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Checkpoint for Monday 9 November 2009
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Man pleads guilty to murdering wife and neighbour
5:07 PM.The man at the centre of Christchurch's so-called House of Horrors, has revealed that he sexually violated two women after he strangled them to death. Audio
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Dairy farmers celebrate increase in forecast payout
5:11 PM.More than a billion dollars is expected to pour into the economy with today's unexpected rise in the payout to dairy farmers. Audio
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NZ has 'fastest rising food prices'
5:14 PM.New Zealand and Australia have the fastest rising food prices of any developed nation. Audio
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Graeme Burton in court on attempted murder charge
5:18 PM.The high profile inmate, Graeme Burton, is on trial at the High Court in Auckland accused of trying to kill a fellow inmate with a stainless steel rod. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 November 2009
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Cedenco Foods placed in receivership
5:23 PM.Receivers of vegetable processing company Cedenco Foods are telling hundreds of growers and seasonal workers that it's business as usual while they look for a buyer. Audio
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Lamp proves lucky for Auckland family
5:27 PM.A 22-thousand dollar wad of cash has been found stuffed in an old ship's lamp that's going under the hammer in Auckland tomorrow. Audio
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Evening sports news
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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ACC: too many scans and too expensive
5:35 PM.ACC says the cost of medical scans has blown out to 97 million dollars in the last year and it's making moves to rein in such spending. Audio
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Twenty years ago the Berlin Wall came down
5:40 PM.Today the city is preparing to mark that day, which paved the way for German reunification and ultimately the end of the Cold War. Audio
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'Despicable robbery' from boy with cerebral palsy
5:43 PM.An eight-year-old Christchurch boy with cerebral palsy has had the machine which gives him his only means of communication, stolen, while he was using it. Audio
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Waatea news
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Police deny soft treatment of drink-driving officers
5:52 PM.The Police say they come down heavily on any drink-driving by officers - despite a low succes rate in securing convictions in court. Audio
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Mysterious satellite swirls identified as plankton
5:55 PM.Scientists from the National Institute of Water and amp; Atmospheric Research have identified the source of spectacular satellite images that were captured by NASA over the weekend in New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Another rise forecast for dairy farmers' payout
6:06 PM.Dairy farmers say Fonterra's surprise boost to milk payouts is a huge relief but shows just how volatile prices are. Audio
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Supermarket duopoly to blame for high grocery prices
6:09 PM.New Zealand and Australia have among the fastest rising food prices of any developed nations. Audio
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Inquiry into Tonga ferry disaster
6:15 PM.A New Zealand man who ran the shipping company operating a ferry that sank off Tonga in August has been stood down part-way through his evidence to an inquiry into the incident. Audio
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Close watch on Southern Ocean iceberg
6:19 PM.Scientists are closely monitoring a large iceberg seen near MacQuarie Island in the Southern Ocean. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 November 2009
6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Handsfree devices just as distracting
6:25 PM.In light of this month's law change making it illegal to use a hand-held cellphone while driving, Consumer magazine has trialled a range of hands-free devices to find out how safe they are. Audio
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Evening sports news
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Woman claims gas heater poisoned her
6:36 PM.A Wellington gasfitter has denied that faulty workmanship on his part left a Kapiti Coast woman with permanent brain damage as a result of gas poisoning from an incorrectly installed heater. Audio
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Latest news from South America
6:39 PM.To South America now, where torrential rain in El Salvador has triggered flooding and mudslides killing at least 124 people. Audio
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US Health reform reaches milestone
6:44 PM.The US House of Representatives has passed a major health reform bill. Audio
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Waatea news
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Labour says government paving way for privatisation
6:50 PM.The Government's being accused of paving the way for privatisation of community-owned assets, using Auckland's water services as test run. Audio
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Male university students set up pro-rape web page
6:54 PM.In Australia, enraged female university students are demanding changes at the University of Sydney after male students from one of its oldest, and most prestigious colleges, set up a pro-rape web… Read more Audio
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China hosts Olympics of cyber games
6:57 PM.If your dreams of your teenager ever becoming an Olympic star are dissipating as they sit in front of a computer playing hour after hour of games, don't despair. Audio