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Checkpoint for Monday 16 August 2010
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Waatea News for 16 August 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Former rest home worker imprisoned for sexual assaults
6:45 PM.A former Blenhiem rest home worker who sexually assaulted vulnerable elderly residents has been jailed for two years and four months. Audio
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The latest from Latin America correspondent Daniel Schweimler
6:40 PM.To Latin America now, where officials say an explosive device has gone off in front of a televison station in the Mexican city of Monterrey. Audio
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Undersea volcano could pose tsunami risk for New Zealand
6:36 PM.Scientists say New Zealand could be at greater risk of tsunamis because of the collapse of a massive undersea volcano off the coast of the North Island. Audio
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Sports News for 16 August 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Large police presence at funeral of Melbourne crime boss
6:26 PM.The funeral of the Melbourne crime-boss killed last week took place earlier today at the city's main mosque. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 August 2010
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Political parties not the only ones campaigning in Australia
6:19 PM.Australia's election campaign is in its final week and the Labour Party and the Coalition are going all out to win over undecided voters in key marginal seats. Audio
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Artificial heart transplant takes place in Sydney
6:15 PM.The first artificial heart transplant in the southern hemisphere has taken place in Sydney's St Vincent Hospital. Audio
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Pacific Blue pull out of New Zealand
6:12 PM.Pacific Blue says the low prices, which made the airline a popular choice among holidaymakers, have led to its demise. Audio
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Income splitting may encourage parents to be home with children
6:08 PM.Rich couples with children could save up to nine thousand dollars a year if politicans allow them to split their income. Audio
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Gang killer jailed for at least 17-years for murder
5:55 PM.A Black Power member will spend at least 17 years in prison for stabbing to death a Taranaki man who a judge describes as peaceable and with a bright future. Audio
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SAS role in Afghanistan under further scrutiny
5:49 PM.The government says it has taken note of a court ruling in Britain that's upheld a ban on British forces transferring prisoners to Afghanistan's secret police in Kabul because of the risk of torture.
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Waatea News for 16 August 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Six million people at risk of going hungry in Pakistan
5:42 PM.In Pakistan the World Food Programme estimates six million people are at risk of going hungry and at least eight-hundred thousand houses have been damaged by flooding. Audio
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Shell is before the Wellington District Court
5:39 PM.A court has heard that a type of petrol marketed by Shell as being"designed to take you further"- infact only increased the distance travelled on a full tank by less than 1-percent. Audio
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Australia's Prime Minister launches her re-election campaign
5:36 PM.Hoping to replicate Barack Obama's winning ways, the Australian Prime Minister echoed his famous slogan today when she officially launched Labour's re-election campaign. Audio
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Sports News for 16 August 2010
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Giant trucks too heavy for some roads
5:28 PM.Some trucking businesses are frustrated to find that their giant rigs are too heavy for several of the country's main highways. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 August 2010
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Advisory group puts compulsory retirement savings back on table
5:20 PM.The Prime Minister John Key is not ruling out the possibility of his Government backing a compulsory retirement savings scheme. Audio
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Pacific Blue pull out of New Zealand
5:16 PM.Less than three years after promising to be in for the long haul Pacific Blue is getting out of the domestic market here saying it can't make money. Audio
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Couples could save up to $9000 under income splitting
5:09 PM.Rich couples with children could save up to nine thousand dollars a year if politicans allow them to split their income. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 16 August 2010
5:00 PM.Couples could save up to $9000 under income splitting, Pacific Blue pull out of New Zealand, Advisory group puts compulsory retirement savings back on table, Giant trucks too heavy for some roads. Audio