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Checkpoint for Friday 5 February 2010
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Armed forces prepare for offensive against Taliban
6:58 PM.The top US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has made a cautiously optimistic assessment of the security situation in Afghanistan. Audio
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Christian monastery restored in Egypt
6:56 PM.Officials in Egypt say they have completed the restoration of what's believed to be the world's oldest Christian monastery, Saint Anthony's. Audio
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Waatea news for 5 February 2010
6:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on politics for 5 February 2010
6:38 PM.In Focus on Politics our political reporter Liz Banas looks at the progress on settling Treaty of Waitangi claims and anticipation around what will happen to the controversial Foreshore and Seabed… Read more Audio
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Sports news for 5 February 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Hilda Harawira says no profit made from flag
6:29 PM.The wife of the Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira - says neither her family nor the Maori activist movement has profited from the sale of the tino rangatiratanga flag. Audio
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NZ companies targeted in carbon scam
6:27 PM.New Zealand authorities are investigating reports that companies here may have been targeted in an internet scam involving the European Union's greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme. Audio
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Australian ruling could effect NZ copyright law
6:24 PM.A ruling that went against a conglomerate of international film and television studios could have an effect on copyright law in New Zealand. Audio
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Evening business for 5 February 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland mayor sinks easy consensus on cruise terminal plan
6:20 PM.The government's hopes for an easy consensus on developing Auckland's waterfront for the Rugby World Cup have had a setback with the city's mayor rejecting a 100 million dollar proposal. Audio
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Maori Party gives support to closure of Te Hurihanga
6:13 PM.The Maori Party says it supports the decision to cut funding for a young offenders' pilot programme in Hamiltion, Te Hurihanga, saying it's clearly been too expensive. Audio
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Live update from Westpac Stadium
6:11 PM.Thousands of rugby revellers have flooded Wellington for this weekend's international Sevens tournament. Audio
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American missionaries face lengthy jail terms in Haiti
6:08 PM.The ten American missionaries accused of trying to smuggle 33 children out of earthquake ravaged Haiti have been formally charged with kidnapping and criminal association. Audio
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Epic waka spectacle for Waitangi
5:56 PM.It is the Year of the Waka at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. Audio
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Kiwi starving to death in sunny Northland
5:53 PM.The drought in Northland has killed at least seven Kiwi in the last month. Audio
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Cyclone expected to increase in severity
5:49 PM.With the worst of Cyclone Ollie over for French Polynesia, the focus is going on a cluster of islands expected to be hit by the cyclone's full force. Audio
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Waatea news for 5 February 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Jail sentence for Billy the Hunted One
5:44 PM.A man who evaded the police for two months, stealing throughout mid-Canterbury to survive, was today sent to jail for more than seven years. Audio
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Shortage of cancer specialists
5:40 PM.Some cancer patients are facing longer than normal waits for treatment and staff in Wellington and Palmerston North are under stress because of a shortage of cancer specialists. Audio
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Pita Sharples live from Waitangi
5:36 PM.Prime Minister John Key has warned Maori against taking a hardline stance on the Foreshore and Seabed Act. Audio
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Sports news for 5 February 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Funeral held for Pauly Fuemana
5:26 PM.Hundreds of people paid their respects to musician Pauly Fuemana today - the singer of the international hit song 'How Bizarre', which remains the biggest-selling New Zealand record of all time. Audio
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Million dollar fraudster escapes a prison sentence
5:24 PM.A man whose money-go-round of fraudulent loan applications left a finance company more than a million dollars out of pocket has escaped a prison sentence. Audio
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Evening business for 5 February 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Post-mortem results help make decision about charges
5:20 PM.The SPCA is laying charges over the shooting of more than 30 dogs near Wellsford. Audio
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Tauranga police describe vicious dog attack
5:17 PM.Two"pitbull"type dogs have been shot dead by police in Tauranga after a vicious attack on the owner which has left him with horrific injuries. Audio
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Police use taser and pepper spray to contain armed man
5:14 PM.Wellington Police say they would have had to shoot a mentally ill patient who lunged at an officer with a hunting knife today if they hadn't had a taser. Audio
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PM warns Maori about foreshore
5:08 PM.The Prime Minister has warned Maori at Waitangi that if they take a hardline stance on the foreshore and seabed the existing law could be left in place. Audio