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Checkpoint for Wednesday 12 May 2010
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U.K. gets its fiftieth Prime Minister.
6:58 PM.Returning to the British elections - where the Conservative Party leader David Cameron has become Britain's fiftieth Prime Minister. Audio
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Car enthusiasts seek ratepayer money for Chch skid pad
6:55 PM.The car club behind plans for a boyracer skid pad in Christchurch has asked the City Council for one hundred thousand dollars. Audio
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Waatea News for Wednesday 12 May 2010
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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NIWA scientists to study potential of deep sea volcanoes
6:48 PM.The research vessel Tangaroa is due to leave Wellington harbour about now. Audio
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Oil industry execs face hearings over oil rig blast
6:45 PM.Oil industry executives who've come in for a grilling by US lawmakers over the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico have resorted to pointing the finger at each other. Audio
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Hauraki Maori oppose Coromandel mining
6:40 PM.Hauraki Maori have come out strongly against the possibility of mining on the Coromandel. Audio
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Sports News for Wednesday 12 May 2010
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Reverend warns NZ of three strikes doom
6:25 PM.A former prison chaplain in the US is in New Zealand to discuss what he describes as the impending doom of the proposed Three Strikes legislation. Audio
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Underage drinkers average one a week in Wellington's A and E
6:22 PM.Its a world title that New Zealand doesn't want -- but one expert says the country, together with Australia, leads the world in binge drinking. Audio
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Evening Business for Wednesday 12 May 2010
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Labour signals stance on GST
6:12 PM.The Labour Party has signalled it would only remove the tax on fresh fruit and vegetables if it was sure it would actually make food cheaper. Audio
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Mt Eden meetings a huge disappointment for staff
6:10 PM.A union representing prison officers says meetings about impending privatisation at the joint Mt Eden-Auckland Central Remand Prison have left staff hugely disappointed. Audio
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David Cameron takes the helm of new UK government
6:05 PM.After 13 years of Labour rule Britain has a new Prime Minister. Audio
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Volcanic ash cloud spreads to Africa
5:58 PM.The cloud of volcanic ash that's caused travel chaos in Europe has now forced five airports to close in Morocco, the first time the problem's spread to Africa. Audio
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Universities: international students won't solve underfunding
5:56 PM.Universities are warning that foreign students are only a short-term solution to underfunding. Audio
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Oil firms blame each other for Gulf of Mexico spill
5:55 PM.The blame game has begun between three major oil firms, following a massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Audio
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Police receive lanyard belonging to Marise McGregor
5:52 PM.The police have been given a helpful clue in their hunt for the missing Whanganui woman, Marice McGregor. Audio
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Waatea News for Wednesday 12 May 2010
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sir Edmund Hillary's house moves across Auckland
5:45 PM.The house that Sir Edmund Hillary built and lived in for more than 50 years, has finally been moved off its site in the Auckland suburb of Remuera. Audio
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Thai government threats escalate towards red-shirts
5:43 PM.The Thai government has told red-shirt protesters it will clear their downtown camp and cut off water, power and telephones if they do not leave by early tomorrow morning. Audio
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London correspondent on coalition govt deal
5:40 PM.After a night of political drama in the United Kingdom and 13 years of Labor rule, Britain has a new Prime Minister in Conservative leader David Cameron. Audio
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Sports News for Wednesday 12 May 2010
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Police officer had no time to avoid speeding car
5:23 PM.A coroner's hearing has been told a police sergeant who died while laying road spikes had just 18 seconds to get them out of his car, lay them out and leap to safety. Audio
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Evening Business for Wednesday 12 May 2010
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Backtrack by Commerce Commission
5:17 PM.The competition watchdog has had a change of heart over regulating mobile phone companies and is now telling the government the industry can't be left to self govern. Audio
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NZ's tax on single income family lowest in developed world
5:15 PM.New Zealand's tax on a single income family earning the average wage is the lowest in the developed world. Audio
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Tuhoe negotiator says iwi feels betrayed by PM
5:10 PM.A Tuhoe negotiator, Tamati Kruger, says the iwi feels John Key has betrayed them over treaty negotiations and is forcing Maori back into grievance mode. Audio
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New Government make-up in the UK
5:05 PM.In Britain Conservative leader David Cameron is beginning his first day as Prime Minister with more details emerging about the coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats. Audio
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Checkpoint Choice for Wednesday 12 May 2010
5:00 PM.New Government make-up in the UK; Tuhoe negotiator says iwi feels betrayed by PM; NZ's tax on single income family lowest in developed world; Backtrack by Commerce Commission; Police officer had no… Read more Audio