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Checkpoint for Monday 15 March 2010
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Cardinal rejects calls to resign
6:58 PM.The Catholic church's most senior cleric in Ireland has rejected calls to resign over claims he helped cover up sex abuse investigations in the 1970s. Audio
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Opposition wants inspections of insulated homes
6:54 PM.In Australia, the Federal Opposition is calling on the government to make sure there is a safety inspection of each of the more than one million homes insulated under the bungled Commonwealth scheme. Audio
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Shelter urgently needed in Haiti
6:53 PM.Two months after the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, aid workers are scrambling to provide shelter ahead of the rainy season. Audio
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Warning over use of CT scans
6:49 PM.In Australia, doctors are being urged to stop using high radiation CT scans without clinical justification after a review found the scans were being overused. Audio
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South America correspondent
6:42 PM.The families of American diplomats living near the border between Mexico and the US are being told they should leave after the latest outbreak of violence by drug gangs. Audio
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Whale researchers return from Antarctic
6:36 PM.The world's largest non-lethal whale research expedition has returned from six weeks in Antarctic waters. Audio
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Evening sports news for 15 March 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Impractical renewable electricity target
6:27 PM.The Institution of Professional Engineers is pouring cold water on suggestions that New Zealand could have 90 percent of its electricity renewable by 2025. Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 March 2010
6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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League tables need to be more robust
6:20 PM.Family doctors say league tables showing how well primary health care services are doing need to be more reliable before they are made widely available. Audio
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Cost of Mt Allan fire continues to mount
6:17 PM.The massive firefighting operation on Mount Allan near Dunedin could become the country's most expensive, with a projected cost of more than a million dollars. Audio
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Players back decision to pull out of cricket tour
6:12 PM.Heath Mills is the head of the Cricket Players Association - he joins us. Audio
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US relationship with Israel strained
6:08 PM.A bitter diplomatic row between Israel and the United States is showing no signs of cooling off. Audio
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Black Caps tour to Zimbabwe postponed
6:07 PM.New Zealand Cricket has confirmed the Black Caps tour to Zimbabwe in June will not got ahead. Audio
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Lobby group wants to prosecute Police and Corrections
5:57 PM.The Sensible Sentencing Trust has gone to court asking for permission take private prosecutions against the Police and the Corrections Department over the Graeme Burton case. Audio
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Mayor goes head to head with Forest and Bird
5:54 PM.Forest and Bird has been accused of scaremongering for releasing details of what it says are the government's plans to open up more conservation land for mining. Audio
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US citizens killed in Mexico's war on drugs
5:49 PM.The United States President Obama says he is outraged by the weekend killing of two US citizens who became the latest victims of the Mexican government's war on drugs. Audio
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Waatea news for 15 March 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Wellingtonians' reactions to proposed rugby sculpture
5:43 PM.Plans have been unveiled for a $350,000 Rugby World Cup sculpture in the Capital. Audio
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No long term health impacts, Mapua residents told
5:39 PM.People living at Mapua near Nelson have been assured they are unlikely to suffer long term health effects as a result of the clean-up of the most contaminated chemical site in New Zealand. Audio
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Cyclone Tomas hits Fiji
5:34 PM.The biggest cyclone to hit Fiji for decades has already claimed one life and caused damage in the northern islands but it's full force is yet to hit. Audio
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Evening sports news for 15 March 2010
5:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Red shirts gather outside army barracks in Thailand
5:26 PM.Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has rejected an ultimatum by tens of thousands of protesters to dissolve parliament or face further demonstrations. Audio
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Evening Business News for 15 March 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Reaction to Zimbabwe tour decision
5:20 PM.Listening to that was cricket journalist Richard Boock. Audio
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Black Caps tour to Zimbabwe postponed
5:16 PM.New Zealand Cricket has just confirmed the Black Caps tour to Zimbabwe in June will not got ahead. Audio
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Suva bracing for Cyclone Tomas
5:12 PM.Our former reporter Michelle McGuiness lives in Suva and is bracing for the cyclone which is expected hit the capital later tonight. Audio
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Full force of Cyclone Tomas yet to hit Fiji
5:08 PM.The biggest cyclone to hit Fiji for decades has already claimed one life and caused damage in the northern islands but it's full force is yet to hit. Audio
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