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Checkpoint for Friday 19 March 2010
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Vatican investigates Bosnian Virgin Mary apparition
6:58 PM.The Vatican has announced it is investigating claims that the Virgin Mary appears on a daily basis in a Bosnian town. Audio
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Waatea news for 19 March 2010
6:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus On Politics for 19 March 2010
6:40 PM.The Government has again taken aim at the Public Service, with warnings of further job cuts, departmental mergers and the hunt for the source of leaked Cabinet papers. Already almost 1500 jobs have… Read more Audio
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Sports news for 19 March 2010
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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British climate change ads banned
6:28 PM.Britain's Advertising Standards Authority has banned two government ads for overstating the risks of climate change. Audio
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Nigerian anti-corruption boss forced to leave
6:25 PM.The battle against corruption in Nigeria has reached an impasse with many of those involved serving in the highest echelons of politics and policing. Audio
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Children becoming fat earlier in life
6:23 PM.According to new research, more children in the United States are becoming extremely obese at an earlier age. Audio
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Moves to end Zimbabwe's political deadlock
6:22 PM.South Africa's President Jacob Zuma says the key figures in Zimbabwe's power sharing government have agreed on measures to try to end the country's political deadlock. Audio
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Evening business for 19 March 2010
6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Noise restrictions threaten Western Springs
6:16 PM.Fans of Auckland's Western Springs speedway are concerned the 80-year-old facility could close if the Council doesn't lift what the fans say are unrealistic noise restrictions. Audio
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Catherine Ashton visits Gaza
6:14 PM.It's rare for a senior western politician or diplomat to visit Gaza since Hamas took power in 2007. Audio
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Collen La Rose denies conspiring with others
6:12 PM.She's been accused of scouring the internet to plot terror attacks but the American woman known has 'Jihad Jane' has pleaded not guilty in a Philadelphia court. Audio
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Obama cancels visit to Indonesia and Australia
6:07 PM.The US President Barack Obama is focusing on domestic political realities in deciding to cancel next week's trip to Australia and Indonesia. Audio
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First experiment to successfully hide a 3D object
5:55 PM.It sounds like a trick out of a Harry Potter book but German scientists say they have created a three-dimensional invisibility cloak. Audio
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New members bill launched
5:51 PM.The Labour Party's Justice Spokesperson has launched a members bill which would allow the commerce commison to still take action against financial institutions even when those institutions have made a… Read more Audio
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Filipino tourist's amphetamine turns out to be tea
5:49 PM.In Melbourne, a Filipino tourist has been released from jail after authorities discovered that what they thought was more than two kilos of amphetamine in her suitcase was actually ice tea. Audio
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Waatea news for 19 March 2010
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Rare geckos returned to Dunedin after ordeal
5:43 PM.Sixteen jewelled geckos stolen from Dunedin in an attempt to smuggle them out of the country, have today been returned home. Audio
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Protest against health centre closure
5:40 PM.Hundreds of people have turned out in Christchurch's Latimer square to protest against the closure of a free youth health centre. Audio
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Pregnant women told to prepare for swine flu
5:36 PM.Pregnant women are being urged to get flu vaccinations this winter as a study shows those who get swine flu are 13 times more likely to become critically ill. Audio
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Sports news for 19 March 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Doctor says stress led to forgery
5:26 PM.A doctor has spoken out about why he decided to forge a practising certificate after being suspended by the Medical Council. Audio
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Barack Obama postpones trip to Australia
5:22 PM.The United States President Obama is waging a last-ditch political battle over his healthcare reforms. Audio
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Evening business for 19 March 2010
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Queensland prepares for Cyclone Ului
5:18 PM.Authorities in Queensland are preparing for the worst as tropical Cyclone Ului closes in. Audio
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NZ defence team returns from cyclone-hit Fiji
5:15 PM.The New Zealand Defence force is on its way back to New Zealand having delivered the last of their relief supplies to Fiji's northern islands. Audio
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Charges laid against finance company directors
5:12 PM.An investor lobby group says the Securities Commission has been far too slow in deciding to lay charges against the directors of the failed finance company Capital and Merchant Finance. Audio
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Skeleton found in missing person case
5:07 PM.The police investigating the killing of a man who disappeared in December 2006 have found a skeleton down a steep bank in Upper Hutt. Audio
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Checkpoint Choice for Friday 19 March 2010
5:00 PM.Skeleton found in missing person's case; charges laid against finance company directors; and NZ Defence team returns to cyclone-hit Fiji. Audio