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Checkpoint for Wednesday 17 November 2010
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 17 November 2010
5:00 PM.Hosted by Jane Patterson. Kiwifruit vine-killer found in South Island, 127 deaths from medical mishaps, St Lukes mall given the all-clear for expansion, Violence in Haiti affecting relief efforts, $5… Read more Audio
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Kiwifruit vine-killer found in South Island
5:07 PM.It's been confirmed that the kiwifruit disease, PSA, has spread to the South Island. The Agriculture minister, David Carter says he wants to give more help to growers. Zespri Chief Executive Lain… Read more Audio
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Kiwifruit vine-killer found in South Island
5:07 PM.It's been confirmed that the kiwifruit disease, PSA, has spread to the South Island. The Agriculture minister, David Carter says he wants to give more help to growers. Zespri Chief Executive Lain… Read more Audio
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127 deaths from medical mishaps
5:09 PM.127 people have died as a result of avoidable errors within the public health system during the past year. Half of those deaths were the result of suicide, and almost all of those were hospital… Read more Audio
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St Lukes mall given the all-clear for expansion
5:16 PM.One of Auckland's oldest shopping malls has been given the all-clear to double in size and become the biggest in the country. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 November 2010
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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$5 painting becomes a valuable masterpiece
5:28 PM.A five dollar painting bought from a Northland bric-a-brac shop is expected to fetch thousands of dollars at auction. Audio
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Sports News for 17 November 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Prince William to marry Kate Middleton
5:36 PM.Wedding bells will toll in the next six months or so, and it's likely to be the biggest royal wedding since Prince Charles married Diana Spencer almost 30 years ago. Audio
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New highway to cut through 55 properties
5:41 PM.A proposed four-lane highway north of Auckland could cut a swathe through 55 private properties, if it goes ahead. Audio
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Treaty Minister worried about Muriwhenua claim
5:44 PM.The Treaty Negotiations Minister, Chris Finlayson, appears worried that the protest at Taipa Point could undermine efforts to resolve the Muriwhenua claim in the Far North. Audio
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Waatea News for 17 November 2010
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Hells Angels ask court to overturn patch ban
5:51 PM.The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has gone to the High Court to get Whanganui's ban on gang patches outlawed. Hells Angels says the area of the ban is much more widespread than Parliament permitted and… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands prepare for election
5:54 PM.Cook Islanders are preparing to go to the polls in a general election. There are two main parties contesting the 24 seats in parliament, and the ballot is also being used as a opportunity for a… Read more Audio
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Mana by-election draws close
5:56 PM.With only two days to go before the Mana by-election, the opening of a new health centre provided a golden opportunity for those vying to win, to be seen. Audio
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PSA found in Motueka, Golden Bay
6:07 PM.The kiwifruit vine-killing disease, PSA, has now been found in the South Island. Audio
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Hike in serious hospital errors
6:08 PM.More patients were either harmed or at risk of being harmed in public hospitals in the past year. The latest report from the Health Quality and Safety Commission says three hundred and 74 people were… Read more Audio
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Violence in Haiti affecting relief efforts
6:16 PM.More than a thousand people have now died in the cholera outbreak in Haiti and more than 16,000 have been treated in hospital, as aid organisations boost their relief efforts. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 November 2010
6:19 PM.The wind turbine manufacturer, Windflow Technology, has begun a nationwide roadshow trying to drum up support for a $5.4 million capital raising. Audio
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Owner of occupied land happy to sell to Ngati Kahu
6:23 PM.A Ngati Kahu leader says the owner of land occupied by protestors at Taipa Point in Northland is willing to sell it to the iwi but the Government won't come to the party. Audio
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Sports News for 17 November 2010
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Delay looks likely for agriculture's entry to ETS
6:38 PM.The Government has given its strongest indication yet that farmers may escape being forced to pay for its greenhouse gas emissions, after the 2011 review of the Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio
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Tobacco tax increase encourages smokers to quit
6:41 PM.The April tax increase on tobacco already looks to have had an impact on the number of people giving up smoking. A survey by the smoking cessation support organisation, The Quit Group, shows that 4000… Read more Audio
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Former mountaineer stands by Hillary Ridge proposal
6:47 PM.A former mountaineer, John Carruthers, says he stands by his proposal to rename the South Ridge at Aoraki Mount Cook as Hillary Ridge. Audio
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Waatea News for 17 November 2010
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Police investigate trust after taxpayer money gambled away
6:52 PM.The police are investigating a Porirua-based trust funded by the Government to deliever family support services. Audio
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Broadcasting watchdog posts record complaints tally
6:54 PM.The broadcasting watchdog has posted its highest ever tally of annual complaints. Audio