in the Marlborough Sounds. Audio
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Families hurry to fly to Samoa
5:40 PM.Many Samoans in New Zealand are preparing to flying back to their villages to look for loved ones and support survivors. Audio
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Tonga assessing extent of tsunami damage
5:37 PM.Nine people are now confirmed dead and four critically injured after three waves of up to six metres high slammed into the island of Niuatoputapu yesterday morning. Audio
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Sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Live report from Lalomanu
5:27 PM.Our reporter Leilani Momoisea is at one of the worst hit parts of Samoa - Lalomanu, on the southeast coast of Upolu Island. Audio
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Evening business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Second quake strikes Indonesia
5:21 PM.And again Sumatra bears the brunt of it. Audio
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Bill English talks to Checkpoint
5:17 PM.Bill English speaks in his capacity as acting PM having listened to the Samoan PM speak of the devastation. Audio
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Samoan PM inspects the effects of tsunami
5:12 PM.We hear from the Samoan PM Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi as he witnesses the devastation. Audio
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Aid workers in Lalomanu work throughout the night
5:08 PM.We hear from Red Cross worker Goretti Wulf and Dr Shaun Mauiliu at the emergency hospital. Audio
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Full extent of damage in Samoa becoming clearer
5:06 PM.In Samoa, the full extent of the devastation from yesterday's catastrophic tsunami is becoming clearer, as the relief workers find more bodies and clear huge piles of debris. Audio