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Checkpoint for Monday 1 February 2010
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Diplomatic row continues between Switzerland and Libya
6:57 PM.An appeals court in Libya's overturned a prison sentence for a Swiss businessman who was accused of overstaying his visa. Audio
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Thousands of jobs to go in New York
6:55 PM.The mayor of New York is trying to push through a tough budget that eliminates thousands of jobs in an effort to deal with a projected five-billion dollar shortfall. Audio
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Controversial national schools website - My school
6:50 PM.To Australia now, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's first election commitment of 2010 is to push ahead with its controversial national schools website - my school. Audio
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Waatea news for 1 February 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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The latest news from Japan
6:43 PM.The latest news from Radio New Zealand's Japan correspondent in Tokyo, Robin Powell. Audio
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U.S. senator under investigation over campaign funds
6:40 PM.He was once the golden boy of American politics. Audio
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Israel to build fence along border with Egypt
6:36 PM.Israel is preparing to build another massive fence, this one along its border with Egypt. Audio
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Sports news for 1 February 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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World Economic Forum ends in Davos
6:28 PM.This year's World Economic Forum in the Swiss Mountain resort of Davos has finished and as Bridget Kendall reports discussion centred around whether or not the current global economic recovery will… Read more Audio
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'Emergency Sex': a modern day 'M.A.S.H'?
6:24 PM.The first-ever account of UN civilians on the frontlines, co-written by New Zealand doctor Andrew Thomson is set to be made into an HBO tv series. Audio
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Evening business for 1 February 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Increased penalties not enough to tackle animal cruelty
6:19 PM.A lawyer specialising in animal law says increasing the maximum penalties for willful cruelty won't be enough to tackle the problem - when the whole system is a"mess run by amateurs". Audio
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Ten Americans arrested in Haiti
6:15 PM.Ten Americans who have been arrested in Haiti and accused of child smuggling insist they've done nothing wrong. Audio
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Climate change authority accused for 'sloppy paper work'
6:11 PM.The credibility of the world's climate change authority has taken another hit today with accusations that it based a claim about disappearing forests on a report by environmental activists. Audio
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Sharples voices worries over national standards
6:08 PM.The Prime Minister has spoken with the Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples today, after Dr Sharples raised doubts about national standards for schools. Audio
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Big spenders out in force at Karaka
5:58 PM.Big spenders were out in force on the first day of the annual yearling sales at Karaka, South of Auckland. Audio
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New footage of Somalia pirate kidnap victims
5:54 PM.The Somali pirates who kidnapped a British couple last October have allowed the release of new video footage of their hostages. Audio
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New restraints policy introduced
5:49 PM.Restraint boards, spitting hoods and leg restraints will be added to the police arsenal in an attempt to protect officers from harm and prisoners from harming themselves. Audio
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Waatea news for 1 February 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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The Dunedin City Council to reduce rate hikes
5:44 PM.The Dunedin City Council has moved not to sting ratepayers for quite as much money after a meeting that's gone on for much of the day. Audio
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Real estate market sluggish as listings dip
5:41 PM.There's no sign of the usual summer increase in the number of houses up for sale. Audio
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Angry opposition to Flaxmere community work centre
5:36 PM.The Corrections Department is being promised a fight over plans to build a probation centre in the impoverished Hasting's suburb of Flaxmere for criminals sentenced to community work. Audio
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Sports news for 1 February 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Child trafficking accused say they have done nothing wrong
5:28 PM.Ten Americans who have been arrested in Haiti and charged with child trafficking insist they've done nothing wrong. Audio
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Companies warned off dodgy RWC2011 packages
5:25 PM.The agent for Rugby World Cup corporate sales says hospitality packages are running out the door on the first day of trading. Audio
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Evening business for 1 February 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Pair in court over Rockefeller murder
5:19 PM.A man and a woman have appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court charged with the murder of businessman Herman Rockefeller. Audio
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Government to meet Copenhagen Accord deadline
5:16 PM.The Prime Minister has announced the Government will meet the deadline in the Copenhagen Accord to provide a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
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Sharples voices concerns about national standards
5:13 PM.On the eve of the introduction of national standards in primary schools the Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples appears to have changed his mind about the controversial policy saying it has big… Read more Audio
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Taxi industry 'undecided' on security measures
5:10 PM.Meanwhile the Taxi Federation is calling for the Government to set up a loan scheme to help taxi drivers install security cameras in their cabs. Audio
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Police find knife at scene of taxi driver stabbing
5:06 PM.The police investigating the killing of an Auckland taxi driver in what they're describing as a frenzied attack have found a knife at the scene. Audio