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Friday, 29 January 2010
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Evening business for 29 January 2010
29 Jan 2010News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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World leaders back Afghanistan plan
29 Jan 2010World leaders have backed a multi-million dollar fund to woo Taleban fighters back into society, in an attempt to weaken Afghanistan's deepening insurgency. Audio
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Independent review of XT mobile
29 Jan 2010Telecom says there will be an independent review of its XT mobile network following its second major fault in as many months. Audio
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Two Gisborne detectives attacked
29 Jan 2010Two detectives have been attacked by gang members in Gisborne and knocked unconscious outside a house in the suburb of Kaiti. Audio
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Killer jailed for 'bizarre and disgusting crimes'
29 Jan 2010The man who murdered his wife and neighbour then buried their bodies under what's become known as the House of Horrors in Christchurch has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years. Audio
Thursday, 28 January 2010
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Cane Toads on the dinner plate
28 Jan 2010We live in an era of food innovation where chefs push the boundaries with cutting-edge technology and unusual ingredients. Audio
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Holocaust remembered on anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
28 Jan 2010Survivors of the Nazi's Auschwitz concentration camp and leaders including the Israeli prime minister and Polish president have taken part in a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation… Read more Audio
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Religious tensions heightened in Malaysia
28 Jan 2010The finding of severed pigs' heads at two mosques in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur has highlighted the current volatility of the relations between the country's different religious communities. Audio
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Australia to cut carbon emissions by 5 percent by 2020
28 Jan 2010Australia will tell the United Nations that it will cut carbon pollution by no more than five percent by 2020 in the absence of a world agreement on slashing greenhouse gases. Audio
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse wins election
28 Jan 2010Political tension is escalating in Sri Lanka where the incumbent President Mahinda Rajapakse has been declared the winner of the bitterly fought presidential poll. Audio
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Industry unhappy with govt stance on imported timber labelling
28 Jan 2010New Zealand is to return to a voluntary labeling system for imported timber, leading to calls for an urgent Government rethink. Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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