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Checkpoint for Monday 3 May 2010
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World Press Freedom Day
6:57 PM.It's World Press Freedom Day today and the organisation Reporters Without Borders ranks China as one of the worst for press freedom in the world. Audio
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NZ Police would welcome law regarding usage of SIM cards
6:54 PM.The Police Crime Unit says forcing SIM cards to be registered would help them in their number one activity - chasing down the people behind anonymous phone numbers. Audio
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Concern over proxy voting for uk election
6:50 PM.Britain's proxy voting system is causing alarm in Pakistan. Audio
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Waatea news for 3 May 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Islamist group takes over pirate town
6:44 PM.An Islamic insurgent group has forced Somali pirates out of their safehaven at the port of Haradhere. Audio
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UK correspondent on John Higgins, the election and Mills and Boon
6:37 PM.Now to the United Kingdom where the sport of snooker has been thrown into a crisis after the world's number one player, John Higgins, was suspended over match-fixing allegations. Audio
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Evening sports news for 3 May 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Mammoth DNA brought back to life
6:28 PM.A team of international scientists have found a way to reproduce the DNA of extinct animals - starting with the mammoth. Audio
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New Health and Disability Commissioner
6:25 PM.A lawyer who's a deputy director-general at the Health Ministry is the new public health watchdog. Audio
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Evening Business News for 3 May 2010
6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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BP to pay for oil spill clean-up
6:19 PM.The U.S. President Barack Obama says the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a potentially unprecedented environmental disaster. Audio
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Analyst: good chance regulators will approve code sharing
6:15 PM.An aviation analyst says the chances are extremely good that regulators will approve Air New Zealand's proposed seat or code-sharing arrangement with Virgin Blue. Audio
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People trapped in hull of boat
6:13 PM.The fire service says at least one person is dead after becoming trapped in the hull of a boat, in Northland. Audio
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Pressure off Government to match Australian company tax rate
6:10 PM.The pressure is off the Government here to rush to match planned company tax cuts in Australia. Audio
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Update on search for missing woman
6:08 PM.The family of a missing Whanganui woman has been helping police stop vehicles on the road inland from Whanganui hoping to glean more information about her disappearance two weeks ago. Audio
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Vote recount begins today in Iraqi election
5:59 PM.Election officials in Iraq are to begin a partial recount today of votes cast in last month's parliamentary election. Audio
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Verdict expected on alleged Mumbai terrorist
5:57 PM.Almost eighteen months after the worst siege on Indian soil a verdict in the Mumbai attacks is due to be handed down shortly. Audio
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Students organise fight via text
5:51 PM.The police in Gisborne say secondary students have apparently been organising fights via text messaging. Audio
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World champion snooker player under investigation
5:51 PM.The reigning snooker world champion John Higgins has been suspended from playing in tournaments as the sport's authorities investigate allegations that he agreed to fix future matches. Audio
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Defence opens in Wang case
5:48 PM.The lawyer for a man accused of killing a woman in a supermarket hit-and-run says the jury must ignore that his client might be considered a low-life. Audio
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Waatea news for 3 May 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Search for woman missing from car crash draws a blank
5:43 PM.Friends and family of a missing Christchurch woman are growing increasingly worried, after three fruitless days searching. Audio
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Barack Obama defends US government's response to oil spill
5:39 PM.The United States President, Barack Obama, has defended his government's response to the massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico but says BP is to blame for the disaster and must pay for the clean-up.
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Evening sports news for 3 May 2010
5:35 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Norgate says company is out of money
5:35 PM.The high profile rural entrepreneur Craig Norgate says his investment company with Baird McConnon has run out of cash and is now in the hands of its trustee. Audio
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Air NZ wants to share seats with Virgin Blue
5:25 PM.Air New Zealand is promising cheaper fares and more frequent flights as part of its proposal to share seats with Virgin Blue. Audio
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Evening Business News for 3 May 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Videotape of New York bomb suspect released
5:18 PM.New York police investigating a failed car bomb found in Times Square have now released a videotape of a possible suspect. Audio
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Family of missing Whanganui woman help police with roadblock
5:14 PM.A missing Whanganui woman's brothers are trying to find out more about her disapearance and are helping stop vehicles at a police checkpoint set up on State Highway 4. Audio
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The chief executive of Kiwirail
5:10 PM.Listening to that was the chief executive of Kiwirail Jim Quinn and he's with us. Audio
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Rail workers fear death of industry without Auckland project
5:07 PM.Workers from KiwiRail's train building workshops say they're afraid their industry will collapse if it doesn't get a share of a project to build 51 new rail cars for Auckland. Audio
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Checkpoint choice for Monday 3 May 2010
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