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Checkpoint for Tuesday 16 February 2010
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Dubai police investigate a mysterious killing
6:57 PM.Police in Dubai want to question eleven people with European passports in connection with the mysterious killing of a senior figure in the militant Palestinian group Hamas in a Dubai hotel room last… Read more Audio
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Queensland website abuse
6:55 PM.Police in Queensland are working with Interpol to investigate a website which was set up after the fatal stabbing of a twelve year old Brisbane schoolboy yesterday. Audio
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Operation Moshtarak makes inroads
6:50 PM.It's now Day three of Operation Moshtarak in southern Afghanistan. Audio
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Waatea news for 16 February 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Latest from the Winter Olympics
6:44 PM.To Vancouver and the Winter Olympics, where mild weather and the dangers posed by melting snow has forced organisers to cancel thousands of tickets to some of the events. Audio
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Popular Democrat resigns due to Congress 'gridlock'
6:39 PM.A Democrat senator in the United States has shocked his party by resigning. Audio
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A new look at a school voucher system
6:36 PM.The Government is looking at introducing a variation of the ACT Party's school voucher system for the country's highest and lowest performing students. Audio
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Sports news for 16 February 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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East Timor trial: defence lawyers have 'new evidence'
6:25 PM.Lawyers for a Timorese-born Australian woman standing trial over a plot to assassinate East Timor's President say new evidence has come to light that further undermines the prosecution's case. Audio
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Evening Business News for 16 February 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Family feud plays out in Japan's parliament
6:18 PM.A family feud has erupted in Japan with the Prime Minister and his younger brother - an opposition politician - in a public row over money. Audio
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Local businesses say Waiwhetu fears exaggerated
6:15 PM.Local businesses in Lower Hutt next to the highly-polluted Waiwhetu Stream say contamination fears from the clean up are being exaggerated. Audio
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Damage assessments start in Tonga
6:11 PM.Clean up efforts are underway in Tonga after Cyclone Rene tore through the island nation flattening powerlines and ruining plantations. Audio
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Safe Air jobs to go
6:08 PM.Workers at the Safe Air aircraft maintenance company near Blenheim are in shock after news that about a hundred of them are to lose their jobs. Audio
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Wider arts community welcoming changes for Creative NZ
5:57 PM.Artists hope they'll be better off under plans to restructure their main funding agency Creative New Zealand. Audio
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Bowel cancer tests 'problems won't be fixed overnight'
5:54 PM.The Otago District Health Board is introducing hundreds more bowel cancer tests after a critical report which found some patients have endured long delays in being diagnosised. Audio
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Mongrel Mob prospect found guilty
5:51 PM.A jury at the High Court in Napier has found a 23 year old gang prospect Huli Ataria guilty of murdering a Central Hawke's Bay agricultural contractor. Audio
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'Most significant Taliban figure' in 8 years detained
5:49 PM.The Taliban's top military commander has been captured in Karachi, Pakistan, according to American government officials. Audio
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Waatea news for 16 February 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Families question guide after canyoning tragedy
5:44 PM.The families of a school group killed in a canyoning trip have had their first chance to formally question the guide who was with the children just before they died. Audio
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Report from working group on school choice released
5:40 PM.The Government is looking at introducing a variation of the ACT Party's school voucher system for the country's highest and lowest performing students. Audio
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Shonky workmanship in home insulation scheme
5:36 PM.An independent audit of the Government-funded home insulation scheme has found widespread problems with shoddy workmanship. Audio
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Sports news for 16 February 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Group in court for hunting gecko
5:27 PM.A German man from Uganda, a Mexican chef and a Swiss stockbroker, all represented by an Irish lawyer, have been in the Christchurch District Court on charges of hunting and possessing a protected… Read more Audio
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Evening Business News for 16 February 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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MMP referendum
5:19 PM.Now to the Government announcement about next year's referendum on whether MMP should be retained as the country's electoral system. Audio
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No limits on third party campaigns before an election
5:16 PM.There will be no limits on how much lobby groups and other third parties can spend on campaigns before an election under proposed changes to the electoral laws. Audio
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IPCA finds misconduct after police chase
5:13 PM.Two police officers have been criticised by the Independent Police Conduct Authority which has found their actions in a chase through central Christchurch amounted to misconduct. Audio
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100 Air NZ engineering jobs to go
5:08 PM.The Defence Minister says he'll do what he can to save a hundred Air New Zealand engineering jobs which are the victims of massive delays with an overseas contract to upgrade airforce Hercules. Audio