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Checkpoint for Wednesday 29 September 2010
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Police remember fallen officers
6:56 PM.About one thousand people gathered today at the Police College in Porirua, north of Wellington, to remember officers who have died in the line of duty. Audio
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Sex educators warn implant could increase risk of STIs
6:48 PM.Sex educators are warning a Government-funded contraceptive implant could lead to young people having unsafe sex, increasing sexually transmitted infections at a time when contraction rates are… Read more Audio
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Waatea News for 29 September 2010
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Giving complex case to inexperienced CYF worker"unacceptable"
6:42 PM.A group that represents social workers says it's unacceptable that an inexperienced social worker was given a complex case without proper supervision, in which a baby later died. Audio
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Tonga hopes to raise one million for Chch
6:39 PM.The organisers of Tonga's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Fund hope to raise one million dollars by the end of tommorrow's two hour Radiothon which finishes at 1pm. Audio
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Top secret files discovered after drug raid in Melbourne
6:36 PM.A cache of secret stolen files in Australia is being described as a dangerous breach of national security and criminal intelligence. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 29 September 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Evening Business News for 29 September 2010
6:19 PM.Slowing global demand for agricultural and forestry products has helped widen the country's trade deficit. Audio
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select committee hears submissions on new employment laws
6:16 PM.Arguments for and against the Employment Relations and Holiday Amendment bill have been heard at a select committe in Auckland today. Audio
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Northland's humpback whale is rescued
6:14 PM.Returning to our earlier story now, rescuers have saved the humpback whale entangled in fishing rope in Northland's Doubtless Bay. Audio
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Bank lending gives weak impetus to economic growth
6:11 PM.New figures from the Reserve Bank show bank lending is giving only weak impetus to economic growth. Audio
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New rules for turning right and left
6:06 PM.The Transport Minister says the rules for turning vehicles at intersections are confusing and out of step with the rest of the world - and now they're going. Audio
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Lawyer says actors could be offered hobbit roles
5:56 PM.An employment lawyer says Sir Peter Jackson could offer actors in his movie The Hobbit a collective agreement if he wanted to - but he probably doesn't want to. Audio
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Secondary teachers want less NCEA assessment
5:53 PM.The secondary teachers union is proposing its members should limit the amount they teach and assess. Audio
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Pacific leaders address the United Nations
5:51 PM.Pacific leaders are lobbying UN countries about the urgent need to combat the effect of climate change. Audio
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Waatea News for 29 September 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Council to continue discharging sewage into river
5:44 PM.It could be months before sewage stops flowing into the Kaiapoi River now that another broken pipe has been found near a pumping station. Audio
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New rules to improve motorcycle safety
5:39 PM.Aspiring motorcyclists are going to find it harder to get a licence after Cabinet approval for changes that are part of the Government's 10-year road safety strategy. Audio
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Planned survey of Gallipoli is delayed by five months
5:36 PM.A planned survey of the battlegrounds of Gallipoli has been delayed by at least five months because of a diplomatic standoff between Australia and Turkey. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 29 September 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Australia's top model hits rock bottom.
5:28 PM.It was supposed to be the glittering culmination of Australia's Next Top Model. Audio
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Northland's humpback whale is rescued
5:24 PM.Rescuers have saved the whale entangled in fishing rope in Northland's Doubtless Bay. Audio
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Evening Business News for 29 September 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Breakthrough in tense Junior Doctors paytalks
5:15 PM.A breakthrough appears to have been reached in the tense pay talks between junior hospital doctors and their employers. Audio
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Drivers say new rules will be confusing
5:13 PM.So what do drivers think of the new give way rules. Audio
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The Government announces changes to the giveway rules
5:07 PM.The Transport Minister says the rules for turning vehicles at intersections are confusing and out of step with the rest of the world - and now they're going. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 29 September 2010
5:00 PM.The new way to giveway at intersections, Northland's humpback whale is rescued and Australia's top model hits rock bottom. Audio