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Checkpoint for Thursday 19 November 2009
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Jam maker back on the boil
6:58 PM.A Far North woman banned from making jam for charity has been given the all-clear to get back on the job. Audio
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Velvet Revolution divides sporting power house
6:53 PM.Revolution didn't just split Czechoslovakia, it divided a sporting power house. Audio
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Botched sterilisation puts hundreds in Queensland at risk
6:51 PM.Hundreds of patients treated at a Queensland hospital are being tested for blood borne diseases, as authorities launch an urgent review into sterilisation procedures. Audio
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Waatea news for 19 November 2009
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Clinton pushes Afghan President to clean up corruption
6:44 PM.In Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai is about to be sworn in for a second term. Audio
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Minister faces battle with heavyweights over national standards
6:36 PM.Following a forum hosted by the teachers union the NZEI in Wellington today, education sector leaders are calling on the government to delay the implementation of their national standards policy. Audio
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Sports news for 19 November 2009
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australian firefighters urge action on climate change bill
6:28 PM.Australia's firefighters are urging politicians to pass an emissions trading scheme without delay Audio
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Doctors say climate change will bring new health threats
6:25 PM.More than one hundred medics are calling on the government to protect the country against new health threats caused by climate change, using the Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio
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Evening business for 19 November 2009
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ACC 'cost shifting' will create a burden on MOH says lawyer
6:18 PM.The ACC Futures Coalition is warning that some proposed changes to accident compensation cover may result in the reintroduction of the right to sue. Audio
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Nelson City Council rebuffed on $28m arts centre
6:16 PM.The Tasman District Council has signalled it will reject financial support for a 28 million dollar performing arts centre to be built in neighbouring Nelson. Audio
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Homicide inquiry underway after late night drinking session
6:13 PM.The police in Hamilton are piecing together the events that led up to the killing of a man at a party in the city in the early hours of this morning. Audio
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Labour ends consensus over Reserve Bank policy targets
6:07 PM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff is calling an end to the 20 year consensus between Labour and National over the best way to control inflation and says he would make significant changes to the way… Read more Audio
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Call for a new agency to deal with domestic violence
5:57 PM.The principal Family Court Judge is calling for a"radical re-think"in the way domestic violence cases and handled and would like to see a whole new agency established. Audio
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Obama condemns Israel's building programme
5:53 PM.US President Barack Obama has sent a strong message to the Israeli government, warning that it's resettlement policy is jeopardising prospects for peace with the Palestinians. Audio
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NZ and Australian police declare war on hooligans
5:48 PM.Police in New Zealand and Australia are joining forces to crackdown on alcohol-fuelled crime. Audio
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Waatea news for 19 November 2009
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Police uncover market for forged academic qualifications
5:42 PM.Two Chinese men and one woman have been charged with forgery following a police investigation in Auckland into forged university degrees, diplomas and academic records. Audio
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Defence lawyer on RSA bashing
5:38 PM.A District Court judge has told a teenager who attacked an elderly returned serviceman that it was a gratuitously violent and cowardly crime. Audio
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Sports news for 19 November 2009
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Trishna and Krishna make 'good progress'
5:26 PM.Surgeons in Melbourne say Trishna, one of the Bangladeshi conjoined twins separated this week, woke this morning and enjoyed a cuddle from her Australian legal guardian Moira Kelly. Audio
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Evening business for 19 November 2009
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ACC bill risks reintroducing right to sue
5:19 PM.MP's have heard that some proposed changes to accident compensation cover may result in the reintroduction of the right to sue. Audio
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Labour ends monetary policy consensus
5:16 PM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff has announced an end to the 20 year consensus between Labour and National over the best way to control inflation and says he would make significant changes to the… Read more Audio
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Teenager gets 9 years for beating war veteran
5:11 PM.A District Court judge has told a teenager who attacked an elderly returned serviceman that it was a gratuitously violent and cowardly crime. Audio
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Flight Sergeant killed at Waiouru Military Camp
5:07 PM.One of the Defence Force's most experienced explosives experts has been killed in a freak accident today at Waiouru Military Camp. Audio