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Friday, 22 May 2009
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Former Rodney mayor appointed to new agency
22 May 2009The Rodney District Council is fighting to be excluded from any future supercity but John Law says his appointment is not a sop to the district and he's not the Minister's mate. Audio
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Auckland supercity transition agency named
22 May 2009Mark Ford is now one of the most important and powerful people in Auckland. Audio
Thursday, 21 May 2009
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Giant tortoise gets special crash helmet
21 May 2009A giant tortoise with a big hole in its shell has been fitted with a specially made fibre-glass crash helmet by vets while his wound heals. Audio
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Hanoi's art treasures could be fakes
21 May 2009Details are emerging of peculiar goings-on in the national art collection of Vietnam. Audio
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Californians reject tax hike vote
21 May 2009Californian voters have decisively rejected measures including tax hikes to try to pull the state out of its huge deficit. Audio
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Observers allowed into Aung San Suu Kyi's trial
21 May 2009There's been a surprising twist on the 3rd day of the trial of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Audio
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Children abducted in Sri Lanka
21 May 2009A coalition of leading international humanitarian organisations is calling for the United Nations to send a special envoy to Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of child abductions. Audio
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Child abuse hidden by Irish State and Church
21 May 2009There are renewed calls in Australia for a royal commission to look into child abuse at Catholic run institutions following a damning report in Ireland. Audio
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Fears super-city will be harmful to health
21 May 2009The Auckland super-city is being described by a health academic as a Kremlin-like structure that will have a detrimental effect on health, especially in areas with big Pacific populations. Audio
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Bushfires could have fueled 1500 atomic bombs
21 May 2009The Victoria bushfires that killed 173 people in February generated enough energy to fuel fifteen hundred atomic bombs. Audio
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Checkpoint
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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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