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Checkpoint for Wednesday 23 June 2010
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Concern over Russian intelligence bill
6:56 PM.The Russian government's pushing a bill through parliament which critics say would give the country's main intelligence agency, the FSB, powers similar to those once held by the KGB. Audio
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UK's VAT to rise to twenty per cent
6:53 PM.The coalition government in Britain has presented tough austerity measures to try to bring down a massive budget deficit. Audio
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Concern over Indonesia's rehab of those supporting terrorism
6:49 PM.Evidence is emerging of indonesia's failure to rehabilitate people convicted of supporting terrorists. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 June 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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The latest on Wimbledon
6:41 PM.Roger Federer will be hoping to regain the air of invincibility that deserted him in the first round when he returns to Wimbedon tonight. Audio
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U.S. judge overturns ban on oil drilling
6:40 PM.The White House is scrambling to resurrect a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling after a judge blocked an earlier freeze, saying it would cause irreparable economic harm. Audio
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Thousands flee homes in southern China
6:38 PM.Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after a river burst its banks in southern China. Audio
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Teachers say national standards in trial year
6:35 PM.New Zealand's largest teachers' union says it is not too late to trial the government's national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 23 June 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Local film"Boy"illegal uploading could damage release
6:26 PM.The locally-produced feature film"Boy"has been illegally uploaded to the internet, potentially damaging it's overseas and DVD releases and bringing the local film industry under threat. Audio
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Taxpayers will still pay for Kyoto.
6:23 PM.A new book on emissions trading claims taxpayers could be up for a bill of one to five billion dollars. Audio
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Evening Business News for 23 June 2010
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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More interest in All Whites than All Blacks
6:17 PM.In another coup for the All Whites, a new survey shows New Zealanders are more interested in them than the All Blacks. Audio
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Hopes fade for whaling deal
6:13 PM.Hopes an international whaling meeting in Morocco would break through a 24-year old impasse are fading with countries on both sides refusing to budge. Audio
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McChrystal heads to White House to face Obama
6:09 PM.The top US general in Afghanistan is being hauled back to Washington for a face-to-face with President Obama, over scathing remarks published in a Rolling Stone article. Audio
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Predictions of 125,000 reports of child abuse this year
6:06 PM.The number of reported child abuse cases is predicted to reach an all time high of 125,000 this year. Audio
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Wellington Zoo touted as future home for giant pandas
5:56 PM.Wellington Zoo could be the new home for two endangered Giant Chinese Panda. Audio
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Accused drug lord Coke captured in Jamaica
5:52 PM.In Jamaica the accused druglord and wanted fugitive Christopher"Dudus"Coke has been arrested by police on the outskirts of Kingston. Audio
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New system to cut bank card fraud
5:49 PM.A new device could save millions of dollars being stolen from eftpos and credit cards. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 June 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Plans underway to restore first DC3 topdressing plane
5:43 PM.A campaign is underway to preserve the first DC-3 aircraft used as a topdressing plane, before it starts to fall apart. Audio
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Jury goes out in Skerten murder trial
5:39 PM.The jury in a Whangarei murder trial is now weighing up whether a toddler died from severe head injuries because he fell out of his cot or because his step father hit him. Audio
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Economists pick dramatic fall in deficit won't last
5:36 PM.The gap between what the country spends overseas and what it earns is at its lowest level in more than two decades. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 23 June 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Snow causes chaos in the lower South Island
5:28 PM.The first major snowstorm of the winter season hit Queenstown this morning, disrupting flights, closing schools and causing chaos on the roads. Audio
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Evening Business News for 23 June 2010
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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McChrystal ordered to return to Washington
5:19 PM.Scathing remarks to a Rolling Stone reporter about his political masters could spell the end for the top US general in Afghanistan, with General Stanley McChrystal being hauled back to Washington. Audio
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Workers exposed to PCP get free annual check-up
5:14 PM.A free visit to the doctor once a year is what former sawmill workers are now entitled to after a thirty year battle for some kind of recognition that they've been exposed to chemicals which can cause… Read more Audio
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Child abuse notifications expected to peak this year
5:07 PM.The number of reported child abuse cases is predicted to hit an all time high this year of 125,000. Audio
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Checkpoint Choice for Wednesday 23 June 2010
5:00 PM.Social workers prepare to investigate a record number of child abuse cases. The top US general in Afghanistan flies back to Washington for a showdown with the President and Queenstown gets its first… Read more Audio