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Checkpoint for Wednesday 7 April 2010
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The public may soon be able to invest in Fonterra
5:07 PM.The co-operative's plan allows farmers to buy and sell shares among themselves rather than having to go through the company. Audio
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Forensic work continues at house in Hokitika
5:13 PM.The bodies of two men who were shot dead in Hokitika may be removed from the crime scene tonight as forensic work continues. Audio
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Call for cheaper after hours care for Porirua children
5:17 PM.Doctors say the health of thousands of poor children living in Porirua City north of Wellington is under threat because of a lack of free after-hours care. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 April 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Torrential rain in Rio kills more than a hundred people
5:25 PM.In Rio de Janeiro more than a hundred people have been killed and many more are homeless after the heaviest rains in decades triggered deadly mudslides and turned roads into rivers. Audio
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Health Board Investigates Missing Money
5:27 PM.The police and the Capital and Coast District Health Board are investigating allegations that hundreds of thousands in taxpayer money has been misused by a Maori trust in Kapiti. Audio
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Sports News for 7 April 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Legal aid changes
5:36 PM.The Justice minister says some lawyers won't make the grade under a tougher system to decide who can provide legal aid services. Audio
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Draft Media Decree released in Fiji
5:40 PM.Journalists in Fiji could be jailed for up to five years and media organisations fined more than 350 thousand for publishing anything the country's military government decides is not in the public… Read more Audio
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US releases document on nuclear strategy
5:43 PM.The United States has warned North Korea and Iran that no options are being taken off the table in dealing the threat of a build-up in nuclear capabilities. Audio
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Proper nouns allowed on Scrabble
5:46 PM.For the first time proper nouns can be used in the game of Scrabble. Audio
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Waatea News for 7 April 2010
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Glider crash may have been the result of competitiveness
5:52 PM.An investigation has found the pressure of the National Gliding Championships may have been a driving factor in the death of a pilot two years ago. Audio
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More than 300 thousand dollars in legal help for MPs
5:56 PM.Legal bills for two National Party MPs have cost taxpayers 336-thousand dollars in the past few years. Audio
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Corpse taken to airport for flight
5:58 PM.Police in Britain have arrested two women after they tried to take a dead relative on a flight to Germany. Audio
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Proposal to allow outside investment in Fonterra fund
6:07 PM.The public will be able to invest in a Fonterra linked fund under the dairy giant's final restructuring proposal which it says will also enable it to head off competition from foreigners buying up… Read more Audio
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Dairy farmers welcome rise in milk powder prices
6:10 PM.Debt ridden and drought hit dairy farmers throughout the country are delighted by the overnight hike in dairy prices. Audio
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Crews prepare for oil ship salvage on Great Barrier Reef
6:14 PM.Australia's Maritime Safety Authority is supervising the salvage operation of a Chinese coal ship stranded on the Great Barrier Reef. Audio
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Thai protesters breach parliament
6:19 PM.Hundreds of Anti-Government protesters in Thailand have retreated to outside the Parliament in Bangkok after briefly breaching a security cordon. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 April 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Court finds ARC unfairly blocked developer's project
6:25 PM.The Auckland Regional Council has been ordered to pay almost a hundred-thousand dollars to a developer after the Environment Court found the council acted unfairly in blocking one of its projects. Audio
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Govt says Labour should be apologising, not investigating
6:28 PM.The Health Minister says instead of investigating the state of New Zealand's aged care, Labour should be apologising for its neglect of the sector when it was in power. Audio
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Sports News for 7 April 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Sri Lanka prepares for general election tomorrow
6:35 PM.A day before Sri Lanka's general election protesters are rallying to demand the release of the main opposition candidate General Sarath Fonseka. Audio
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Russia joins global alliance on greenhouse gases
6:38 PM.The first meeting of the New Zealand-led global alliance on agricultural greenhouse gases has kicked off, with Russia joining up and bringing the total number of countries involved to 29. Audio
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Solicitor-General decides against Waihopai saboteur appeal
6:42 PM.The Solicitor-General says the crown will consider seeking one-point-one million dollars in damages from three activists aquitted of intentionally damaging the cover of the Waihopai satellite dish. Audio
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Waatea News for 7 April 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Calls for investigation into civilian deaths in Peru
6:49 PM.The international human rights organisation Human Rights Watch has called on the Peruvian government to conduct a thorough investigation into the killing of six civilians by police. Audio
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Activists scuffle with police in Egypt
6:53 PM.Egyptian activists demanding political reforms have clashed with police in central Cairo. Audio
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Lib-Dems could be the party to watch in UK elections
6:54 PM.UK voters will be heading to the polls on May the 6th and the Conservatives are billing it as the most important election of a generation. Audio
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One in three women in Australia will be assaulted
6:55 PM.In Australia a national survey of attitudes towards domestic violence has found that one in five people thinks it's excusable if the attacker lost control or later regrets it. Audio
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Nigeria gets new cabinet members
6:58 PM.Nigeria's acting president Goodluck Jonathan has sworn-in the members of his new cabinet. Audio
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Checkpoint Choice for Wednesday 7 April 2010
7:00 PM.The public may soon be able to invest in Fonterra, Forensic work continues at house in Hokitika, Call for cheaper after hours care for Porirua children. Audio