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Checkpoint for Wednesday 16 December 2009
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The secrets of sensitivity
6:58 PM.Scientists in Canada have discovered that people with smaller fingers have a more acute sense of touch. Audio
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Study finds cleaners worth more than bankers
6:56 PM.A study by the New Economics Foundation in Britain says a pay cheque is no way to measure somebody's true worth. Audio
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Boeing's dreamliner makes maiden flight
6:54 PM.The 787 Dreamliner has finally taken to the skies to the applause of Boeing employees at Everett in Washington State. Audio
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Arrest warrant issued for former Israeli Foreign Minister
6:52 PM.There's been an angry reaction from Israel to an arrest warrant issued in Britain against the former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni. Audio
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Australian police slammed by judge over Moti affair
6:49 PM.Australian Federal Police officers are facing criticism about their handling of a child sex case against the Solomon Islands former Attorney General Julian Moti. Audio
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Waatea news for 16 December 2009
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Italian govt threatens to block facebook comments
6:44 PM.The Italian government is threatening to block social networking sites due to the massive amount of Internet traffic about Silvio Berlusconi's damaged face. Audio
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America Cup style sailing back in Auckland
6:41 PM.America's Cup style sailing is to return to Auckland this summer in an expanded multi-million dollar event which is due to come only weeks after the long-awaited sailing of the 33rd cup regatta in… Read more Audio
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Climate talks in disarray
6:38 PM.The Copenhagen climate talks stepped up a gear today with the arrival of several heads of government. Audio
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Sports news for 16 December 2009
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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'Great firewall of Australia'
6:26 PM.In Australia, critics of a move towards compulsory Internet filtering say it could lead to unnecessary censorship and strangle free speech. Audio
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Judicial review of Aorangi School closure begins
6:24 PM.The board of a small Christchurch primary school shut down by the Minister of Education has taken its case to the High Court, saying the ministry's staff misled it and based advice on inaccurate… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 16 December 2009
6:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Govt rejects privatisation claim
6:18 PM.The Government has rejected Opposition suggestions it intends selling State assets in its first term. Audio
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Rob Cameron - head of the Capital Markets Taskforce
6:10 PM.A taskforce advising the Government on ways to boost the share market has recommended part sales of state-owned assets. Audio
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Man pleads guilty to Marie Jamieson's murder
6:07 PM.A killer claiming to be tormented by his actions has admitted murdering Auckland woman Marie Jamieson - bringing some small measure of relief to her family after years of uncertainty. Audio
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Maui dolphin caught on camera by amateur fishermen
5:57 PM.One of the world's rarest dolphin species has been caught on film while flirting with a pair of fishermen off the Taranaki Coast. Audio
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Hanover investors react to vote
5:53 PM.Investors in the troubled finance firm Hanover have voted to accept a 400 million dollar rescue deal proposed by the rural services firm Allied Farmers. Audio
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NZ's emissions target rated inadequate by analysis group
5:50 PM.As talks to secure a global deal on climate change reach a deadlock, New Zealand's targets on reducing emissions have come under fire. Audio
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Waatea news for 16 December 2009
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Principals question the timing of report on teaching
5:43 PM.A group representing primary school prinicpals is questioning the timing of a report, which says 30 percent of Year 1 and 2 teachers don't know how to teach their five and six year old pupils to read… Read more Audio
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Report into auditing processes for rest homes released
5:38 PM.The Auditor-General says the Health Ministry has known since 2004 that auditing of rest homes is inconsistent and poor, and has failed to respond quickly. Audio
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Sports news for 16 December 2009
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Govt unveils new proposal to deal with illegal downloaders
5:28 PM.Three strikes and then you're out of pocket - that's what illegal downloaders of music, movies and other material face following a new government proposal to deal with internet piracy. Audio
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Evening business for 16 December 2009
5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Couple jailed for North to South crime spree
5:24 PM.The couple who gained the nickname Bonnie and Clyde during a crime spree in which the woman's toddlers were used as human shields, have both been jailed. Audio
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Taskforce recommends part sales of SOEs
5:21 PM.A taskforce advising the Government on ways to boost the sharemarket has recommended part sales of state-owned assets. Audio
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Marie Jamieson's father says guilty plea is a huge relief
5:18 PM.The father of murdered Auckland woman Marie Jamieson says the guilty plea from her killer is a huge relief as it saves the family the grief of a trial. Audio
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Public anger as an escaped prisoner remains on the run
5:14 PM.The Corrections Department won't say how long it took guards at the country's only maximum security prison to realise an inmate had cut his way through the double perimeter fence and escaped. Audio
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Hanover shareholders accept deal
5:07 PM.Investors in the troubled finance firm Hanover have voted to accept a 400 million dollar rescue deal proposed by the rural services firm Allied Farmers. Audio