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Checkpoint for Tuesday 9 March 2010
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Overhaul of tertiary education funding announced
5:07 PM.Universities and polytechs have been put on notice with the government announcing that in two years time up to ten percent of their funding will be based on how well their students are doing. Audio
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Tertiary sector reaction to Minister's plans
5:15 PM.The Vice-Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology and chair of the Vice-Chancellor's Committee, Derek McCormack, joins us. Audio
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Head of health is leaving Ministry
5:20 PM.The head of the Ministry of Health has announced today that he's to step aside later this year, sparking widespread speculation within the sector that he's been forced out. Audio
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Evening sports news for 9 March 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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NZers forced to leave Morocco
5:36 PM.Two New Zealanders are among foreigners being kicked out of Morocco after a religious crackdown. Audio
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Obama attacks insurance companies
5:42 PM.The U.S. President Barack Obama has been whipping up anti-Washington sentiment and attacking insurance companies today in a bid to build public support for his healthcare plans. Audio
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Waatea news for 9 March 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Police say latest seizure will impact on P supply nationwide
5:49 PM.New Zealand authorities have seized millions of dollars worth of the key ingredient for the drug methamphetamine being smuggled into the country hidden inside granite slabs. Audio
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Minister to take up six week scholarship in the United States.
5:51 PM.The Prime Minister John Key is defending the Social Development Minister's acceptance of a scholarship that will take her out of the country for six weeks. Audio
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Trial for those who attacked Waihopai spy base continues
5:54 PM.One of the three men who attacked the Waihopai spy base near Blenheim in 2008 has told a Jury about his lifelong involvement in community activism. Audio
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Top prize awarded at flower show
5:56 PM.The top award at the Ellerslie International Flower Show has gone to an exhibit made up of mosses, lichens and fungi. Audio
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A visit with a bomb disposal unit in Iraq
5:58 PM.The low-budget Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker was the biggest winner at the Academy Awards last night, picking up six prizes including best film and best director. Audio
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Labour warns changes to tertiary funding could lower standards
6:07 PM.The Labour Party has warned that Government plans to change the way it funds universities, polytechnics and wananga could lower academic standards. Audio
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Kiwisaver expert talks about tougher regulations
6:10 PM.Closer scrutiny of Kiwisaver has been put on the government's urgent to do list as it moves to reassure more than a million small investors that their retirement savings are as safe as they can be. Audio
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High Court jury begins deliberations
6:17 PM.A High Court jury has begun its deliberations in the trail of two caregivers accused of killing an intellectually disabled woman. Audio
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Top scientists honoured at Prime Minister's awards
6:19 PM.Some of the country's top scientists have been honoured at the inaugural Prime Minister's Science awards in Auckland. Audio
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PM's Science Prizes
6:22 PM.The joint winner of the Prime Minister's top science prize Dr Jeff Tallon is with us. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 March 2010
6:28 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Evening sports news for 9 March 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Calls for restraint in Nigeria
6:36 PM.The massacre of hundreds of Christians in central Nigeria is drawing condemnation from around the world. Audio
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Tough new security measures likely for Thailand
6:39 PM.Thailand's prime minister is on the verge of introducing strong new security measures that critics say amount to martial law, ahead of a massive political rally in Bangkok this weekend. Audio
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Brazil annouces sanctions against the United States
6:42 PM.Brazil's government has announced trade sanctions against the United States, in retaliation for Washington failing to eliminate illegal cotton subsidies to its farmers. Audio
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Germany rocked by Catholic child sex abuses
6:44 PM.The brother of Pope Benedict has agreed to testify in the sex scandal rocking Germany's Catholic Church. Audio
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Waatea news for 9 March 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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More US troops being withdrawn from Haiti
6:50 PM.Thousands of United States troops are starting to pull out of Haiti where they've been helping maintain order after January's devastating earthquake which killed more than 200,000 people. Audio
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The fishing of northern bluefin tuna may be banned
6:54 PM.As worldwide stocks of northern bluefin tuna continue to decline an endangered species convention is due to vote on an international trade ban next week. Audio
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Warning to jandal wearers
6:57 PM.The jandal, a staple of the kiwi summer, is under fire for its lack of foot support. Audio