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Wednesday, 12 August 2009
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Backlog of child abuse cases to be investigated
12 Aug 2009Wairarapa police are being investigated over delays in their handling of a potentially significant number of child abuse cases. Audio
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Reaction from angry relatives in Nuku'alofa
12 Aug 2009Our reporter Kim Baker Wilson is in Nuku'alofa where angry and grieving relatives are camped outside the offices of the Shipping Corporation which owns the ferry. Audio
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Navy search team finds sunken Tongan ferry
12 Aug 2009A New Zealand navy search team in Tonga has found what it believes to be the ferry that sank a week ago claiming as many as 95 lives. Audio
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
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Verdict expected over alleged Nazi war criminal
11 Aug 2009A court in the German city of Munich is due to deliver its verdict on Tuesday in what could be one of the country's last Nazi war crime trials. Audio
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40 years since the Northern Ireland troubles began
11 Aug 2009In August 1969 Northern Ireland was rocked by intensive sectarian rioting. Audio
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Early signs of spring cause stir in Auckland
11 Aug 2009A yellow substance that looks like sulphur is coating rooftops, cars and beaches all around Auckland - and getting up the noses of locals. Audio
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Trust will try to keep funding sport despite legal concerns
11 Aug 2009A Canterbury gaming trust says it will try to keep funding local sports groups after legal advice revealed the payouts could be unlawful. Audio
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Maori protesters suspend blockade
11 Aug 2009Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell has been meeting with a Maori protest group that's been blocking road access to 60 dairy farms near Murupara. Audio
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Study warns against giving children swine flu drugs
11 Aug 2009A study released in Britain warns against giving anti-viral drugs like Tamiflu and Relenza to children for swine flu. Audio
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to further house arrest
11 Aug 2009Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to a further 18 months house arrest. Audio
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Checkpoint
About this programme
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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