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Checkpoint for Monday 23 August 2010
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Phoenix edges out Lions in crowd numbers
6:57 PM.Wellington's popular football side has been pipping the local rugby side at the post when it comes to early season attendance figures. Audio
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Debate heats up over foreign buy-up of farms
6:52 PM.Demands are getting louder for the government to halt the sale of farmland to overseas buyers, however critics say the position is unfounded and threatening to the economy. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 August 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Navy denies problem drinking after Court Martial
6:45 PM.The Navy is denying its sailors have a bad drinking culture after one of its crewmen was demoted for punching two lower ranked sailors. Audio
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Radiographers to strike for a day at public hospitals
6:41 PM.Radiographers working at district health boards around the country have announced 24 hour strike action. Audio
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The latest news from the United Kingdom
6:35 PM.To the UK, where our correspondent Barney Burnham is on the line. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 23 August 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Calls to tackle violence against women in the Pacific
6:24 PM.New calls to tackle persistent violence against women, poor maternal health, high rates of obesity and cancer have been made at a conference in New Caledonia. Audio
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Evening Business News for 23 August 2010
6:20 PM.Fisher and Paykel Appliances says it's becoming increasingly worried about further deterioration across its key appliances markets. Audio
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Father believes his missing son still alive after a week
6:17 PM.The father of the missing Gisborne boy, Lucas Ward, believes the pre-schooler is still alive almost a week after he disappeared. Audio
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Maori party backs government call on Maori child abuse
6:14 PM.The Maori Party is backing the government's call for Iwi leaders to invest in fighting child abuse. Audio
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Woman guilty of manslaughter for leaving baby in bath
6:12 PM.A woman who left her baby alone in a deep bath to drown has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. Audio
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Opposition parties vow to toughen up liquor law reforms
6:08 PM.Opposition parties are already vowing to try to toughen up proposed changes to liquor laws just hours after the Government unveiled them. Audio
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Ex-policeman hijacks bus in Philippines
5:56 PM.An ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle has hijacked a bus in the Philippines, with more than 20 Hong Kong tourists, including children, on board. Audio
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Scene examination at the house where 3 found dead
5:50 PM.More on the finding of three people dead in a house in Feilding. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 August 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Alcohol Healthwatch says New Zealanders have been short-changed
5:42 PM.The Government has unveiled sweeping changes to liquor laws, including a split purchasing age. Audio
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Australia's leaders start talks at forming new government.
5:38 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards has been in Australia following the campaign for the past two weeks and joins us. Audio
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The Australian PM holds a news conference
5:35 PM.Back to Australia, with the latest predictions giving Labor and the Coalition 73 seats each in the House of Representatives. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 23 August 2010
5:31 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Inquest begins into death of Nia Glassie
5:26 PM.The inquest into the death of three-year-old Nia Glassie has heard that her older brother was injured in similar circumstances 14 years earlier. Audio
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Evening Business News for 23 August 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Chilean miners confirmed alive and well
5:19 PM.In Chile, 33 miners trapped deep underground for 17 days have sent a message to the surface proclaiming they're all alive and well - but rescue workers say it could take four months to reach them. Audio
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Talks begin to form govt in Australia
5:18 PM.In Australia, political horsetrading with three independent MPs has begun - with the latest predictions giving Labor and the Coalition 73 seats each in the House of Representatives. Audio
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Police investigate deaths of three people at a Feilding house
5:16 PM.Police are investigating the unexplained deaths of a middle aged couple and an elderly man in a house on the outskirts of Feilding. Audio
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Tougher restrictions on buying alcohol proposed
5:07 PM.Adults who give alcohol to teenagers without their parents permission could be fined up to 2-thousand dollars under sweeping proposed changes to the liquor laws. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 23 August 2010
5:00 PM.Sweeping changes to restrict the sale of alcohol. Three people found dead in Feilding and 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile make contact with rescuers. Audio