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Checkpoint for Thursday 17 June 2010
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Late night football courts set up in South Africa
6:57 PM.South Africa is determined to show visitors during the Football World Cup that it is a safe place to visit. Audio
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Fears for dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico
6:55 PM.One of the sectors that's been severely damaged by the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexcio is the seafood industry, with large areas now closed to fishing. Audio
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New proposals to limit whaling
6:52 PM.A whaling research group in Japan says conservation groups should push governments to sign a deal on whaling, instead of adding more ideas to stall the process. Audio
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Final stages in trial of caregiver accused or murder
6:49 PM.A High Court jury's been told there is overwhelming evidence a care-giver killed a young boy in her care, and that she inflicted beatings over a long period of time. Audio
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Waatea News for 17 June 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Otago research may help in crime investigations
6:43 PM.New Zealand research into the damage different weapons do to the clothing of a stabbing victim may make a real difference in forensic investigations. Audio
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Kate Wilkinson grilled about conservation estate
6:40 PM.The Conservation Minister was grilled today about whether she was being a good advocate for the conservation estate, given the controversy over the Government's proposal to mine it. Audio
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Industry happy that wine harvest is down
6:37 PM.The wine growing industry is delighted that this year's harvest is smaller than usual. Audio
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Evening sports news for 17 June 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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New Zealand underprepared for large earthquake
6:28 PM.A team of earthquake scientists has returned from Chile with a warning - New Zealand is not well placed to cope with a massive quake similar to the one that devastated the South American country in… Read more Audio
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Family of ousted Kyrgyz President accused of inciting violence
6:25 PM.The humanitarian crisis in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan appears to be worsening. Audio
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Evening Business News for 17 June 2010
6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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$US 20b dollar fund not end of payouts for BP
6:17 PM.The Whitehouse says that BP would not have voluntarily created the 20 billion US dollar compensation fund for the Gulf of Mexico oil leak without the President's intervention. Audio
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Govt has change of heart over PEDA
6:14 PM.The government has had a change of heart over a five million dollar budget allocation to the Pacific Economic Development Agency, saying now that it may be possible for other organisations to apply… Read more Audio
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Adventure company director convicted of manslaughter
6:07 PM.The director of an adventure tourism company has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a teenager who plunged to her death from a Manawatu bridge. Audio
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Landmark case over gay marriage in California coming to an end
5:58 PM.A landmark court case over whether gay people should have the right to marry is coming to a close in California. Audio
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Fed Farmers crying foul over the way local rates are levied
5:55 PM.Farmers are crying foul over the way local council rates are levied saying its grossley unfair. Audio
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BP sets up fund for Gulf of Mexico damage claims
5:47 PM.Under intense pressure from US President Barack Obama, BP is setting up a 29 billion dollar fund for damage claims from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Audio
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Waatea News for 17 June 2010
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Government reverses e-Day funding rejection
5:42 PM.The government has changed it's mind and will now fund a popular collection scheme for computer waste. Audio
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Chinese vice-president arrives in NZ for a three-day visit
5:38 PM.A growing number of protestors are gathering outside the inner-city Auckland hotel where the Chinese vice-president is staying while in the country for trade talks. Audio
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Demands that police be disciplined over death in custody
5:35 PM.Queensland's crime watchdog is accusing the state's top cop of presiding over a culture of self-protection, and has given him two weeks to act against six officers who investigated the death of an… Read more Audio
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Evening sports news for 17 June 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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NZer sentenced to 25 years in US jail for murdering wife
5:26 PM.A New Zealander sentenced today to 25 years in an American prison for murdering his wife, has told a court in New York state that his life is a living hell because of what he's done and he just wants… Read more Audio
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Evening Business News for 17 June 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Interest rates start to go up
5:20 PM.ASB is the first cab off the rank to hike interest rates following the Reserve Bank decision last week to raise the benchmark interest rate from 2.50 to 2.75 percent. Audio
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Political row over PEDA funding escalates
5:17 PM.The government has had a change of heart over a five million dollar budget allocation to the Pacific Economic Development Agency, saying now that it may be possible for other organisations to apply… Read more Audio
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Solid Energy re-ignites debate about state-owned assets
5:11 PM.The debate about selling off bits of state-owned assets has been re-ignited - this time by the state coal miner Solid Energy. Audio
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Guilty verdict at bridge swing manslaughter trial
5:07 PM.The director of an adventure tourism company has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a teenager who plunged to her death from a Manawatu bridge. Audio
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Checkpoint choice for Thursday 17 June 2010
5:00 PM.A guilty verdict in the case of a teenager who plunged to her death off a Manawatu bridge. Solid Energy re-ignites the debate about selling off state owned assets and get ready, interest rates start… Read more Audio