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Checkpoint for Wednesday 21 April 2010
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder growing problem for US forces
6:58 PM.After more than eight years at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American military's facing a mounting problem with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Audio
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Tony Abbott floats idea of no dole for young people
6:54 PM.To Australia now where Tony Abbott says the Coalition will consider a policy that would deny the dole to people under 30. Audio
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Council formulates plan to clean up Manawatu River
6:51 PM.The Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council is denying the Manawatu River is one of the most polluted in the western world. Audio
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Waatea news for 21 April 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Orange book prize shortlists six authors
6:46 PM.The shortlist for the Orange Prize for fiction, which honours women writers has been announced. Audio
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Company fined for quiz competitions
6:42 PM.A company that advertised text trivial quiz competitions on TV hooking up unwitting contestants to a regular text message service they had to pay for has been fined $125,000. Audio
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IMF warns of increasing debt for developed countries
6:39 PM.The International Monetary Fund has issued a warning about increasing levels of government debt in developed countries. Audio
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Evening sports news for 21 April 2010
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Privacy watchdogs target Google
6:28 PM.Google says it always tries to handle people's personal information carefully, despite heavy criticism from a group of privacy officials in several countries. Audio
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Govt accused of fast tracking irrigation projects
6:24 PM.Forest and Bird says it has papers showing the Government had longstanding plans to get rid of Environment Canterbury in order to fast-track large-scale irrigation. Audio
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Evening Business News for 21 April 2010
6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Study of misunderstandings between patients and doctors
6:17 PM.What's in the word 'oh'? Audio
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SafeAir workers told not to get hopes up
6:14 PM.Workers facing lay-offs at the Air New Zealand subsidiary SafeAir near Blenheim are being told not to get their hopes up following Government comments today. Audio
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Impact of Indigenous Peoples declaration unclear
6:10 PM.Legal experts say the real impact of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is very uncertain. Audio
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European airlines to seek help from governments
6:07 PM.Planes are once again in the air over Europe after an unprecedented lock down of international flights for nearly a week because of Iceland's erupting volcano. Audio
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Gardeners fed up with cremated remains at Botanic Gardens
5:57 PM.The staff at Wellington's Botanic Gardens are fed up with finding scattered human ashes at the Lady Norwood Rose Garden and says the ashes are damaging the flowers. Audio
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Otago farmers need more feed for stock
5:53 PM.A Central Otago farmer says the region should have been declared a drought zone months ago. Audio
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US appointment could kick-start Doha trade talks
5:50 PM.A key American trade appointment is being hailed as a big development in the stalled Doha round of world trade talks. Audio
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Waatea news for 21 April 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Worries over unauthorised RWC ticket sales
5:44 PM.Official sellers of corporate tickets for the Rugby World Cup say companies are being duped into buying packages from unofficial sellers despite warnings several months ago Audio
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Political Editor on latest with SafeAir
5:39 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards joins us. Audio
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Wayne Mapp backs off
5:35 PM.The Defence Minister has now backed off suggestions the government could take a stake in the Air New Zealand subsidiary SafeAir in a bid to save 92 jobs and finish a multi-million dollar project to… Read more Audio
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Evening sports news for 21 April 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Commemoration to mark community's help after explosion
5:27 PM.The community of Tamahere, five-kilometres south of Hamilton has been officially thanked for the help it gave in saving the lives of fire fighters caught up in the Icepak Coolstore explosion, just… Read more Audio
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Row erupts over red versus white
5:24 PM.A peace group is being accused of not respecting war veterans and trying to profit off the RSA's red poppy donations by selling white peace poppies the day before the red poppy annual appeal. Audio
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Evening Business News for 21 April 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Fran Wilde talks about Wellington rail
5:19 PM.Joining us is the chair of the Wellington Regional Council, Fran Wilde. Audio
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Joyce warns councils have to pay for rail services.
5:17 PM.The Transport Minister has warned that rail users including regional councils in Auckland and Wellington have to start paying a fair price for the service if KiwiRail is to survive. Audio
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Govt under pressure to explain what declaration means
5:13 PM.The Government has come under pressure this afternoon to define exactly what effect the United Nations declaration on indigenous rights might have. Audio
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Flights to London back on
5:08 PM.Air New Zealand is once again flying to London after days stranded on the ground because of Iceland's erupting volcano. Audio
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Checkpoint choice for Wednesday 21 April 2010
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