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Checkpoint for Thursday 3 June 2010
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Crew to spend 18 months in mock space capsule
6:58 PM.A record-breaking experiment will begin in Russia later today to simulate the extremely testing conditions that astronauts would have to cope with on a return space flight to the planet Mars. Audio
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Funeral directors say phoney mourners are common
6:56 PM.Funeral directors say serial phony mourners are common place, but policing who should or shouldn't be at a service is near impossible. Audio
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Review of pharmacy recalls due to begin
6:53 PM.The Government has announced an urgent review of drug recalls. Audio
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Justice Minister grilled about three strikes policy
6:50 PM.The Labour Party used the opportunity of the Justice Minister's appearance before a select committee today, to grill him about the controversial three strikes legislation. Audio
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Waatea news for 3 June 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Fiji militarisation of public life said to be pragmatic
6:44 PM.Fiji's interim regime is defending putting more and more soldiers into civilian jobs in the public service. Audio
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Australia's minimum wage to rise
6:41 PM.Australia's national workplace relations tribunal has increased the minimum wage by $26 Australian dollars a week. Audio
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ICRC calls for end of Gaza blockade
6:37 PM.Western powers agree with Israel that Hamas is a threat - but say the embargo should not punish the 1.5 million people trapped in the Gaza Strip. Audio
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Arab League add voice calling for lifting Gaza blockade
6:36 PM.The demands for Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza are growing after the attack. Audio
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Evening sports news for 3 June 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Tributes for former Treasury secretary
6:26 PM.The former head of the Prime Minister's Department and Secretary of the Treasury, Bernie Galvin, has died at the age of 77. Audio
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Evening Business News for 3 June 2010
6:23 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Auckland Super City Bill becomes law
6:22 PM.The third and final Auckland Super City Bill passed its final reading in Parliment this evening. Audio
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Pacific Islands rising, not sinking - climate scientists
6:18 PM.Climate scientists say they're surprised at findings showing that many low-lying Pacific islands are rising, not sinking. Audio
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Chair of Health Workforce on plan to slow brain drain
6:12 PM.Senior doctors and nurses say a plan to pay doctors while they're on their OE could help slow the brain drain to Australia. Audio
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Police seek motive in Cumbria killing spree
6:08 PM.British police are investigating what sparked a killing spree by a lone gunman in West Cumbria, in which 12 people died. Audio
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Questions over why taxi driver shot 12 people dead in Cumbria
5:57 PM.The killing of 12 people in Britain is the worst mass shooting there for 14 years. Audio
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Economic spinoffs already being felt from Football World Cup
5:54 PM.While the Football World Cup has yet to kick off in South Africa - the financial spinoffs are already being felt here. Audio
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World Cup forces mass eviction of Sth African poor
5:51 PM.The Football World Cup kicks off in just over a week in South Africa with more than just the players with something to win. Audio
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Waatea news for 3 June 2010
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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1080 warning signs destroyed
5:44 PM.The Animal Health Board says someone is deliberately destroying signs warning people about the presence of 1080 poison in Westland. Audio
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Environmental Defence Society welcomes EPA
5:40 PM.The government's been praised by an environmental group for its plans to regulate deep sea drilling within the country's economic zone. Audio
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Power generators turn to Australia's stock exchange
5:35 PM.New Zealand's major power generators have turned to Australia's stock exchange to help bring more competition to the industry here. Audio
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Evening sports news for 3 June 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Obama campaigns for clean energy future
5:28 PM.The US President Barack Obama has pledged to campaign for what he calls a clean energy future - citing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as a sign that America needs to amend its reliance on fossil fuels. Audio
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Auckland lab testing review to begin
5:25 PM.The Government has just announced a review into the way community laboratory testing changed hands in Auckland last year. Audio
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Evening Business News for 3 June 2010
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Govt scrambling to clarify position on asset sales
5:19 PM.The National-led Government has been scrambling yet again to clarify its position on asset sales after the Prime Minister left open the possibility KiwiBank might be sold after all. Audio
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Police murder-accused's memory loss not real says Crown
5:17 PM.A man charged with murdering a police officer has been accused of lying about his loss of memory in a bid to keep his story on track. Audio
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Activists deported from Israel arrive in Turkey
5:15 PM.Three plane loads of pro-Palestinian activists including a New Zealander have arrived in Turkey after being deported from Israel. Audio
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Plan to pay trainee doctors while overseas cautiously welcomed
5:11 PM.Senior doctors say a plan to pay doctors while they're on their OE could help slow the brain drain to Australia. Audio
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UK reeling following mass shooting
5:07 PM.A dispute over a family will may have been what triggered a tax driver's shooting rampage through the British countryside which has left 12 people dead. Audio
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Checkpoint choice for Thursday 3 June 2010
5:00 PM.A rampage in Britain's lake district may have been sparked by a fight over a will. The plan to pay doctor's salaries while they are on their OE and The National-led Government has been scrambling yet… Read more Audio