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Checkpoint for Monday 17 May 2010
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Republicans hold Obama responsible for oil spill
6:58 PM.The oil company British Petroleum says it's finally been successful in siphoning oil from a burst pipe on the seabed in the Gulf of Mexico. Audio
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Call for immediate phasing out of methyl bromide
6:53 PM.The Green Party is calling for the immediate phasing out of the toxic gas methyl bromide. Audio
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Clean energy delegation arrives in Hong Kong
6:52 PM.The United States Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has arrived in Hong Kong leading a clean energy delegation that will tour Asia's leading economic powers. Audio
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Waatea news for 17 May 2010
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Hawke's Bay company denied employing illegal labour
6:46 PM.The largest supplier of casual workers in the country has told the Hastings court that directors of a Hawke's Bay horticultural company denied on several occasions that they employed illegal labour. Audio
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Over $1-billion of spending proposed for Otago's campuses
6:42 PM.The University of Otago should spend a billion dollars over the next twenty five years to create a world class campus to replace deteriorating buildings, ghetto student housing and bleak windswept… Read more Audio
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New ash cloud causes fresh air travel disruption
6:35 PM.A new cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland has triggered another shutdown of airports in the United Kingdom, including Europe's largest - Heathrow. Audio
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Tapawera residents clean up after flood
6:24 PM.Victims of the Tapawera flood near Nelson are angry at forestry operations they say have contributed to the silt, mud and massive logs which have damaged their homes. Audio
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Grandmother on trial for toddler's murder
6:19 PM.The Crown says a toddler they claim was killed by her grandmother died of extensive brain injuries caused by a blow or by her head hitting an object. Audio
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Human rights lawyer in Bangkok on behalf of Thaksin
6:14 PM.To Bangkok, where a government deadline looms closer for all women, children and the elderly to leave the Red Shirt encampments in the city's main business district. Audio
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Councils to contribute 25% under proposed leaky homes package
6:09 PM.The Government's unveiled a new financial assistance package for leaky home owners. Audio
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First rail carriages built in NZ in 70 years
5:57 PM.The beginnings of the first rail carriage to be built from scratch in New Zealand in about 70 years was unveiled in Dunedin today. Audio
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Brain tumour risk may increase among frequent cellphone users
5:52 PM.An international study on the effects of mobile phone use has found a possible increase in the risk of brain tumours among people who use their phone a lot. Audio
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Waatea news for 17 May 2010
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Health sector braces for reduced spend in Thursday's budget
5:46 PM.The health sector is bracing itself for slim-pickings in Thursday's budget. Audio
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Inmate in court after death of prison officer
5:42 PM.A prison inmate, accused of assautling a Springhill Prison guard, who later died from his injuries, has succeeded in getting name suppression when he appeared in the Hamilton District Court this… Read more Audio
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Leaky home owner advocate responds to govt package
5:38 PM.Under the new deal the Government is offering to pay a quarter of the cost of leaky home repairs, if local councils agree to pay the same amount. Audio
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Kings College student in critical condition
5:35 PM.A special school assembly has been held at Kings College in Auckland after one of its pupils was admitted to hospital in a critical condition. Audio
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Evening sports news for 17 May 2010
5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Evening sports news for 17 May 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Parliament evacuated by parcel containing flies
5:28 PM.Much of Parliament was evacuated this morning, when a parcel containing live cluster flies was delivered to a ministerial office. Audio
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Evening Business News for 17 May 2010
5:28 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Evening Business News for 17 May 2010
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Trial of two men for police officer's murder begins
5:23 PM.The High Court in Auckland has heard that the police did not consider a man accused of killing a police officer to be a threat. Audio
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Tension in Thailand as deadline looms
5:17 PM.There is an eerie calm in Bangkok ahead of a Government imposed deadline in three hours time for women, children and the elderly to get out of the protest camp in the central business district. Audio
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Retrial ordered in Gwaze case
5:13 PM.In a legal first for New Zealand the Supreme Court has ordered a retrial of a case in which a Christchurch man was acquitted of rape and murder. Audio
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Govt offers to pay quarter of the cost of leaky home repairs
5:07 PM.The Government has upped its offer to leaky home owners saying it's now prepared to pay a quarter of the repair bill - a proposal it says will cost it a billion dollars over the next five years. Audio
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Checkpoint Choice for Monday 17 May 2010
5:00 PM.More money for the owners of leaky homes. In a legal first for New Zealand the Supreme Court has ordered a retrial of a case in which a Christchurch man was acquitted of rape and murder. Evacutions as… Read more Audio