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Checkpoint for Wednesday 10 December 2008
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Kosovo transition to statehood
6:57 PM.It's been their first day on the job- Judges, prosecutors, police, customs and correctional officers have begun work in Kosovo. Audio
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Universal declaration of human rights 60 years old today
6:54 PM.Australia remains the only western democracy not to enshrine its own human rights values in law. Audio
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EU warships and planes have begun patrolling Somali coast
6:50 PM.But with more than 30 ships hijacked so far this year can it make a difference? Audio
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Drop in children's science results
6:43 PM.Primary schools principal and teacher groups say a drop in children's science results isn't surprising. Audio
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China Correspondent Quentin Sommerville
6:36 PM.For the latest news from China, we're joined by our correspondent in Beijing, Quentin Sommerville. Audio
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Sports News
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Riots rock Greece, opposition calls for election
6:28 PM.Greece is braced for further turmoil as unions stage a general strike in protest against the government's economic policies. Audio
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The government's review of the ETS looks set for trouble
6:24 PM.Peter Dunne told Checkpoint on Monday that the review would not revisit arguments over the existence of global warming. Audio
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Evening Business
6:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Canadian police pull 24 Tasers out of use
6:14 PM.A media investigation suggested older models of the stun gun could fire excessively large electrical charges. Audio
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Defence lawyers give closing address in Wanganui murder case
6:12 PM.Defence lawyers have begun giving their closing addresses at the trial of five men accused of murdering a Wanganui toddler. Audio
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Government side step Pharmac over Herceptin
6:07 PM.The Government's decision to side step Pharmac and fund the breast cancer drug Herceptin is being criticised. Audio
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Granny dumpers
5:58 PM.An emergency medicine specialist is urging families not to dump their elderly relatives at hospitals in a bid to have a break. Audio
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Officer concerned over search and rescue staff availability
5:55 PM.Inspector Dave White made the comments at an inquest into the death of 19-year-old Geoffrey Hampton. Audio
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Elderly woman dies undergoing new heart surgery technique
5:50 PM.The woman was having an aortic valve replacement, using a procedure being done in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time. Audio
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Waatea News
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Families summit cancelled after Govt queries cost
5:43 PM.The Government's involvement in the cancellation of a Families Commission Summit is being criticised as excessive interference. Audio
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Indian authorities release names and photos of terror suspects
5:36 PM.Indian authorities have released the names and photographs of the people they allege carried out the attacks on Mumbai. Audio
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Sports News
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Maori Party to vote against 90-day trial for workers
5:28 PM.The Maori Party has decided to vote against the Government's planned 90-day trial period for new workers. Audio
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Evening Business
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Tasers given to AOS officers in Auckland, Wellington
5:21 PM.The police have begun to roll out Taser guns, as fresh fears are raised about their safety. Audio
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Tagger murder-accused's defence nonsense - Crown
5:17 PM.The Crown has made its closing arguments in the case of a man accused of fatally stabbing a teenager. Audio
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Government announces 12-month Herceptin funding
5:13 PM.The Government has announced it will fund a full 12 months of the breast cancer drug Herceptin. Audio
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Government proposing changes to Resource Management Act
5:08 PM.Radio New Zealand political editor Brent Edwards has been looking at the briefing paper. Audio