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Checkpoint for Thursday 24 December 2009
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Bishop says song should be called "Oh Come All Ye Faithless"
6:56 PM.While many of you might spend tonight listening to or singing your favourite Christmas carols, one person who probably won't be is the Bishop of Croydon. Audio
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Waatea news for 24 December 2009
6:55 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sports news for 24 December 2009
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Focus On Politics for 24 December 2009
6:30 PM.It's been a tough year for the Labour Party leader Phil Goff. Labour has struggled in nationwide opinion polls all year, consistently trailing National by a substantial margin. But Mr Goff believes… Read more Audio
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Redbacks invasion begins in Japan
6:28 PM.The Australian redback spider was a new and unwelcome visitor to Japan this year. Audio
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Cyclists clash with Orthodox Jews
6:25 PM.In New York, a row has flared up between between a group of cyclists and their Orthodox Jewish neighbours. Audio
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Debate continues over climate summit
6:23 PM.The Copenhagen summit is still generating heated debate over why it failed to produce a legally binding agreement on cuts in carbon emissions. Audio
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Evening business for 24 December 2009
6:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Kakapo becomes YouTube hit
6:17 PM.This year a Kakapo was catapaulted into an internet star, after the critically endangered green parrot attempted to mate with the back of a British TV presenter's head. Audio
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Topp Twins' documentary gets glowing reviews
6:12 PM."A docu that has you falling in love with two of the crazier people you've never met." Audio
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Five years on from Boxing Day Tsunami
6:08 PM.It's a matter of hours before Christmas celebrations get underway, but for some families it is a time of remembrance 5 years after the Boxing Day Tsumani. Audio
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Horror 24 hours on the roads
6:06 PM.The road toll has jumped by six over the past 24 hours. Audio
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Phar Lap gallops again in Timaru
5:57 PM.This year a life-size bronze sculpture of Phar Lap in full gallop was unveiled in the South Canterbury town where he was born. Audio
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Hunt for Amelia Earhart revived
5:51 PM.One of the greatest mysteries of the golden age of flight - what happened to Amelia Earhart - might finally be solved in the coming months when a team of researchers return to a tiny archipelago near… Read more Audio
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Shepherd back in charge of Flying Nun
5:48 PM.The New Zealand record company Flying Nun has again been bought by the man who first started the label in the eighties, with bands like The Chills and The Clean. Audio
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Waatea news for 24 December 2009
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Christmas Island attracts new type of boat people
5:42 PM.Christmas Island, best known for its detention centres, is now attracting visitors of a different kind. Audio
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Attacks on Shia pilgrims in Baghdad
5:39 PM.There has been a series of attacks against Shia pilgrims and other Shia targets in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Audio
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NSW residents will have a soggy Christmas
5:37 PM.While most of New Zealand is in for a fine Christmas Day, across the Tasman a flood warning has been issued for parts of New South Wales. Audio
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Sports news for 24 December 2009
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Is it "Time to Eat the Dog"?
5:27 PM.And now for the big question... whether or not the time has come to choose between owning a large dog and driving a large car. Audio
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Jail time for ballooon boy's parents
5:25 PM.The American parents who triggered a major alert by claiming their 6-year-old son Falcon was adrift in a helium balloon have been sentenced to jail time. Audio
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Massive demand for food at Auckland City Mission
5:22 PM.The Auckland City Mission says it's had its biggest queues for food parcels in ten years. Audio
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Evening business for 24 December 2009
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Big LSD seizure in prison car park
5:16 PM.About two and a half million dollars worth of LSD has been seized by police and prison staff from a car park at a women's prison in Auckland. Audio
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CTU says Govt not totally open about borrowing
5:13 PM.The government's being accused of misleading the public over how much money it's having to borrow. Audio
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New EFTPOS transacation record set
5:10 PM.Last minute Christmas shoppers have set a another new EFTPOS record. Audio
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Pre-Christmas carnage on the road
5:08 PM.It has been a horror 24 hours on the road with six deaths, four of them today just hours before the start of the holiday road toll period. Audio