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Checkpoint for Monday 15 November 2010
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West Coast seeks innovative ways to keep doctors
6:50 PM.West Coast leaders in the South Island are putting their heads together to devise clever ways to help solve the age-old problem of a shortage of doctors in rural areas. Audio
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Waatea News for 15 November 2010
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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NZ must protect its foreign policy independence
6:44 PM.A visiting Swedish politician says New Zealand must protect its foreign policy independence and not spread itself too thinly in peace-keeping roles. Audio
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The latest UK news from our correspondent in London
6:36 PM.The retired British couple who begged their government to help free them from Somali pirates are their way home after being held captive for months. Audio
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Sports News for 15 November 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Report: smaller class sizes are no help to students
6:27 PM.It's not class size that matters, it's how good the teacher is. Audio
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Quake victims should use consumer legislation to get help
6:24 PM.The Commerce Commission says Canterbury earthquake victims, struggling with mortgage and credit card repayments, should use consumer legislation to get help. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 November 2010
6:21 PM.Investors in the Pyne Gould Corporation will get shares in the proposed heartland bank, if the merger is approved later this month. Audio
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Road experts baffled at high weekend toll
6:16 PM.Roading experts remain baffled as to why the weekend's road toll shot up horrifically above average. Audio
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National calls for travel entitlement to be scrapped
6:07 PM.The Prime Minister wants international travel perks for MPs scrapped, and their expenses and allowances set by an independent body. Audio
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Buddy system to lure GPs to West Coast
5:53 PM.The three West Coast mayors have revealed plans for a buddy system for GPs willing to fill the region's long standing shortage. Audio
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Far North tour operator arrested
5:49 PM.A Far North tour operator has been arrested and charged with trespass, for allegedly using a beach road over Maori land. Audio
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Waatea News for 15 November 2010
5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Overcrowding a risk factor in rheumatic fever cases
5:43 PM.Living in an overcrowded house is a key risk factor for acute rheumatic fever - a third world disease that is rampant in New Zealand and getting worse. Audio
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Australian Government steps in as cholera spreads in PNG
5:39 PM.The Australian Government is now providing emergency support to Papua New Guinea after the outbreak of cholera on Daru Island, in PNG's Western Province. Audio
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The Wongs share electorate office adddress
5:36 PM.The Labour Party has released documents showing that two companies are registered at the same address as the National MP Pansy Wong's electorate office in Auckland. Audio
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Sports News for 15 November 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Big September for big ticket retailers
5:26 PM.September was a big month for furniture and appliance retailers as shoppers spent up on big ticket items before the GST increase. Audio
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David Tamihere treated as a high risk
5:23 PM.The Community Probation Service says it is treating the convicted double murderer David Tamihere as a high risk offender. Audio
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Evening Business for 15 November 2010
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Kiwifruit Growers Association responds on PSA
5:17 PM.Listening to that is the president of the Kiwifruit Growers Association, Peter Ombler. Audio
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Affected grower speaks out about PSA
5:15 PM.A Te Puke kiwifruit grower battling the vine killing disease PSA has spoken for the first time about the outbreak which threatens the one point four billion dollar industry. Audio
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Government to put millions of dollars towards fight against PSA
5:12 PM.It's likely the Government will put millions of dollars into the fight to contain the kiwifruit vine disease PSA. Audio
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National calls for travel entitlement to be scrapped
5:07 PM.The Prime Minister wants to see international travel perks for MPs scrapped, and their expenses and allowances set by an independent body. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 15 November 2010
5:00 PM.National calls for international travel entitlement to be scrapped. Government prepared to put millions of dollars towards fight against PSA. Affected grower speaks out about PSA. Kiwifruit Growers… Read more Audio