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Checkpoint for Tuesday 7 September 2010
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Barbershop singers descend on Hamilton
6:56 PM.Hundreds of barbershop singers gathered in Hamilton over the weekend for the National Barbershop competitions. The event ended with a mass sing by about 300 men in Garden Place, in the centre of the… Read more Audio
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Earthquake survivors will suffer range of emotions
6:52 PM.A disaster specialist who has worked with earthquake survivors in China says it can take months for people to get over the trauma of what's happened. Audio
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Waatea News for 7 September 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Student association blames government for levy increase
6:44 PM.The Minister of Tertiary Education is urging universities and polytechs to tread carefully when increasing their levies for student services. The government limits annual increases in course fees, but… Read more Audio
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Julia Gillard speaks about the newly formed government
6:42 PM.Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has spoken to media in Canberra following the announcement that two independent MPs have chosen to support Labor. Audio
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Prime Minister speaks from Christchurch
6:38 PM.John Key speaks about the Australian Labor Government coming to power, and compensation to Christchurch workers. Audio
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Sports News for 7 September 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Calls for RAMSI immunity to be lifted
6:27 PM.There've been calls in Solomon Islands for a change in the law which gives RAMSI soldiers immunity from prosecution. And a former Solomons police commissioner has raised questions about the amount of… Read more Audio
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MPs express sympathies to families of Fox Glacier victims
6:17 PM.MPs have delivered messages of sympathy and condolence to the families and friends of the nine people who died in a plane crash in Fox Glacier. Five workers from Skydive New Zealand and four tourists… Read more Audio
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The latest from an earthquake engineer in Christchurch
6:14 PM.It's day four of the massive clean-up operation in Canterbury. Hundreds of shops and offices in the region are being assessed to check if they're safe. Audio
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Retailers Association speak about compensation package
6:11 PM.The Government is to provide income support to some workers who've lost earnings because of the earthquake in Canterbury. The support package will be offered to businesses with fewer than 20… Read more Audio
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'Tokyo Two' to appeal sentence
5:55 PM.Greenpeace will appeal the sentence of two Japanese anti-whaling activists who've been convicted of stealing more than 20 kilograms of whale meat. Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, known as the 'Tokyo… Read more Audio
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Christchurch workers compensation
5:53 PM.Workers who lose their income as a result of the earthquake in Canterbury will be eligible for compensation. Audio
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Waatea News for 7 September 2010
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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MPs in Parliament pay tribute to people of Canterbury
5:46 PM.Politicians have praised the courage and resilience shown by Canterbury residents following Saturday's earthquake. MPs from all the parties in Parliament had an opportunity to address the House this… Read more Audio
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Maori Party defends support of new foreshore law
5:43 PM.The Maori Party is defending its support of the Government's replacement for the Foreshore and Seabed Act, despite the Greens describing it as land confiscation. Audio
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City bus system reopened in Christchurch
5:39 PM.Buses are back on the streets of Christchurch, but some of the trips were fraught with problems. Both bus drivers and passengers were left confused, because the changing city cordon meant the buses… Read more Audio
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Independent Australian MPs back Labor
5:35 PM.The Labor Party have been given the nod to form a Government means, which means Julia Gillard remains Prime Minister. Audio
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Sports News for 7 September 2010
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Universities raise fees to maximum
5:26 PM.Tertiary institutions are starting to set their fees for 2011 and the first three to do so have gone for the maximum increase allowed by the government. Audio
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Businesses assess damage after quake
5:24 PM.Small businesses are still counting their losses. Tracy Geerin's hair salon in St Albans will have to be demolished. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 September 2010
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Christchurch welfare centres start filling up
5:19 PM.Welfare centres in Christchurch are filling up as more and more people seek the security of company following a night of aftershocks. The latest round forced the evacuation of the Burnside High School… Read more Audio
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Australia poised for new government
5:16 PM.Australia is about to find out who will form the new government. Audio
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Earthquake family tries to comfort traumatised children
5:13 PM.The days of aftershocks have got too much for the Wingfield family who are getting out of Christchurch in an effort to calm their deeply distressed children aged two and five. Audio
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Julia Gillard gains votes to lead next Aust. Government
5:09 PM.Independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott have announced they'll back Labor. Audio
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Canterbury schools to stay closed until Monday
5:06 PM.All schools in the worst-affected parts of quake-hit Canterbury will remain closed until Monday. In central Christchurch, two multi-storey buildings will be demolished because they have been declared… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 7 September 2010
5:00 PM.Canterbury schools to stay closed until Monday, Earthquake family tries to comfort traumatised children, Christchurch welfare centres start filling up, Independent Australian MPs back Labor… Read more Audio