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Checkpoint for Wednesday 20 October 2010
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More cyclones than usual expected in tropics this season
6:50 PM.NIWA says there's a greater risk of the country being hit by cyclones this summer. Audio
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Waatea News for 20 October 2010
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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90-thousand shortfall in homes for Aucklanders
6:46 PM.Auckland is predicted to be heading for a housing shortage of more than 90-thousand homes. Audio
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Reserve Bank slaps down Labour economic policy re-think
6:43 PM.The Reserve Bank has poured cold water on Labour Party suggestions that it should do more to bring down the dollar. Audio
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Govt overhaul to address special education failings
6:40 PM.The Government wants to change mainstream schools' attitudes to students with special needs, to address significant failings in the sector. Audio
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Chinese interest rates up for the first time since 2007
6:36 PM.To China, where the central bank has unveiled the first rise to interest rates in nearly three years. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 20 October 2010
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Primary school children get ready for disaster
6:27 PM.Students at Owhiro Bay Primary School took part in the mock tsunami exercise in Wellington, today. Audio
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16 Civil Defence centres take part in tsunami exercise.
6:23 PM.16 Civil Defence centres have been involved since early today in a national exercise, to test their response to a simulated disaster. Audio
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Evening Business News for 20 October 2010
6:20 PM.A local information service to bring Auckland businesses and their customers together is being launched today by New Zealand Post. Audio
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Thousands protest against employment law tinkering
6:15 PM.Thousands of people have rallied across the country, protesting against new employment laws which they say will be unworkable and unfair. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal finds Maori language in crisis
6:10 PM.The Maori language is in crisis and government agencies have failed in their attempts to promote it. Audio
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Striking workers accused of using patients as pawns
6:07 PM.District health boards have accused striking health workers of using patients as pawns in their campaign for higher pay. Audio
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Carter asks first question since booted out of Labour
5:56 PM.Parliament's newest independent MP, Chris Carter, asked his first question in Parliament today, since he was ousted from the Labour Party last week. Audio
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Waatea News for 20 October 2010
5:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Secondary School Principals say Minister
5:49 PM.Secondary Principals says the Education Minister's claim that the Government funds one teacher for every 17 students, is not the reality in secondary schools. Audio
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South Canterbury Finance payout cold comfort for Timaru
5:46 PM.Just over one and a half billion dollars is now back in the hands of investors in the failed loan company, South Canterbury Finance. Audio
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Financial super regulator boss unveiled
5:42 PM.An expatriate banker and lawyer has been named as the chief executive of the country's new financial super regulator. Audio
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DHBs say strikes harming patients
5:36 PM.District health boards say strike action by radiographers and lab workers is starting to cause real harm to patients. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 20 October 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Reassurance access to beach will be free
5:24 PM.The Attorney-General has again reassured Parliament that the replacement legislation for the Foreshore and Seabed Act will guarantee free public access to the country's beaches. Audio
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Evening Business News for 20 October 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Reaction to PPTA strike action
5:19 PM.Thousands of year nine students stayed away from school today as members of the Post Primary Teachers Association resumed industrial action over their stalled pay claim. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal finds Maori language in crisis
5:13 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal says the Maori language is in crisis and government agencies have failed in their attempts to promote it. Audio
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Striking radiographers hit back at claims by DHBs
5:07 PM.Striking health workers have hit back at claims they're putting patients at risk as tensions over prolonged industrial action take a turn for the worse. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 20 October 2010
5:00 PM.Striking health workers hit back at claims they're putting patients at risk. Has the Maori language reached crisis point and thousands of year nine students hang out at the mall. Audio