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Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 July 2008
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Fighting Self-Stigma and Mental Illness
6:56 PM.The Governor General says new research into the stigma of mental illness is unique in the way it gives a voice to it sufferers. Audio
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Railway Demolition Rejected
6:53 PM.An Auckland property developer has had its application to demolish Ashburton's 90 year old Railway Station rejected. Audio
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Waatea News
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Time Capsule Found
6:47 PM.Builders constructing the new Supreme Court in Wellington have unearthed what looks like a time capsule dating back to the 1800s. Audio
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China Correspondent
6:41 PM.For the latest news from China we are joined now by our correspondent in Beijing, Quentin Somerville. Audio
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Patients Diagnosed by Video Link
6:37 PM.Patients in Westport will be assessed 100 km's away at Greymouth Hospital, by a doctor using a video camera and audio link. Audio
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Sports News
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Sentenced Served in Community (Part 2)
6:24 PM.Ian Crutchley's Lawyer Roger Laybourn joins Mary Wilson. Audio
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Evening Business
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Witnesss Protection Programme (Part 3)
6:14 PM.With Corrections Minister Phil Goff. Audio
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Catholic Priest in Sexual Assault Case
6:10 PM.The ABC has revealed that the Catholic church became aware that a priest who sexually assaulted a Sydney man and a boy also admitted to abusing a 16 year old girl. Audio
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When a Country Goes to War
6:06 PM.In the US, a new report says the next time the president goes to war, Congress should be consulted and vote on its agreement. Audio
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Diaries of Che Guevara
5:58 PM.The books lay undisturbed in a Bolivian bank vault for more than two decades as the BBC's Daniel Schweimler explains. Audio
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Powersavers Campaign
5:54 PM.Southerners came out tops in the power savings stats over the last week, despite the fact they had the coldest weather. Audio
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G8 Summit
5:47 PM.China and India say they aren't ready to commit to the deadline of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Audio
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Waatea News
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sports Broadcaster Gives Statement (Part 2)
5:43 PM.Tony Veitchs' statement is examined by Employment and litigation lawyer Stuart Dalzell. Audio
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Witnesss Protection Programme (Part 2)
5:35 PM.The Police National Manager of Crime Services is Superintendent Win van der Velde comments. Audio
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Sports News
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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New Zealand Life Lost
5:26 PM.The war in Afghanistan has claimed the life of a New Zealander serving in the Australian Defence Force. Audio
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Evening Business
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sentenced Served in Community
5:20 PM.A Taumarunui man convicted of attempting to murder his terminally ill mother last year will serve his sentence in the community. Audio
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Sports Broadcaster Gives Statement
5:16 PM.Tony Veitch has admitted lashing out at his former partner in 2006, in a statement he gave to a media conference today. Audio
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Witnesss Protection Programme
5:08 PM.Jonathan Barclay was in the witness protection programme, and a disqualified driver when he killed Debbie Ashton in a crash in Nelson in 2006. Audio