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Checkpoint for Friday 29 January 2010
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Ancient Roman aqueduct discovered
6:58 PM.Archaeologists in Italy say they've discovered the source of the Aqua Traiana, a 19-hundred year old aqueduct. Audio
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Blair to face Iraq inquiry tonight
6:57 PM.In a few hours the former British Prime Minster Tony Blair will be questioned in public for the first time about his decision to enter the war against Iraq. Audio
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Waatea news for 29 January 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on politics for 29 January 2010
6:38 PM.Focus on the year ahead. Audio
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Sports news for 29 January 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Winter Olympics venue lacking snow
6:29 PM.With just two weeks to go before the Vancouver Winter Olympics organisers have nearly everything in place, except for one crucial thing - snow. Audio
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Peru floods strand tourists on the Inca Trail
6:27 PM.Evacuation efforts are continuing for tourists stranded by devastating mudslides and heavy flooding near Machu Picchu in Peru. Audio
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Tongan Royal Commission of Inquiry continues
6:24 PM.Further evidence pointing to unseaworthy ferries being allowed to sail in Tonga has emerged at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Princess Ashika. Audio
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Evening business for 29 January 2010
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Turia to push government on Tobacco ban
6:16 PM.A New Zealand health study suggests there is strong public support for the sale of tobacco to be stopped by 2020. Audio
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Far North mayor fuming over proposed tourist route
6:14 PM.The mayor of the Far North, Wayne Brown is fuming over a new transport plan he says will be bad for tourism. Audio
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More people opting for HP and personal loans
6:11 PM.New Zealanders are starting to turn their backs on credit cards in favour of more traditional forms of borrowing. Audio
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Will a US$140-million fund help save Afghanistan?
6:08 PM.A former Afghanistan analyst at the US State department says plans to buy off low level Taleban fighters and re-integrate them into Afghanistan society is a 'pipedream' in the current climate. Audio
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Author of The Catcher in the Rye dies
5:58 PM.The reclusive American author J.D. Salinger has died at home in New Hampshire at the age of 91. Audio
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Australian Open update
5:57 PM.We cross to the Australian Open in Melbourne with our tennis correpondent Dave Luddy. Audio
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The Masters' Games gets underway
5:55 PM.The country's largest sporting event, the Masters' Games, begins in Dunedin tomorrow, and more than 350 people over the age of 70 are registered to compete. Audio
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Peter Garrett launches first joint whaling research voyage
5:51 PM.A politically-charged scientific voyage into whales left for Antarctica this evening. The former rock star and now Australian Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, has been in Wellington to launch theā¦ Read more Audio
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Former IHC manager admits fraud
5:48 PM.A former fundraising manager for the disability support organisation IHC has admitted defrauding her employer of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Audio
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Waatea news for 29 January 2010
5:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Detectives hold 'grave fears' for Rockefeller
5:42 PM.Australian police investigating the disappearance of a former top New Zealand business executive have confirmed they are now looking for a body. Audio
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Alan Bollard makes his first speech of the year
5:39 PM.The Governor of the Reserve Bank has launched a defence of monetary policy in which he says there are few workable alternatives. Audio
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Vector tries to break into broadband market
5:36 PM.The electricity lines company Vector is going head-to-head with Telecom in the contest to build an ultra-fast Internet network in the Auckland region. Audio
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Sports news for 29 January 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Wellington limbers up for party weekend
5:27 PM.Tourism and hospitality bosses in Wellington are downplaying a flurry of big events in the capital as their single biggest chance to cash in this year. Audio
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Telecom locked in compensation talks
5:24 PM.Telecom says discussions regarding compensating customers are now 'well advanced' after its second major XT mobile network fault in as many months. Audio
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Evening business for 29 January 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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World leaders back Afghanistan plan
5:17 PM.World leaders have backed a multi-million dollar fund to woo Taleban fighters back into society, in an attempt to weaken Afghanistan's deepening insurgency. Audio
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Independent review of XT mobile
5:13 PM.Telecom says there will be an independent review of its XT mobile network following its second major fault in as many months. Audio
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Two Gisborne detectives attacked
5:11 PM.Two detectives have been attacked by gang members in Gisborne and knocked unconscious outside a house in the suburb of Kaiti. Audio
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Killer jailed for 'bizarre and disgusting crimes'
5:08 PM.The man who murdered his wife and neighbour then buried their bodies under what's become known as the House of Horrors in Christchurch has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years. Audio