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Checkpoint for Monday 25 January 2010
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Search for Ethiopian Airlines plane
6:58 PM.A search operation is underway off the coast of Lebanon, where an Ethiopian airliner apparently crashed shortly after take-off from Beirut. Audio
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Ngai Tahu opposes massive irrigation plans in Upper Waitaki
6:55 PM.Ngai Tahu fears plans to take water and irrigate another 16,000 hectares in Upper Waitaki would have a major impact on waterways and wildlife. Audio
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Concern over Australian airline and airport security
6:52 PM.A former head of security at Australia's Federal Airports Corporation is warning of glaring holes in the nation's airport security and says it's only a matter of time before there's a terrorist attack… Read more Audio
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Waatea news
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Gym comes under fire for publishing link to homophobic material
6:46 PM.One of New Zealand's largest gyms is being criticised for publishing information which claims soy products make children gay. Audio
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Haiti declares rescue effort officially over
6:42 PM.French aid workers in Haiti say they've detected movement under a pile of rubble twelve days after the earthquake. Audio
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UK Correspondent
6:37 PM.We cross live to the UK now and our correspondent in London Barney Burnham. Audio
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Sports news for 25 January 2010
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Russia unstable regions into one federal district
6:30 PM.Russia has changed the way it will run some of its most politically unstable regions. Audio
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Former Sri Lankan President backs opposition leader
6:27 PM.The Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has been dealt a major electoral setback, a day before voting in the presidential poll. Audio
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Tauranga residents urged to conserve water
6:25 PM.Residents in Tauranga are being urged to conserve water after a major electrical fault at the Joyce Road Water Processing Plant which is putting extra stress on the system. Audio
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Evening Business News for 25 January 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Australian healthcare costs to rise sevenfold
6:20 PM.Australian government figures reinforce fears that the country faces huge increases in health costs over the coming decades Audio
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Possibility of terrorist attack on the UK very real
6:16 PM.The British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has warned that the danger of a terrorist attack in the United Kingdom is very real. Audio
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Methyl bromide and motor neurone disease investigated
6:13 PM.Scientists are stepping up their research into a potential link between methyl bromide and motor neurone disease. Audio
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Two men charged with murder
6:10 PM.Two men have been charged with murder after an overnight manhunt by armed police in Taranaki. Audio
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Power cuts affecting traffic in Auckland
6:07 PM.A massive power cut that is affecting large patches of the upper North Island is causing problems for Auckland commuters. Audio
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Australian Open update
5:57 PM.We cross to our tennis correspondent Dave Luddy at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Audio
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Australian convict records on-line
5:55 PM.The records of more than 55,000 British convicts who were transported to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries are going online for the first time. Audio
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Royal Commission of Inquiry calls former Justice Minister
5:52 PM.The former Tongan Minister of Justice, Alisi Taumoepeau has begun giving evidence today at The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Princess Ashika ferry last year. Audio
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Lack of enthusiasm for Fonterra share offer
5:49 PM.There's been a lukewarm response from farmers to Fonterra's offer to buy more shares in the co-operative. Audio
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Waatea news
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Australian airport security criticised
5:42 PM.A security expert is warning that lax security on domestic flights and at regional airports is leaving Australia wide open for a terrorist attack. Audio
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Mum and toddler on India's blacklist
5:37 PM.The father of a toddler who was blacklisted from entering India is asking for an apology and compensation from the Indian government. Audio
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First sod turned on Christchurch motorway extension
5:34 PM.Work has begun on the South Island's biggest ever road project. Audio
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Sports news for 25 January 2010
5:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Fire service treating blaze at Waipukurau hospital as arson
5:26 PM.The Fire Service is treating a major blaze at an abandoned hospital in the Central Hawke's Bay town of Waipukurau as arson. Audio
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Evening Business News for 25 January 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Haiti relief effort 'Well meaning but badly managed'
5:19 PM.The international relief operation for victims of the Haitian earthquake is coming under fire as the confirmed death toll tops 150,000 in the capital alone. Audio
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Thousands affected by power cuts
5:15 PM.A massive power cut has hit thousands of homes and businesses from Northland to Huntly. Audio
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Girl recovering after savage dog attack
5:11 PM.A five year old girl is recovering in Waikato Hospital following ten hours of surgery after she was savaged by two pitbull-cross dogs yesterday. Audio
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Two charged with murder after New Plymouth manhunt
5:07 PM.Two men captured by the police after a manhunt near New Plymouth have been charged with murder. Audio