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Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 December 2009
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Concerns in Northern Ireland over policing and justice
6:56 PM.Northern Ireland's first deputy prime minister says the government system which operates under the Good Friday Agreement will be unsustainable unless some progress is made by Christmas. Audio
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Claims police in Brazil have killed thousands of people
6:55 PM.Human Rights Watch has accused police in Brazil's two biggest cities of routinely resorting to lethal force and often executing suspects. Audio
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Fomer spy addresses Iraq inquiry
6:53 PM.The former head of the UK's Joint Intelligence Committee has told the official British inquiry into the Iraq war that there was no conscious intention to manipulate information about weapons of mass… Read more Audio
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A leaked text causes row at climate conference
6:50 PM.The leaked draft final agreement at the UN climate summit reveals divisions between industrialised and developing nations over climate change policies. Audio
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Waatea news for 9 December 2009
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Australia prepares for biggest camel cull
6:43 PM.What's thought to be Australia's largest cull of feral camels is due to take place this week near the remote town of Docker River. Audio
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US defence secretary supports Afghanistan for long haul
6:41 PM.The top American commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal has told a Congressional committee that President Obama's decision to deploy 30,000 more troops will help reverse the Taliban's… Read more Audio
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National seeks closer relationship with Pacific churches
6:38 PM.Delegates at a Pacific Island economic development conference in Manukau City have been told the National-led government wants to forge closer relationships with the community's many churches. Audio
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Sports news for 9 December 2009
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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DNA study 'we are all African'
6:27 PM.Researchers charting human immigration patterns over the last 60,000 years are revealing fascinating new insights into what's termed as our 'deep ancestry'. Audio
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Workplace deaths well up on previous years
6:23 PM.The Labour Minister has ordered a report into workplace deaths following 30 fatalities in just five months this year - almost double the figure for previous years. Audio
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Evening business for 9 December 2009
6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Leak at climate talks 'not a disaster' says NZ academic
6:16 PM.The Copenhagen summit shouldn't be written off just yet, according to a leading New Zealand policy analyst after the leak of a compromise deal sent the talks into turmoil. Audio
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Heli crash kills man during bushfire operation
6:14 PM.One person is dead after a helicopter crashed during a bushfire operation in New South Wales. Audio
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Green party kicks up stink over dairy applications
6:11 PM.Opponents of a plan for intensive dairy farming in South Canterbury say they're worried that one of the company directors involved has breached effluent discharge consents in the past. Audio
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Electricity review welcomed by Consumer NZ
6:07 PM.Consumer New Zealand says it expects customers to be the winners from the Government's plan to radically overhaul the electricity industry. Audio
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Scientists tag giant kokopu
5:57 PM.Scientists have been tagging individual whitebait in an effort to re-introduce the disappearing species to Auckland waterways. Audio
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Tiger's brand suffers as more women come forward
5:54 PM.To the United States now where there's evidence the allegations about Tiger Woods's extra-marital affairs are damaging the top golfer's brand. Audio
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Coroner's inquest into Dean Carroll's death begins
5:51 PM.The distraught mother of Dean Carroll, who died after being misdiagnosed at Christchurch Hospital, sobbed in court this morning as video footage showing her son in acute pain was played to the… Read more Audio
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Waatea news for 9 December 2009
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Airport says it's being unfairly treated by Customs
5:44 PM.Hamilton International Airport says it's being singled out and bullied over a plan by Customs to charge it for providing services which other airports get for free. Audio
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Police hold grave fears for missing woman
5:41 PM.The police in Hamilton say they hold grave fears for an elderly woman missing now for a week, although there's no evidence yet that she's been the victim of an attack. Audio
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Emergency session held after deadly Baghdad attacks
5:38 PM.Iraq's parliament has held an emergency session to discuss last night's co-ordinated attacks in Baghdad, which analysts say are an attempt to inflame religious and ethnic divides in the run-up to the… Read more Audio
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Sports news for 9 December 2009
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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The new US Ambassador fronts up to NZ media
5:26 PM.He didn't speak until he was four, plays rugby and wants to drink wine from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South. Audio
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Evening business for 9 December 2009
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Police officer found not guilty of manslaughter
5:21 PM.A police officer has been found not guilty of manslaughter in a majority verdict by a jury at the High Court in Auckland. Audio
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NZ consulted over leaked climate document
5:17 PM.New Zealand has confirmed it was consulted about a controversial draft document leaked at the start of climate change talks in Copenhagen. Audio
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Energy Minister explains proposed changes
5:09 PM.We speak with the Energy Minister, Gerry Brownlee. Audio
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Another major overahul of the electricity industry
5:07 PM.Another upheaval is underway for New Zealand's electricity industry. Audio