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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
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New Zealand water engineer on Haitian infrastructure
27 Jan 2010It's two weeks after Haiti's devastating earthquake and in Leogane, which was at the epicentre, thousands of people are living in crowded camps with no sanitation. Audio
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Obama prepares for his first State of the Union
27 Jan 2010The White House says President Obama will not relegate foreign policy goals in the face of mounting political pressure at home. Audio
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Arrest after high speed police pursuit in Canterbury
27 Jan 2010A 21 year old man faces a raft of charges after a high speed police pursuit in Canterbury, during which the police say he pointed a pistol at officers. Audio
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Lawyer questions making price fixing a criminal offence
27 Jan 2010A competition lawyer is questioning the effectiveness of possibly making price-fixing activity by businesses a criminal offence. Audio
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Mackenzie Guardians welcome Government intervention
27 Jan 2010The Environment Minister has used his ministerial powers to intervene in a controversial proposal to create indoor dairy farms in the Upper Waitaki region. Audio
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Australian Open update
27 Jan 2010We cross to our tennis correspondent Dave Luddy at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Audio
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Britain scrapes through recession
27 Jan 2010Official figures published in Britain show that the longest recession since the Second World War has ended, but only by the narrowest margin. Audio
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Proposal could see Tauranga residents charged for library use
27 Jan 2010The Library and Information Association of New Zealand has labelled a proposal by the Tauranga City Council to start charging for its library books, as unfortunate. Audio
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Rudd pledges to try to save former Australian soldier
27 Jan 2010The Australian Government says it will make"high level representations"to try to save a former Australian soldier from being executed for murder in Afghanistan. Audio
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Most neighbours want gang compound fence to stay
27 Jan 2010The Wanganui District Council has voted to apply for a court order to dismantle a corrugated metal fence which surrounds the Hells Angels headquarters in the town. 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.
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