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Checkpoint for Thursday 20 March 2008
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Water Beyond Our Solar System
6:57 PM.Scientists have found methane and water in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system. Audio
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Iraq Invasion Five Years On
6:51 PM.US President George Bush has no regrets about the war in Iraq as America and the World mark the 5th anniversary of the invasion. Audio
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Waatea News
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Waterview Road Plans Challenged
6:27 PM.The trucking industry says a standard motorway instead of a proposed tunnel could save Auckland ratepayers a billion dollars. Audio
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Evening Business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Waitangi National Trust
6:18 PM.New Visitor Centre plans prove divisive and a political hot potato. Audio
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Electoral Finance Act Amendment
6:15 PM.The National Party has won a small battle in Parliament over its opposition to the controversial EFA. Audio
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Antarctic Explorers Return
6:12 PM.A crew of the country's top marine scientists are back on dry land this evening. Audio
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ACT Party Pills
6:09 PM.There's been widespread criticism of the sale of one-dollar party pills to Auckland University students. Audio
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Child Pornographer (Part 2)
6:06 PM.Internal Affairs says a man who downloaded child pornography on the Internet was a party to the crimes he viewed. Audio
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Warbirds Over Wanaka
5:57 PM.The roar of engines will again be heard over Wanaka this Easter. Audio
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Kosovo Update
5:54 PM.UN Police are returning to the troubled north of Kosovo. Audio
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Tibet Update
5:50 PM.Authorities in Tibet have announced that 24 suspects have been arrested for"grave crimes"after protests against Chinese rule. Audio
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Waatea News
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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MSD Writes to Benefit Fraudster
5:43 PM.Social Development wrote to imprisoned fraudster because of his potential to contribute to the community on release. Audio
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DNA Testing for Parentage
5:39 PM.A proposed law could see children forced to have DNA testing, when their parentage is in question. Audio
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Teacher Sentenced for Indecent Assault
5:36 PM.30-year-old Heremia Smith is to serve out his sentence at home. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Biofuels
5:27 PM.Motorists may face an 800 million dollar repair bill if fuel with a percentage of biofuel is made compulsory. Audio
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Queenstown Blaze
5:20 PM.More helicopters and fire fighters have been brought in to help battle a blaze south of Queenstown. Audio
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John Key Rejects Roger Douglas
5:15 PM.Key rejects Douglas as possible cabinet minister in potential ACT-National coalition. Audio
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Child Pornographer Sentenced
5:11 PM.25 year old Stephen John Laing described by Internal Affairs as New Zealand's worst child pornographer. Audio
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Christchurch's Hillmorten Hospital
5:07 PM.An independent review will look at the services following three unexpected deaths since the beginning of the year. Audio