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Checkpoint for Friday 1 October 2010
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Government House turns 100
6:54 PM.The 100th anniversary of Government House has been celebrated in style today, with about 200 people turning out for a special reception. Audio
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Waatea News for 1 October 2010
6:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 1 October 2010
6:36 PM.Law experts have criticised the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act for creating a dangerous precedent. Our political editor Brent Edwards weighs up the arguments for and against the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 1 October 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 1 October 2010
6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Japan correspondent
6:17 PM.Tensions are brewing between Japan and Russia, in their long-running dispute over a Pacific island chain. Audio
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Lawn bowlers aim to improve on Delhi performance
6:13 PM.The lawn bowls team were the first New Zealand athletes to arrive at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, spending their first night in the athletes' village on Tuesday. Audio
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Ten people arrested during large drugs bust
6:10 PM.The Bay of Plenty police have seized hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs and drug making ingredients. Audio
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Snorkel the hippo dies at Auckland Zoo
5:57 PM.Staff at Auckland Zoo are mourning the loss of one of its oldest residents, the 50 year-old hippopotamus, Snorkel. Audio
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Waatea News for 1 October 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Government defends Treasury spending
5:42 PM.The Government is defending the Treasury's spending on consultants, which has almost trebled . Audio
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Family violence murders up 50 percent
5:39 PM.Murders linked to domestic violence have jumped 50 per cent in the past year. Audio
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Further assistance for Canterbury quake victims
5:36 PM.A new agreement's been reached on how earthquake claims for seriously damaged mortgaged houses in Canterbury will be handled. Audio
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Sports News for 1 October 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Twyford sorry for electioneering email
5:28 PM.The Labour MP, Phil Twyford, has apologised for sending out electioneering emails from the Parliamentary email system. Audio
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Claims of attempted coup in Ecuador
5:24 PM.Ecuadorean troops have stormed a hospital in Quito and rescued President Rafael Correa, who had been trapped inside for hours by renegade police protesting government austerity measures. Audio
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Evening Business for 1 October 2010
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Allied Farmers
5:20 PM.Allied Farmers is dismissing questions that have, once again, been raised about its financial health. Audio
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How will GST affect your bank balance?
5:17 PM.Most things we buy got just a little bit more expensive today as the GST rise to 15 percent kicked in. Audio
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Guilty pleas entered over fatal car crash
5:13 PM.A man who caused a fatal car crash while trying to flee the police has pleaded guilty to two charges of manslaughter. Audio
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Aorangi investors could get payments next month
5:10 PM.Statutory managers for Aorangi Securities say its investors could get a three cents in the dollar payment this month. Audio
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Fire damages miniatures studio
5:07 PM.There's been a large fire at Sir Peter Jackson's film studios in the Wellington suburb of Kilbirnie. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 1 October 2010
5:00 PM.Fire damages miniatures studio, Aorangi investors could get payments next month, Guilty pleas entered over fatal car crash, How will GST affect your bank balance, Allied Farmers, Evening Business… Read more Audio