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Wednesday, 5 May 2010
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Exporters starting to feel fallout from European debt crisis
5 May 2010Exporters are beginning to feel the fallout from the European debt crisis, which has sent global markets into a tailspin. Audio
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
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Dame Vera launches another album at 93
4 May 2010Last year at age 92 Dame Vera Lynn found herself at number one on the British charts and now she's releasing a new album. Audio
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Actor Lynn Redgrave dies of breast cancer
4 May 2010A member of one of Britain's most well-known acting families, she came to fame in one of the best known films of the sixties Georgie Girl. Audio
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Twenty-five thousand queue at one Expo gate
4 May 2010Early visitor numbers to the World Expo in Shanghai have been much lower than the organisers predicted. Audio
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All Fiji citizens to be known as Fijians
4 May 2010Some Fiji commentators say the interim government could be poised to pass another decree, this time governing how its citizens will be known to the outside world, and within Fiji itself. Audio
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British politicians make final push before election
4 May 2010Britain's political leaders are making their final push to win over wavering voters just three days before the general election. Audio
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Bangkok political crisis may be close to resolution
4 May 2010To Bangkok now where there are signs that the deadly political crisis that has gripped the capital for more than a month may be close to a resolution. Audio
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Volcano forces re-introduction of flight restrictions
4 May 2010Less than three weeks after ash from a volcano in Iceland caused a major shutdown of European airspace, Ireland has reimposed flight restrictions because of ash being blown south. Audio
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Father sentence to 6 years for violence inflicted on son
4 May 2010A man who inflicted a number of serious injuries on his three-month-old son, including broken bones and bleeding in the brain, is tonight starting a six-year jail term. Audio
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Western diplomats leave UN chamber during speech
4 May 2010The Iranian president's scathing criticism of countries which possess nuclear weapons has prompted a walk-out by some delegates at a United Nations conference. 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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