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Checkpoint for Monday 8 February 2010
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Greece's smoking legislation labelled a failure
6:58 PM.Much trumpeted legislation aimed at stamping out smoking in Greece, Europe's most tobacco-addicted nation, has been declared a failure by health campaigners. Audio
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Sustainable home avoids bills in Melbourne
6:56 PM.A homeowner in a quiet suburb of Melbourne has not paid a single electricity bill over the past decade, and not very much for his water use either. Audio
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Melbourne bully fined $277,000
6:53 PM.In Melbourne a cafe owner has been fined $277,000 (nz) in a workplace bullying case. Audio
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Prepartion for counter insurgency operations underway
6:52 PM.Preparations are underway in Afghanistan for one of the biggest counter insurgency operations since the conflict began in 2001. Audio
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Iran to start enriching uranium to higher grade
6:50 PM.Iran says it will begin enriching uranium to a higher grade, prompting objections from several western governments who say it could eventually lead to the production of a nuclear bomb. Audio
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Waatea news
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Winter Olympic Games approach
6:43 PM.Just a week out from the opening ceremony, critics are finding voice in Canada over the hosting of the Winter Olympics. Audio
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UK Correspondent
6:35 PM.We cross to the UK now and our correspondent in London Barney Burnham. Audio
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Sports news for 8 February 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Tough times for male moa
6:27 PM.Male moa were hard done by according to new research from Canterbury University which shows females outnumbered males by five to one. Audio
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Bad loan costs company more than $2 million
6:24 PM.The finance company Marac, whose chief risk officer disappeared for four days last week, is writing down 2 and half million dollars after an investigation revealed an unauthorised loan. Audio
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Greenpeace outraged by Bloom's comments
6:21 PM.Greenpeace says it's outraged at comments by a member of the European Parliament congratulating the French for bombing the Rainbow Warrior, in Auckland Harbour in 1985. Audio
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Sixth suspected West Coast arson
6:14 PM.The finger's being pointed at deer hunters or someone who has a gripe with DoC, for six suspected arsons on the West Coast of the South Island. Audio
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Haiti aid effort: New Zealander works to re-build lives
6:10 PM.The aid effort continues after the devastating magnitude 7.0 quake which struck in mid-January, killing more than 200,000 people. Audio
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Investigation underway after explosion in Connecticut
6:08 PM.A large search and rescue operation is underway in the US state of Connecticut after a massive explosion in a power plant killed five people and injured at least 12. Audio
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Sarah Palin 'still a political force'
5:58 PM.Sarah Palin has reminded Americans she is still a political force, with her appearance at the national gathering of the tea party activists in Nashville. Audio
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The underdogs take the Super Bowl
5:54 PM.The lowly ranked New Orleans Saints have won American football's Super Bowl for the first time in a dramatic final, triumphing against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami. Audio
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Doctor and nurses union doubt effectiveness of job cuts
5:52 PM.A doctors' union says government pressure on Wellington's health board is forcing it to consider cutting 18 management jobs - including some held by doctors and nurses. Audio
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Cyclone Oli destroys homes
5:48 PM.An estimated 600 homes have been destroyed in French Polynesia as a result of Cyclone Oli which mainly hit the Austral islands. Audio
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Waatea news
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Government to review bank guarantee
5:42 PM.In another sign the economic gloom is abating the Government is to review its guarantee to banks borrowing on the money markets. Audio
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Crown opens its case in Hawkes Bay murder trial
5:39 PM.The High Court in Napier has heard that a 23 year old gang associate admits killing a man in central Hawke's Bay last year - but denies that it was murder. Audio
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Strong opposition to aquaculture reforms
5:35 PM.The Government is preparing for strong opposition as it moves to overhaul the aquaculture industry. Audio
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Sports news for 8 February 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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DHBs accused of interviewing the elderly by stealth
5:25 PM.District Health Boards are being accused of interviewing housebound elderly people by stealth as they re-assess how much home help a person may need. Audio
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Evening Business News for 8 February 2010
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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A huge explosion rips through a US power plant
5:18 PM.A huge search and rescue operation is underway in the US state of Connecticut after a massive explosion ripped through a power plant - killing at least five people and injuring at least 12. Audio
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Pair on trial for death of intellectually disabled woman
5:16 PM.A jury has been told a man and woman who were caring for an intellectually disabled woman assaulted and left her to die in their bathroom before dumping her body in a river. Audio
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Government reviews knife laws
5:12 PM.More jail time and fewer reasons for being able to carry a knife in public could be on the cards as the Justice MInister Simon Power reviews the current knife laws. Audio
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Court hears details of Libby Templeman's death
5:08 PM.A Whangarei court has heard that a Kerikeri schoolgirl was bashed and strangled by a 14 year old boy and left to drown in a stream. Audio