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Checkpoint for Monday 1 March 2010
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Chile's govt says playing down tsunami risk was a mistake
5:07 PM.In Chile the government has admitted it made a fatal mistake in initially playing down the risk of a tsunami from Saturday's massive quake, as reports now emerge of giant waves drowning people in… Read more Audio
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SAS under attack
5:13 PM.The Prime Minister has revealed SAS troops came under fire in Kabul last Friday. Audio
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Red Checkers grounded after planes touch during flight
5:16 PM.The Air Force's aerobatic flying squad, the Red Checkers, has been grounded after two planes touched during a training flight this morning. Audio
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Record visitor numbers recorded in January
5:19 PM.There's been a dramatic increase in the numbers of people visiting New Zealand. Audio
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Evening Business News for 1 March 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Wage gap with Australia predicted to widen
5:24 PM.A new report says the large gap in trans-Tasman wages will widen this year. Audio
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Police officers failing fitness test
5:28 PM.The police are rejecting suggestions of a fat blue line. Audio
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Evening sports news for 1 March 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Auckland mayors make last pleas to super-city Select Committee
5:36 PM.Some of Auckland's mayors have warned of dire consequences if last minute changes are not made to legislation setting up a regionwide super-city council. Audio
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No sign of a deal over Obama's helath reform plans
5:40 PM.There's no sign of a bipartisan deal on health reform in the United States despite President Obama's televised debate in Washington. Audio
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Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Vancouver
5:43 PM.The Winter Olympics have just wrapped up in Vancouver with the closing ceremony ending a short while ago. Audio
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Waatea news for 1 March 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Oyster beds rebuilding after killer disease
5:50 PM.Good news for oyster lovers, a survey of the Foveaux Strait oyster beds suggests numbers are increasing, despite the presence of a killer disease. Audio
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NZIER paints grim picture of recovery
5:54 PM.There's a warning the economic recovery is likely to run out of steam next year. Audio
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Jury begins deliberations in Singh murder trial
5:58 PM.The wife of a liquor store owner has been in court for the first time at the trial of the men accused of his murder. Audio
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South America correspondent on Chile quake
6:07 PM.In Chile the government has admitted it made a fatal mistake in initially playing down the risk of a tsunami from Saturday's massive quake, as reports now emerge of giant waves drowning people in… Read more Audio
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Cook Island's MP left stranded
6:13 PM.A Cook Island's MP is stranded after the airforce decided to postpone it's second delivery of aid to a storm hammered atoll. Audio
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West Coast midwifery tutors want more pregnant women
6:18 PM.Organisers of a new midwifery course on the West Coast are having to limit numbers becaue there aren't enough pregnant women. Audio
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Evening Business News for 1 March 2010
6:20 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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New child abuse unit established
6:24 PM.The head of new team set up to fight child abuse says she expects to see an increase in the number of cases being reported. Audio
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Storms leave trail of devastation in western Europe
6:27 PM.Storms have left a trail of devastation in Europe as they moved from Portugal and Spain to France, Belgium and Germany. Audio
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New York man recognised as world's oldest barber
6:29 PM.Many people go on working past retirement age, but in the small town of Vails Gate in upstate New York, Antonio Mancinelli is a trail blazer. Audio
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Evening sports news for 1 March 2010
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Chile quake clean-up could cost $30-billion
6:37 PM.A Wellington professor who has worked in Chile and spent 15 years studying the country says the cost of the clean up after the weekend's 8.8 magnitude earthquake will be massive and could take up to… Read more Audio
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Iraqi Christians protest against violence against them
6:41 PM.Iraqi Christians have been out on the streets of Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul protesting against what they say is inadequate security. Audio
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Winter Games finish in Canada
6:44 PM.Canadians are celebrating ther 3-2 win against the US in the men's ice hockey final today. Audio
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Waatea news for 1 March 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Optimism for Sudanese election
6:50 PM.With just over a month to go before Sudan is due to hold its first multi-party general election for twenty four years optimism is growing that voting will actually go ahead. Audio
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UK Conservative leader rallies party against Brown
6:52 PM.In Britain the leader of the Conservative party David Cameron has been rallying party activists ahead of a General Election expected by June. Audio
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Scamming of Australians up sixteen percent
6:54 PM.Australia's consumer watchdog has just released figures which show Australians are being bombarded by scammers and that the numbers are up by 16 percent on last year. Audio
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Loggerhead turtles seek cooler climes
6:57 PM.Australian scientists say global warming is forcing endangered turtles to abandon their traditional breeding sites in search of cooler conditions. Audio