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1700 to 1707 NEWS
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A man who went on a rampage attacking two women with a Samurai sword near Thames, shooting dead a man in Auckland and firing at police has been granted a retrial by the Court of Appeal. Antonie Dixon was jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 20 years in 2005 but in July he appealed against his conviction and sentence. Our Court reporter Ann Marie May has more on today's judgment. PREREC
Barry Hart is Antonie Dixon's lawyer. He's angry he hasn't yet been able to talk to his client. PREREC
Last-ditch talks are underway in Sydney to try to hammer out a compromise on climate change ahead of the APEC leaders' meeting this weekend. Trade and foreign ministers failed to reach agreement yesterday, and officials are now trying to resolve the impasse. Our political editor Brent Edwards is in Sydney LIVE
Our economics correspondent Corin Dann is at a Apec protest rally at Hyde Park. LIVE
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BUSINESS NEWS
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The parents of an 18-year-old soldier killed in an army truck accident have paid an emotional tribute to their son. Passenger, Private Meredith Simms died when the Unimog toppled over a safety barrier on the Weld Pass road near Blenheim and rolled to the bottom of a ravine. The Blenheim Coroner today released his report into last year's accident. It's the second time this year the army has come under fire for its training for young drivers. Chris Bramwell reports. PKG
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17.30 HEADLINES
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The deposed Fiji Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase, has been told by his own lawyer to stop making public statements because it's too dangerous. Fiji's interim government has reinstated martial law for a month, accusing Mr Qarase of inciting instability. Mr Qarase's solicitor, Tevita Fa says Mr Qarase is being observed by the military at his home in Suva and he has advised him not to comment publicly or contest statements made by the interim government. However he says he has an injunction against the Fiji military and Commodore Frank Bainimarama restraining them from interfering with Mr Qarase's liberty. PREREC
Hunters are combing hill country in Eastern Taranaki for up to 200 deer, the conservation department says were illegally released. Apart from their potential to wreck the bush, the fallow deer also threaten Taranaki's TB-free status. The hunters aim to cull more than 100 deer. owever, there's still little evidence about who's to blame. Our reporter Craig Ashworth travelled an hour and a half east of Eltham on the trail of the deer. PKG
President Bush has used a speech to the APEC business forum to back his supporter, the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard. He's also spoken of the role played by trade and investment in strengthening democratic freedoms. But Mr Bush's speech will probably be best remembered for one of his trademark slips of the tongue. Here's the ABC's Alexandra Kirk PKG
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WAATEA NEWS
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Just before we drown in coverage of the All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup, tonight sees the first game of this year's National Rugby League finals series. A sell-out crowd of almost 30-thousand fans will be packing Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland - to watch the Warriors take on Parramatta Eels at 8-30. Sydney Morning Herald sports writer Brad Walter flew over with the Eeels, and joins us now. LIVE
It's feared a national shortage of vaccines could undermine the message about immunising young children against the potentially deadly meningococcal disease. The lack of supplies is being put down to a problem at the manufacturer. Jean Edwards reports. PKG
The body of the Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti is now lying in state at the cathedral in his home city of Modena. The main square has been filled with people wanting to pay their respects, like these two residents who said he would always be remembered. CUT
Officials in Modena say the city's theatre will be renamed after him. The BBC's Christian Fraser is in Modena: CUT
Zimbabwe's biggest bakery has warned that it has only enough flour to last two or three days. Lobels Bread say it's all but exhausted the country's reserves of flour, and has sent hundreds of employees on leave. The government admits that a delivery of wheat is being held up in neighbouring Mozambique because it doesn't have enough foreign currency to pay for it. The delay's a fresh blow to Zimbabwe's deteriorating economy, and the growing difficulties this has created for ordinary people. Here's the BBC's Peter Greste in neighbouring Sth Africa. PKG
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