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Checkpoint for Monday 22 March 2010
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CCTV which identifies a crime before it happens
6:57 PM.By the time London hosts the Olympic Games British authorities are hoping to have a new smart CCTV camera which identifies a crime before it happens. Audio
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Nuns tempted into new career
6:55 PM.A British record company is trying to tempt nuns into considering new careers as singing stars. Audio
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A Picasso is tipped to fetch record price
6:52 PM.Confidence may be returning to the global art market. Audio
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British Airways strike enters third day
6:50 PM.British Airways cabin crew are now into day three of their strike over pay and work practices. Audio
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Calls for Timorese children to be returned
6:47 PM.The wife of the East Timorese Prime Minister is calling for the immediate return to Dili of a group of teenagers who were taken to Malaysia by an Australian woman. Audio
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Waatea news for 22 March 2010
6:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Investigations into suspicious North Canterbury fires
6:42 PM.The police fear an arsonist could be at work in North Canterbury. Audio
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UN chief: conditions for Palestinians unacceptable
6:39 PM.The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has called on Israel to end its blockade of the Gaza Strip saying it is causing"unacceptable suffering". Audio
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Surgeon denies manslaughter charges
6:36 PM.Jayant Patel has pleaded"not guilty"to the charges relating to his work at Bundaberg hospital in Queensland between 2003 and 2005. Audio
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Evening sports news for 22 March 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Call to scrap pig effluent rules
6:29 PM.The pork industry body says rules governing the management of pig shed effluent are so out of date that they should be scrapped. Audio
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US dairy lobby a stumbling block to trade
6:24 PM.The Trade Minister says accusations of anti-competitive behaviour in the New Zealand dairy industry are rich coming from American politicians. Audio
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Evening Business News for 22 March 2010
6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Rio Tinto executives go on trial in China
6:19 PM.In Shanghai the trial of an Australian mining executive and three of his Chinese colleagues on charges of bribery and commercial espionage is underway. Audio
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Obama's health reform bill passes
6:15 PM.After hours of debate the US House of Representatives passed the bill 219 votes to 212. Audio
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Forest and Bird react to mining plans
6:10 PM.Listening to the last item was Forest and Bird's Advocacy manager Kevin Hackwell. Audio
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7000 hectares of conservation land earmarked for mining
6:06 PM.Seven thousand hectares of protected Conservation land has been earmarked for potential mining by the Government. Audio
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Group wants search for missing yachtie reopened
5:56 PM.Friends and family of a yachtsman who went missing off the East Coast of the North Island ten days ago want the search to be reopened - and to focus further north. Audio
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Man accused of assisting overstayers
5:53 PM.A Havelock North man is being accused by the Crown of helping eight Chinese and Indian overstayers live and work illegally in New Zealand - and profiting from the deals. Audio
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South Africa commemorates Sharpeville massacre
5:50 PM.The South African government has called for an end to violent street protests over poor living conditions as it marked the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre. Audio
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Rio Tinto employees on trial in China
5:46 PM.Four employees of the mining company Rio Tinto have gone on trial in China, charged with bribery and commerical espionage. Audio
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Waatea news for 22 March 2010
5:43 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Qarase describes damage to village
5:39 PM.Fiji's ousted Prime Minister says the coconut industry on his island of Vanua Balavu in the Lau Group has been wiped out by Cyclone Tomas. Audio
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National MP heckled at Christchurch water rally
5:36 PM.Supporters of the embattled Canterbury regional council have heckled a National Party MP at a rally in Christchurch this afternoon. Audio
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Trust seeks to prosecute Police and Corrections
5:34 PM.A Wellington Court has been told the Sensible Sentencing Trust should not be granted an extension of time to lay prosecutions against the Police and Corrections Department concerning their handling of… Read more Audio
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Evening sports news for 22 March 2010
5:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Friends and family pay tribute to pioneering camerawoman
5:26 PM.A pioneering New Zealand photo journalist who was shot while on assignment in Sarajevo in 1992 has been described by friends and family as fearless. Audio
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Air NZ apologises to Tongan community
5:24 PM.Air New Zealand is apologising for advising staff that Tongan passengers may take advantage of free alcohol on flights to"drink the bar dry". Audio
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Evening Business News for 22 March 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Obama's health reform bill passes
5:19 PM.Barack Obama has secured a landmark victory with the US House of Representative giving final approval to sweeping healthcare reforms. Audio
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Green Party reaction to mining plans
5:16 PM.The Green Party co-leader, Metiria Turei comments on the proposal. Audio
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Govt proposing 7-thousand hectares be opened up to mining
5:08 PM.The Government wants seven thousand hectares of the most protected Conservation land opened up to mining and will investigate whether there is more worth exploiting. Audio
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Checkpoint choice for Monday 22 March 2010
5:00 PM.The best of Checkpoint. Audio