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Checkpoint for Friday 21 January 2011
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Paramedic expected the worst when he went to pilot's rescue
5:57 PM.A St John paramedic says he expected the worst when he went to the rescue of a pilot, whose helicopter crashed into the sea in Northland yesterday. Audio
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Air NZ takes stake in Virgin Blue
5:50 PM.Air New Zealand has cemented its relationship with Australia's Virgin Blue. Audio
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Black Caps coach confident
5:47 PM.The new coach of the New Zealand Cricket team says despite winning the test series, Pakistan will be on the same footing as his players in the one-day series which begins in Wellington tomorrow. Audio
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The Australian Open
5:45 PM.Melbourne correspondent Dave Luddy with an update on the Australian Open. Audio
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Paralympic World Games begins in Christchurch
5:40 PM.More than a thousand athletes from around the world have descended on Christchurch, for what is one of the biggest sporting events the country has hosted since the 1974 Commonwealth Games. Audio
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New council for motorcycle safety
5:37 PM.Motorcyclists hope that a new advisory council will help reduce the increasing number of road deaths, which last year was almost one a week. Audio
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Sports News for 21 January 2011
5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Why jeans don't need a lot of washing
5:25 PM.A New Zealand university researcher has been creating interest around the world with her study on how often you should wash your jeans. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 January 2011
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Child abuse inquiry prompts cause for mandatory reporting
5:15 PM.The Primary Teachers Union says the inquiry into the failure of welfare agencies to respond to the abuse of a nine-year-old Auckland girl should remind schools of their responsibility to report… Read more Audio
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Millions for Whenuapai upgrade
5:10 PM.The Government is to spend 24 million dollars on upgrading the Whenuapai airfield in Auckland. Audio
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Man hunt underway on Great Barrier Island
5:05 PM.A police manhunt is underway on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf - where a man was seriously assaulted, and a woman is missing. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 21 January 2011
5:00 PM.Man hunt underway on Great Barrier Island;Millions for Whenuapai upgrade;Child abuse inquiry prompts cause for mandatory reporting;Why jeans don't need a lot of washing;New council for motorcycle… Read more Audio