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Checkpoint for Tuesday 13 October 2009
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CD's help reduce stomach pain
6:58 PM.Research has shown that children can be made to use their imagination with the help of CDs to reduce stomach pain. Audio
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Iwi to fight dumping of sewage into Hokianga Harbour
6:54 PM.It says a new resource consent represents a major increase in the allowable discharge from the Opononi Ompaere sewage treatment plant. Audio
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NZ shares results of swine flu study
6:49 PM.The results of a swine flu study conducted here and in Australia will be scrutinised by health professionals around the world as they work out how best to respond to the ongoing pandemic. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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India lags in preparations for Commonwealth Games
6:43 PM.The preparations for the next Commonwealth games have attracted some scathing headlines in the Indian press. Audio
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CERN scientist arrested
6:42 PM.A French scientist who's been working at the Geneva laboratory which houses the giant Hadron Collider has been charged with belonging to a terrorist group. Audio
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UN issues grim warning about Afghanistan to Goff.
6:38 PM.The United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki Moon has issued a grim warning about the future of Afghanistan in a fifty minute meeting with the Labour Party leader Phil Goff in New York earlier today. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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New report recommends change to police pursuit policy
6:28 PM.The Independent Police Conduct Authority has questioned whether police car chases are always worth the risk they pose to the public. Audio
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PM rules out flat tax
6:25 PM.John Key and the Finance Minister Bill English have confirmed the idea has been floated by Treasury but Mr Key says it isn't fair or equitable. Audio
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Evening Business News for 13 October 2009
6:23 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Medical Association supports sharing of lab services contract
6:18 PM.The New Zealand Medical Association says the decision to move some of Auckland's community laboratory services back to the original provider is a step in the right direction. Audio
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Highest retail figures in two years push dollar higher
6:15 PM.Retail sales for August rose by the biggest percentage in nearly two years in another sign the economy is getting back on its feet. Audio
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Govt backs TVNZ bid for Rugby World Cup rights
6:11 PM.The Maori Party is crying foul over the Government's backing of a Television New Zealand bid for free-to-air broadcasting rights to the Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Symes family speak of their grief
6:07 PM.The family of Aisling Symes say words cannot describe how much the little girl will be missed. Audio
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Govt hits back at criticisms over ACC
5:58 PM.The Government has hit back at suggestions it's misrepresenting the financial state of the Accident Compensation Corporation, accusing the Labour Party of mistrust and mismanagement. Audio
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Police move to stop"bikie gang"ride
5:55 PM.The police in Nelson are warning sponsors of a motorcycle charity run not to support the event because it's a cover for gang-related activity. Audio
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Speculation Rudd halted boat people approaching Aussie shores
5:51 PM.There's speculation Australia's Prime Minister personally intervened to prevent a boatload of Sri Lankan asylum seekers from entering Australian waters. Audio
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Waatea news
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Police pursuit policy
5:43 PM.The Independent Police Conduct Authority has recommended the police change their pursuit policy, after reviewing dozens of car chases dating back years. Audio
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NZ on Air dismayed at PM's leak claim
5:40 PM.New Zealand on Air says it is dismayed that the Prime Minister has accused it of leaking information about Melissa Lee. Audio
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NZBus offers to lift the lock out
5:36 PM.NZBus has offered to lift the lock out notice in the Auckland bus drivers' dispute, from Thursday morning. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Labtests to share Auckland contract with DML
5:26 PM.Health chiefs in Auckland have given 10 percent of their contentious laboratory testing contract back to the firm that originally provided the service, at a cost of more than $4,000,000 a year. Audio
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Evening Business News for 13 October 2009
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Clayton Weatherston is appealing his conviction
5:17 PM.The former Otago University tutor Clayton Weatherston is appealing against his conviction for the murder of Sophie Elliott. Audio
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Council defends it's response to complaints of faulty drains
5:11 PM.Longburn Road residents say they've complained many times to the Waitakere City Council about the drain Aisling was found in. Audio
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Aisling Symes' family: 'hard to imagine life without her'
5:08 PM.The family of Aisling Symes have spoken of their grief saying words cannot describe how much the little girl will be missed. Audio