1The ASB is freezing the pay of thousands of staff earning over fifty thousand dollars in an effort it says to save jobs. The bank has 4800 workers, with the executive team also taking a pay cut.

2The price of food has risen half a percent in March and overall it has risen up by almost 9% over the past year. Figures show that the overall price of bread and beef is up, though tomatoes and cheddar cheese is down.

3There's a warning tonight that a new proposal to look at building more hydro electric schemes on the Clutha River, could lead to higher electricity prices. Analysts say extra generation capacity could benefit big business, household could have to pay more.

4Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimmons joins Checkpoint to discuss hydro electric schemes on the Clutha River.

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6It's petrol head heaven in Hamilton with the start of the second Hamilton-400, round 2 of the Australian Super-Car series.

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8More scientific evidence was heard at the Hight Court in Christchurch today as the sixth week of David Bain's retrial drew to a close.

9Several banks are cancelling some travellers' credit cards once they've returned from overseas to prevent fraud. Most of the big retail banks say they're enforcing the measures as a last resort as fraudsters are getting around enhanced secutity measures.

10An investigation has begun into the cause of an explosion that killed three Afghan asylum seekers on a boat off West Australia.

11United States President Barack Obama says CIA officials won't be prosecuted for having used harsh interrogation methods on terrorism suspects.

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13It's the end of an era for Whangarei and the beginning of a new one for the Navy. The Ministry of Defence has signed off on four new state-of-the-art inshore patrol vessels.

14The powerboat Earthrace has arrived back in New Zealand after circling the globe in record time. Last June the New Zealand built boat broke the current world record by almost two weeks.

15The former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev says he has no doubts that the world can get rid of all its nuclear weapons. Speaking at a conferece at Rome, Mr. Gorbachev said the recent signs that the United States and Russia were willing to reduce their nuclear stock piles are reassuring and wants other states of follow suit.

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17The comminities that lie next to the Clutha River are getting to grips that Contact Energy is looking at building one, or more hydro dams on the Clutha River. The company is considering four sites to build on New Zealand's largest river; two would see Beaumont and surrounding townships submerged.

18An investigation into why a freight train driver overran a stop and carried on without permission known as a track-warrant, says it's just luck there was no other train heading his way.

19It's democracy on a truly vast scale. Polling has begin in India's general election where over 700 million are eligible to vote. All together 124 seats in the Indian Parliament are to be contested.

20The Australian government is trying to dampen the debate that's erupted over the explosion on an asylum seekers fishing boat off the north-west coast of Australia.

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22The United States Middle East envoy George Mitchell is making his third visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

23The United States President Barack Obama has arrived in Mexico to confront a security threat on America's doorstep - the deadly flow of drugs and weapons across the border.

24Researchers at The University of Waikato may have found a way of identifying whether your patch of manuka scrub could be a money spinner. They've identificed the compound that triggers the much sortafter anti-bacterial properties of manuka honey.

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26Focus on Politics: A look back at the New Zealand government's response to the events which have unfolded in Fiji over the past week. The military has removed the judiciary and its crack-down on the media has been swift and firm.

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28Violence has marred the polling in some areas of India, but the turnout was generally good in the rest of the country.