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Checkpoint for Friday 5 March 2010
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Steven Smith tries to reassure India
6:57 PM.The Australian Foreign Minister Steven Smith, who's on a visit to India, says people there are finally getting the message that every effort is being made to protect international students and their… Read more Audio
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Waatea news for 5 March 2010
6:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 5 March 2010
6:37 PM.The Auditor-General has announced she will investigate the ministerial credit card spending of the former minister Phil Heatley. She says that it is still possible spending by other ministers will… Read more Audio
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Sports news for 5 March 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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German village sells potholes
6:28 PM.A cash-strapped village in Germany has found a novel way of raising money. Audio
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US Pro-Life Democrats threaten to oppose health care bill
6:26 PM.A group of Pro-Life Democrats in the US House of Representative say they are prepared to derail the passage of health care legislation over the issue of abortion. Audio
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Report endorses asteroid killed dinosaurs
6:23 PM.The most comprehensive study carried out to date confirms that dinosaurs were wiped out by a giant asteroid. Audio
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Mugabe considers running for re-election
6:21 PM.Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe who has ruled since independence in 1980 has said he'll consider running for re-election. Audio
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Evening business for 5 March 2010
6:18 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Russel Norman's Dirty Rivers Rafting Tour
6:14 PM.The Green Party co-leader has spent part of the summer on a Dirty Rivers Rafting Tour, in which he has been taking a first-hand look at the state of New Zealand's waterways. Audio
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Te Rapa stage of expressway announced
6:13 PM.The government says it's confident the Waikato Expressway, a four lane road linking Auckland to Cambridge, will be completed on time by 2020. Audio
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Shooting at the Pentagon
6:11 PM.Two Pentagon security officers have been wounded by a gunman shooting at them from themain entrance to the US Defence Department headquarters. Audio
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US forces may stay longer in Iraq
6:10 PM.Iraqi prime minister says its possible US forces may be asked to stay in Iraq longer than planned. Audio
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Thousands of Iraqi refugees expected to vote
6:07 PM.Thousands of Iraqi refugees are expected to cast their ballots in the crucial Iraq election already marred by violence. Audio
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Hugh McCarroll wins over 65 competition at Golden Shears
5:58 PM.The veteran shearer who has taken out the title for those aged 65 and over at the Golden Shears is putting his win down to clean living and a happy marriage. Audio
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US company awarded defence contract
5:56 PM.The US arms giant, Lockheed Martin, says it will try to re-employ New Zealand army support workers when it takes over a $145 million logistics contract in June. Audio
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Vioxx risk confirmed in Australian court
5:53 PM.In the first ruling of its kind in the world, an Australian Court has concluded that taking the anti-arthritis drug Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attack and it wasn't fit to be used for the relief… Read more Audio
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Thousands trapped on ships in Baltic Sea ice
5:51 PM.More than a thousand people are stuck on ships trapped in ice in the Baltic Sea off Sweden's East coast. Audio
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Waatea news for 5 March 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Kawarau Falls development in receivership
5:45 PM.The completion of Queenstown's ambitious, $2 billion Kawarau Falls development nows looks shaky after the company building the final two stages of the complex was placed into receivership. Audio
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Whanganui DHB admits mistake over radiologist's workload
5:42 PM.The chief executive of the Whanganui District Health Board has admitted she gave wrong information about a radiologist's workload. Audio
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Murder suspected in Indian boy killing in Australia
5:39 PM.There's shock in a North Melbourne suburb after a three year old Indian boy disappeared from a house yesterday afternoon and turned up dead by nightfall. Audio
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Phoenix prepare for weekend semi-final
5:36 PM.The Wellington Phoenix head into this weekend's soccer play-off against the Newcastle Jets as favourites. Audio
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Sports news for 5 March 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mayors fear removing railway lines will lead to congestion
5:28 PM.Regional mayors say getting rid of some of the country's railway lines will lead to increased congestion on roads. Audio
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More flood warnings for Queensland
5:24 PM.The town of St George in southern Queensland is preparing for what's being tipped as the area's worst flood in more than 120 years, with the entire population on standby to evacuate. Audio
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Evening business for 5 March 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Surgeons sceptical about new kind of health worker
5:17 PM.Surgeons are demanding changes to a plan to introduce a new kind of health worker into public hospitals. Audio
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Mother appeals to police to improve their system
5:15 PM.The mother of the Auckland teenager mistakenly killed by police in a high speed chase has made an emotional plea in court saying she can't trust the police to keep her family safe. Audio
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Finance Minister signals tough budget
5:12 PM.The Minister of Finance has no plans to loosen the purse strings, despite an improvement in the latest set of accounts. Audio
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Jail terms for those convicted of trying to kill Bainimarama
5:06 PM.All eight men found guilty of conspiring to murder Fiji Army Commander Frank Bainimarama have today received jail terms. Audio