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Checkpoint for Monday 15 February 2010
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Hungarian Railways sued by Jews
6:59 PM.The Hungarian state railway is being sued for more than a billion U.S. dollars for its role in transporting Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz concentration camp during the Second World War. Audio
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Britain's MI5 accused of torture cover up
6:56 PM.The head of Britain's domestic spy service MI5 has strongly denied his agency covered up the torture of terrorism suspects. Audio
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Fomer Lebanese Prime Minister remembered
6:55 PM.Thousands of people have gathered in the Lebanese capital Beirut to mark the fifth anniversary of the assassination of the former prime minister Rafik Hariri. Audio
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NATO surge against Taliban kills a dozen civilians
6:53 PM.Nato has confirmed that two rockets fired at militants during their latest offensive in south Afghanistan, missed their target and killed a dozen civilians Audio
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Granny fights off shark in Australia
6:51 PM.An Australian grandmother has had a narrow escape from a shark while snorkelling off the Queensland coast. Audio
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Waatea news for 15 February 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Brazil authorities crack down on Carnival behaviour
6:40 PM.To South America where authorities in Brazil are cracking down on revellers at the huge Carnival festivals, locking up those who drink too much, urinate in public or play the wrong kind of music. Audio
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Biden and Cheney exchange blows
6:36 PM.America's vice president Joe Biden and his predecessor Dick Cheney have been trading blows over President Obama's counter-terrorism strategy. Audio
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Sports news for 15 February 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Prosecutor tells High Court jury to reject self defence claim
6:27 PM.The Crown Prosecutor has told a High Court jury in Napier to reject a claim by a 23 year old gang prospect that he acted in self defence, when he fatally stabbed a Central Hawke's Bay's agricultural… Read more Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 February 2010
6:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Tokyo Two to stand trial for theft of whale meat
6:21 PM.Two Japanese Greenpeace activists have pleaded not guilty to trespass and the theft of whale meat during an investigation into the country's whaling industry. Audio
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Resource hearing starts for plan to build a music school
6:18 PM.A bitter and very public fight over a music school in Christchurch is now before two Commissioners who are hearing the application for a resource consent for the controversial building. Audio
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Tony Worrell sentenced to least 14 years in jail
6:15 PM.A man who killed a 26-year-old woman by deliberately driving his car into hers will spend at least 14 years in prison. Audio
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Wellington's trains delayed - update
6:13 PM.The latest now on train problems in Wellington with some commuters experiencing delays of 20 minutes this evening. Audio
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Tongatapu prepares for Cyclone Rene
6:08 PM.Tonga's main island is bracing itself for the worst of Cyclone Rene, which caused extensive damage to the outer island Vava'u earlier today. Audio
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Six Tranz Metro trains affected by power outage
5:57 PM.Wellington's train network ground to a sudden halt this morning when an electrical wire fell on a passenger train during the commuter rush hour. Audio
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Name suppression lifted for Malcolm Chaston
5:54 PM.The man the police say is a person of interest in the Vanessa Pickering murder investigation has lost an appeal to have his name suppressed. Audio
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Sydney terrorism plotters sentenced
5:51 PM.Five Sydney men have today been sentenced for terrorism after one of the longest trial's in Australia's history. Audio
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Waatea news for 15 February 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Author and former jockey Dick Francis dead at eighty-nine
5:45 PM.The eighty-nine year old British crime novelist Dick Francis who died overnight was rare in that he combined two quite brilliant careers. Audio
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Rotorua beneficiaries line up for support from advocacy group
5:42 PM.A Bay of Plenty woman caring for three great-grandchildren has described the stress of trying to make ends meet while only receiving social security payments for two children. Audio
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Bridgecorp director concedes case to answer
5:39 PM.A businessman involved in the failed finance company Bridgecorp has conceded there IS a case for him to answer after it was left owing almost half a billion dollars to more than 14,000 small… Read more Audio
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PM says Whanau Ora will be for all
5:35 PM.The Prime Minister John Key says the Whanau Ora policy - aimed a needy families - will be for all, not just for Maori. Audio
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Sports news for 15 February 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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BMW Oracle wins America's Cup
5:26 PM.Years of bitter legal action over sailing's America's Cup has ended with San Francisco's BMW Oracle team this morning winning the cup in waters off Valencia Spain. Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 February 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Search for Wellington student continues
5:21 PM.Police divers are continuing to scour an area of Wellington Harbour in their search for a missing teenager. Audio
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Canyoning guide speaks at inquest
5:18 PM.The canyoning guide who was with a group of school students swept to their deaths in 2008 has described the moment she realised they may die. Audio
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Verdict for Tony Worrell
5:15 PM.A man who killed a woman by deliberately driving his car into hers will, spend at least 14 years in jail. Audio
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Northern Tonga escapes worst of cyclone
5:12 PM.Further north on the Vava'u group of islands the cyclone has torn roofs of houses and ripped out banana plantations. Audio
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Cyclone Rene on course for Nukualofa
5:08 PM.As Cyclone Rene bears down on the Tongan capital of Nukualofa, residents are being warned it could be the most destructive storm to hit in decades. Audio