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Checkpoint for Thursday 18 March 2010
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American born cleric urges jihad against US
6:57 PM.In Yemen an extremist American-born cleric is urging Muslims to rise up and wage jihad against the United States. Audio
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EU report has United Kingdom in firing line
6:54 PM.The European Union has criticised the United Kingdom over uncertainty about its plans to cut its budget deficit. Audio
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Controversial French game show shocks audience
6:51 PM.French televison has embarked on a shocking new reality TV show. Audio
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Hutt City Council to discharge untreated sewage
6:49 PM.The Hutt City Council is being allowed to discharge wastewater overflow into the heavily polluted Waiwhetu Stream for another fifteen years. Audio
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Waatea news for 18 March 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Nigeria's acting president sacks the cabinet
6:44 PM.Nigeria's acting president Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved the country's cabinet. Audio
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Trial date set for Rio Tinto executives
6:42 PM.The trial date's been set for Rio Tinto executives in China. Audio
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Haiti children reunited with families
6:39 PM.Most of the Haitian children taken out of the earthquake struck country by American missionaries in late January have been reunited with their families. Audio
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Pope asks Irish Catholics for forgiveness
6:36 PM.Both the Pope and the leader of the Catholic church in Ireland have asked for forgiveness over a sexual abuse scandal which began in the 1970s. Audio
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Evening sports news for 18 March 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Ban has duck shooters crying foul
6:28 PM.The decision by a Maori Trust to ban duck shooters from two Wellington lakes has hunters scratching their heads. Audio
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Fears Productivity Commission will be too narrowly focused
6:25 PM.The government is setting up a new commission to find out how to lift this country's poor productivity record. Audio
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Evening Business News for 18 March 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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HNZ under fire over costly computer revamp
6:17 PM.A Labour Party MP is accusing Housing New Zealand of spending as least $20-million on a business case for a new computer system that Labour says isn't needed. Audio
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Winery $50,000 poorer after breaching water ban
6:14 PM.Morton Estate Winery has been hit with the biggest ever fine dished out in the Hawkes Bay for illegally taking water for irrigation. Audio
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Kupe gas project officially opened in Taranaki
6:11 PM.A booster shot for the country's gas supply arrived today with the opening of the Kupe gas project in Taranaki. Audio
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PM insists Commissioner instigated probe into leak
6:07 PM.The Prime Minister John Key is insisting it was the State Services Commissioner who instigated a hunt for the leak of cabinet secrets, and not the Government. Audio
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223 million escape slum life
5:59 PM.Nearly a quarter of a billion people have escaped from the world's slums -- according to a report released by the United Nations. Audio
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TVNZ staff facing weeks of uncertainty over job cuts
5:57 PM.Television New Zealand staff are facing weeks of uncertainty as they wait for their employer to decide exactly how many jobs it will cut. Audio
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Fonterra talks tough on dirty dairying
5:52 PM.The dairy co-operative, Fonterra, is stepping up it's checks on dairy farmers as many have failed to meet targets to reduce pollution of rivers and streams. Audio
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Waatea news for 18 March 2010
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Auditor General queries Whangarei Council about stadium
5:46 PM.The office of the Auditor General is looking into the Whangarei District Council's dealings involving the city's controversial new stadium. Audio
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Swindling investment banker jailed for 6 years
5:41 PM.A former ASB bank executive who stole nearly 18 million dollars, spending it on property, prostitutes and wine, has been sentenced to six years in jail. Audio
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Fiji damage reports slowly trickling in
5:36 PM.Damage reports are slowly trickling in from the Cylcone battered northern islands and the Lau Group in Fiji - but the death toll remains unclear. Audio
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Evening sports news for 18 March 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Willis focused on 800m win
5:27 PM.Olympic silver medalist Nick Willis will take to the track in Christchurch tonight with revenge and a record time for the 800 metres in his sights. Audio
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Evening Business News for 18 March 2010
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Money available for income tax cuts shrinking.
5:22 PM.The money available for income tax cuts is shrinking as the Treasury revises forecasts of how much heavier taxes on property will earn. Audio
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Forest and Bird - Government leaks 'an embarassment'
5:19 PM.Listening to Iain Rennie was Kevin Hackwell from Forest and Bird. Audio
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Inquiry into Cabinet documents leak
5:13 PM.The State Services Commissioner says the Government asked him to investigate who leaked secret information from cabinet documents but he would have done his own inquiry anyway. Audio
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Jail for ASB fraudster
5:08 PM.An ASB investment banker who stole nearly $18 million dollars, spending it on property, prostitutes and wine, has been jailed for at least four years. Audio
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