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Checkpoint for Tuesday 23 November 2010
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Waatea News for 23 November 2010
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Mine rescue gets help from Western Australia
6:47 PM.The West Australian Water Corporation's Phil Kneebone says they are sending a robot to help with the rescue and recovery efforts. Audio
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Australian mine expert on Pike River rescue effort
6:39 PM.The Pike River coal mine rescue operation is being described as increasingly bleak and grave. Rescuers are still unable to enter the mine where 29 miners have been trapped since the explosion on… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 23 November 2010
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Video footage of mine explosion is released
6:24 PM.Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn and reporter Gay Cavill discuss footage of the mine explosion. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 November 2010
6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Expert says mining disasters shouldn't still be happening
6:14 PM.An American mine safety expert says there are no excuses for mining disasters to still be happening. Davitt McAteer was head of the U.S Mine Safety and Health Administration for eight years from 1993.
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Stalker banned from using cellphone while on home detention
5:50 PM.A man who hid a GPS in his ex-wife's car, in what a Judge described as a case of obsessive stalking, is beginning a six month home detention sentence. Audio
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Vandals cause $300,000 worth of damage to historic graves
5:47 PM.Vandals have caused about $300,000 worth of damage at one of the country's biggest cemeteries, Waikumete in West Auckland. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 November 2010
5:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Prime Minister backs Pansy Wong
5:41 PM.The Prime Minister might not be speaking to his former minister Pansy Wong, but he says she has no reason to resign as an MP. John Key previously said it was up to Pansy Wong to decide her future but… Read more Audio
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MPs send message of support to families of trapped miners
5:35 PM.MPs have sent a message of hope and support to the families of the 29 workers trapped in the Pike River coal mine. Parliament set time aside to discuss and reflect on the mining tragedy. Audio
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Sports News for 23 November 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 November 2010
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Long-time ACC employee accused of corruption
5:19 PM.A former ACC property manager who worked for the corporation for more than 30 years has been charged with bribery and corruption in a case the Serious Fraud Office says is one of most serious its… Read more Audio
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Businesses worry about mine's future
5:15 PM.People in Greymouth say the Pike River coal mine has been great for the town, generating tens of millions of dollars, and despite what's happened they don't want to lose it. Audio
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Americans assess usefulness of their emergency robot
5:12 PM.American mine safety experts are looking at a robot they have for emergencies to see if it is suitable to be used here. John Urosek is the chief of mine emergency operations at the United States'… Read more Audio
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Another robot arrives on the West Coast
5:07 PM.Another Defence Force robot has arrived on the West Coast, to help with the rescue of 29 coal miners trapped underground. It's hoped it will provide crucial information about whether its safe for a… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 23 November 2010
5:00 PM.Video footage of mine explosion is released, Australian mine expert on Pike River rescue effort, MPs send message of support to families of trapped miners, and long-time ACC employee accused of… Read more Audio