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Checkpoint for Tuesday 11 May 2010
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Wellington Hospital brachytherapy bunker opened
6:57 PM.Cancer treatment in the Wellington region has received a boost, with a new treatment facility at the capital city's hospital. Audio
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New way to stop oil leak
6:55 PM.Oil continues to spew out of the Deepwater Horizon rig which sank three weeks ago off the Louisana coast into the Gulf of Mexico. Audio
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Protests turn violent in Haiti
6:53 PM.Police have fired tear gas and demonstrators have thrown stones in protests against the government in Haiti. Audio
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Afghan president in Washington
6:50 PM.The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has begun a four day trip to Washington aimed at showing a united front after weeks of public bickering with the White House. Audio
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West Coast iwi makes stand against 1080
6:47 PM.A West Coast iwi is refusing to give its consent to the future use of 1080, but it's not yet clear what impact this will have on those wanting to drop the poison. Audio
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Waatea news for 11 May 2010
6:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Meeting for would-be Whanau Ora providers in Auckland
6:39 PM.A social services group in South Auckland says Whanua Ora will provide more of a one stop shop for families needing help. Audio
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Sports news for 11 May 2010
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Martinborough locals want better policing
6:29 PM.The Mayor of South Wairarapa says the arrival of a community police officer in Martinborough won't be enough to calm locals frustrations at a lack of after-hours police. Audio
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Bolger on UK negotiations
6:25 PM.In Britian the Liberal Democrats say they could decide whether to go into coalition with the Conservatives or Labour by tomorrow morning. Audio
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Evening business for 11 May 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Iraq's bloodiest day of the year so far
6:17 PM.In Iraq more than 100 people have died and 350 have been wounded in what's being described as the bloodiest day of the year so far. Audio
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What an R and D company thinks about the new scheme
6:13 PM.One company in line for the new technology development grants is the New Zealand owned Tait Radio Communications. Audio
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How the new science funding will work
6:06 PM.The Government has announced new funding for science and innovation saying they are the main drivers of a 21st century economy. Audio
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Wellington Zoo finds fertile tuatara eggs
5:57 PM.Wellington Zoo is celebrating the discovery of its first fertile tuatara eggs in more than two decades. Audio
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Australian budget to be unveiled
5:54 PM.The Australian budget will be handed down in a few hours by the Treasurer Wayne Swan, with the government promising it won't be the usual pre-election spend-a-thon. Audio
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Otago University Design Studies Dept to close
5:51 PM.Otago University will close its Design Studies Department, after the institution's council voted in favour of the move this afternoon. Audio
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Waatea news for 11 May 2010
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Benigno Aquino frontrunner for president
5:48 PM.Military officials in the Philippines say that communist rebels in the south have killed 6 people and wounded 12 others in an ambush on a group of soldiers and election officers. Audio
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Jobs under threat at ESR
5:42 PM.On the same day the Government's announced a funding boost for research and development, a knife is hanging over thirteen jobs at Environmental Science and Research or ESR. Audio
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Lawyer cautions against giving search powers to teachers
5:36 PM.A youth lawyer is cautioning against lawmakers giving search and surveillance powers to teachers. Audio
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Sports news for 11 May 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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A bloody day across Iraq
5:26 PM.The Obama administration's expressed confidence that progress is being made to establish a government in Iraq despite one of the bloodiest days this year. Audio
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Sir Robert Jones defamation case opens in High Court
5:24 PM.The lawyer for property tycoon Sir Robert Jones has told a defamation hearing in the High Court in Wellington that an article written about his client was gratuitously insulting and hurtful. Audio
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Evening business for 11 May 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Phil O'Reilly on science funding
5:18 PM.Labour's tax credit package was worth $630 million over four years. The chief executive of Business New Zealand Phil O'Reilly says companies would love that amount of money but it's just not possible.
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New grant scheme replaces R and D tax credit
5:14 PM.The Labour party says the government's big boost for business research and development is nowhere near big enough. Audio
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Conservatives make final offer to Lib Dems
5:11 PM.The Kingmakers in Britain's post election negotiations say an agreement for a new government could be reached in the next day. Audio
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PM at loggerheads with Tuhoe
5:08 PM.The Prime Minister is at loggerheads with Tuhoe, with the iwi saying it was led to believe an agreement in principle on the return of the Urewera National Park was imminent. Audio
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Checkpoint Choice for Tuesday 11 May 2010
5:00 PM.Prime Minister at loggerheads with Tuhoe; Conservatives make final offer to Lib Dems; and new grant scheme replaces R and D tax credit. Audio