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Checkpoint for Thursday 5 November 2009
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Pacific's Great Whites are 'homebodies'
6:57 PM.A study tracking the movement of white sharks in the Pacific shows the ocean's most feared predators are not the loners scientists once believed, and even hang out at a deep sea watering hole known as… Read more Audio
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Wellington Council hears home truths on parking
6:54 PM.Wellington City Council's heard some home truths about exactly how its carparking policy isn't working. Audio
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Baby saved by family's determination
6:51 PM.The determination of a dying baby's family and their friends in Melbourne has lead to the treatment of a rare metabolic disease. Audio
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Waatea news for 5 November 2009
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Italian court condemns rendition programme
6:43 PM.An Italian court has handed down a judgement that condemns the rendition policy of the previous US administration. Audio
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Iran denies sending weapons to Hezbollah guerillas
6:40 PM.Iran has denied an accusation by Israel that it sent hundreds of tonnes of weapons to Syria for the use of Hezbollah guerillas in southern Lebanon. Audio
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More businesses default on loans
6:37 PM.In a sign that the recession isn't over just yet, figures released by this country's largest credit rating agency show that the number of businesses defaulting on loans and lines of credit is… Read more Audio
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Sports news for 5 November 2009
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Melbourne Cup winning jockey fined
6:27 PM.The Melbourne Cup win by jockey Corey Brown has been somewhat tarnished. He has been fined AUS$500 for using his whip in a gesture to celebrate his win as Shocking crossed the finishing line. Audio
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Financial advice compromising future investment
6:23 PM.The Retirement Commissioner says the shocking state of financial advice being offered to New Zealanders could severely compromise future investment, including peoples' retirement funds. Audio
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Evening business for 5 November 2009
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Queens Wharf competition back to the drawing board
6:17 PM.Two Auckland leaders in charge of turning the city's Queens Wharf into party central for the Rugby World Cup say it's time to go back to the drawing board if the city's going to be saved from another… Read more Audio
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150,000 unemployed, but fewer claiming benefits
6:13 PM.While the unemployment rate has hit a nine year high, the number of people signing on to the dole has dropped slightly. Audio
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17-year-old considered a"person of interest"
6:11 PM.Northland police are investigating the discovery of a 70 year old woman's body in her home. Audio
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Update on search for gunman
6:08 PM.An update on the gunman on the run in the Wellington area - police report there have been sightings of him in the central city. Audio
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Jury retires in Worrell case
5:59 PM.The jury in the trial of a man accused deliberately causing a fatal head-on collision is still considering its verdict. Audio
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Marine farmers say reform plan best news in years
5:55 PM.Marine farmers are hailing proposed new aquaculture law reform as the best news in years, because it should open up thousands of hectares of new farm space previously off-limits. Audio
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Tongan ferry 'rapidly deteroriating' before fatal voyage
5:52 PM.The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Tongan ferry, Princess Ashika, has heard more damning evidence about the ship's dire state of disrepair before it made its final fatal voyage. Audio
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Waatea news for 5 November 2009
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Harawira unrepentant about European excursion
5:46 PM.The Maori Party MP Hone Harawira is defiant about skipping out on a final day of meetings at the European Parliament in Brussels, to take his wife to Paris for the day. Audio
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Investigation into the treatment of people in detention
5:41 PM.The Ombudsmen's office has found a mentally ill patient was kept in restraints and seclusion almost constantly for nearly six years. Audio
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Queens Wharf group goes back to the drawing board
5:36 PM.The competition to design a Queens Wharf upgrade has been halted after criticism over lacklustre entries. Audio
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Sports news for 5 November 2009
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Hunt continues for Wellington gunman
5:27 PM.A man who brandished a gun at a police officer in the Wellington suburb of Lower Hutt this morning is still on the run. Audio
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Academic expelled from Fiji
5:22 PM.The latest person to have been expelled from Fiji, Professor Brij Lal, has returned to Australia. Audio
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Evening business for 5 November 2009
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Hide apologises to PM
5:16 PM.The ACT Party leader Rodney Hide has had to back pedal after being caught out claiming the Prime Minister has done nothing apart from launching the national cycleway. Audio
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Unemployment hits nine year high
5:12 PM.The unemployment rate has hit a nine year high at 6.5 per cent - with some economists predicting it could rise as high as 7.5 per cent. Audio
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Father found guilty of baby's murder
5:08 PM.The father of an 11-week-old baby who was starved and beaten has been found guilty of her murder. Audio