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Monday, 14 December 2009
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Jackson's Lovely Bones premieres in Wellington
14 Dec 2009A glitzy premiere for Peter Jackson's new movie The Lovely Bones is underway tonight in the capital. Audio
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NZ accused of using rules to avoid emissions cuts
14 Dec 2009The New Zealand Government has made its offer of a 10 to 20 percent cut in this country's carbon emissions conditional on getting favourable changes to the rules on land use, and has been working with… Read more Audio
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France accuses Australia of fraud
14 Dec 2009France is accusing the Australian Government of pushing for rule changes to cover up the country's massive carbon emissions from deforestation. Audio
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Berlusconi suffers broken teeth and fractured nose
14 Dec 2009The Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hit in the face at a rally in Milan. Audio
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Maori flag to be flown on Waitangi Day
14 Dec 2009Cabinet has confirmed that the black, white and red, tino rangatiratanga flag is the preferred Maori banner for Waitangi Day. Audio
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World gliding record?
14 Dec 2009Two New Zealand pilots are waiting for confirmation they've beaten a world distance gliding record. Audio
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Church leaders pray for climate agreement
14 Dec 2009Police have arrested some two-hundred people following a demonstration in Copenhagen, where world leaders are continuing to debate how to tackle climate change. Audio
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Plane from North Korea lands in Bangkok with illegal weapons
14 Dec 2009In Thailand police have charged four Kazakhs and a Belarussian who flew into into Bangkok on a cargo plane bristling with 30 tonnes of sanctions-busting weapons from North Korea. Audio
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Construction company fined after two deaths
14 Dec 2009A construction company has been fined 65 thousand dollars and ordered to pay almost 150 thousand dollars in reparation after two men were killed working on Christchurch's wastewater ocean outfall. Audio
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Icepak sentencing adjourned
14 Dec 2009A refrigeration company has been accused of 'creating a bomb' at a coolstore that exploded killing a fireman and injuring seven others. 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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