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1700 to 1707 NEWS
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COURT-KAHUI: The Crown has opened its case against the Kahui twin's father, 23-year old Chris Kahui, who's accused of murdering the 3-month old boys, Chris and Cru, in their home in June 2006. Our reporter Joy Reid is at the High Court In Auckland. LIVE
WAIKATO DROUGHT: A day of rain throughout most of Waikato has farmers starting to breath a sigh of relief, hoping this could be the begining of the end of the drought which has afflicted the region for many months. Andrew McRae donned his gumboots and went out to speak to a farmer, who while not quite dancing in the puddles yet, is a happy man PKG
Stew Wadey is the President of the Waikato Federated Farmers and he joins us now. LIVE
FIELD DEPOSITIONS: A Thai immigrant has told a depositions hearing that Taito Phillip Field let her stay at a safe house rent free. Taito Phillip Field is facing 40 charges 15 of bribery and corruption and 25 of perverting the course of justice. Ben Brown is at the Manukau District Court. LIVE
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BUSINESS NEWS
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VACCINATION:The Government says its 200 million dollar Meningococcal B immunisation campaign has "kneecapped the epidemic", and the vaccination is no longer needed. It's estimated that 1-point-1 million young New Zealanders have been immunised during the four year campaign. 98 people have died from the Meningococcal B strain of the disease between 1998 and 2007. Here's Dr Fran McGrath, the Deputy Director of Public Health PREREC
USA-POLITICS: In the United States, Barack Obama has been trying to clarify what he meant when he described some small town Pennsylvanians as "bitter" people who "cling to guns and religion". But they've been seized upon by his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton. CUT Here's Washington correspondent Simon Marks PREREC
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17.30 HEADLINES
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TRIAL-NICHOLAS: The Crown Prosecutor has told the jury on the first day of a murder trial in Napier, that 71 year old farmer Jack Nicholas was hiding behind a gate post near the family home when he was shot dead. A 51 year old construction worker Murray Foreman from Haumoana is charged with killing Mr Nicholas on his remote farm west of Napier, in August 2004. Our reporter Heugh Chappell has been in court and joins us now. LIVE
CHCH MISSING: The police investigating the disappearance of Christchurch school girl Marie Davis have begun reinterviewing the family and friends she had contact with before she went missing. Monique Devereux has just been to a media conference and joins us now...LIVE
CANCER SYMPOSIUM: An Australian academic has told health experts at a meeting in Wellington today that media reporting about the benefits of prostate cancer screening is biased and inaccurate. The comments came at a national screening symposium hosted by the Health Ministry at Te Papa. Our health correspondent, Karen Brown, was there. PKG
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WAATEA NEWS
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TRIAL EXTRADITION: A man extradited from Australia to face trial on historical sex charges has pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting two young girls. 83-year-old Charles Kenneth Morgan was due to face trial today on six charges but after lengthy discussions between his lawyers and the Crown he changed his plea. Our Court reporter Ann Marie May. LIVE
AUSTRALIA EMAILS: The Australian government says a growing threat to national security has forced it to consider allowing companies to intercept workers e-mails without their consent. The ABC's Samantha Hawley reports from Canberra PKG
KAKAPO: Seven Kakapo chicks born just over a fortnight ago are being moved to a hand- rearing facility in Nelson to increase their chances of survival. The chicks were born on Whenua Hou or Codfish Island, near Stewart Island, and bring the total population of the endangered parrot to just 92. Emma Neil from the National Kakapo Team says it's been a bad season for rimu fruit, which the mothers feed exclusively to their young. PREREC