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Checkpoint for Thursday 27 January 2011
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Waatea News for 27 January 2011
6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Survey finds tertiary students are even more out of pocket
6:44 PM.A three-yearly survey for the Union of Students Associations found fewer students have work, and those that do are working fewer hours. Audio
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Australia's experience of partial privitisation
6:37 PM.Its been more than a decade since New Zealand's last privitisation, and previous Governments tended to sell entire complanies, rather than minority stakes. Audio
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Te Tai Tokerau officials issue challenge to Maori Party Exec
6:36 PM.Te Tai Tokerau electorate officials have issued a strong challenge to the Maori party executive, after a hui in Northland today to discuss a formal complaint laid against their MP Hone Harawira. Audio
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Sports News for 27 January 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ. Audio
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Julia Gillard announces levy to pay for flood damage
6:26 PM.Australia's Prime Minister has announced a one-off national levy to help communities rebuild after the devastating floods. Audio
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Evening Business for 27 January 2011
6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Traffic noise increases risk of stroke in over-65s
6:21 PM.Researchers in Europe have found that exposure to traffic noise increases the risk of stroke for those aged 65 and older. Audio
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Flu vaccination campaign due to begin late next month
6:13 PM.The Health Ministry has removed those who are obese and children from deprived communities from those eligible for free flu jabs this year. Audio
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Local party backs Hone Hawaria
6:07 PM.A Maori Party hui in Hone Harawira's Te Tai Tokerau electorate has ended in a strong endorsement of the MP - but has failed to resolve the complaint against him. Audio
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Mystery of missing cat who returned castrated
5:56 PM.Buddy is a prized siamese-bengal cross who was hired out for stud, earning up to 450 dollars a time. Audio
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Otara assault victim not expected to survive
5:51 PM.The Police in Auckland investigating an horrific assault on a brother and sister in their mid 50s, are urging the woman's stepson to hand himself in and explain what happened. Audio
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Waatea News for 27 January 2011
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Upbeat Reserve Bank statement catches out financial markets
5:45 PM.The Reserve Bank's decision to hold the Official Cash Rate at three per cent at its first review of the year didn't surprise anyone. Audio
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Auckland Council backs anti-street prostitution Bill
5:41 PM.The Auckland Council has voted to support a controversial Bill before Parliament that would outlaw street prostitution. Audio
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Hard times force more students to live at home
5:38 PM.More students are foregoing the freedom of flatting to live at home with mum and dad to help make ends meet. Audio
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Public finances in slightly better shape
5:35 PM.A day after the Prime Minister vowed to get tougher on government spending new figures show the public finances in slightly better shape than forecast last month. Audio
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Sports News for 27 January 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ.. Audio
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Live from the semi-finals of the Australian Open
5:26 PM.Our tennis correspondent at the Australian Open Dave Luddy Audio
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Evening Business for 27 January 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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New Chinese bid for Crafar farms
5:18 PM.Receivers for the Crafar Family farms say the new offer they've accepted is not as high as the previous bid, but it's still well above any others. Audio
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Reaction from the President of the Maori Party
5:16 PM.Neither Mr Flavell or the Maori Party president attended the hui, after they said they were not advised when or where it was being held. Audio
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Hui in Te Tai Tokerau fails to resolve complait
5:13 PM.A Maori Party hui in Hone Harawira's Te Tai Tokerau electorate has ended in a strong endorsement of the MP, but has failed to resolve the complaint against him. Audio
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The coroner finds miners were killed almost immediately
5:07 PM.The chief coroner has found the 29 workers who lost their lives in the Pike River coal mine disaster died during the first explosion, or very shortly thereafter. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for 27 January 2011
5:00 PM.The coroner finds miners were killed almost immediately, Hui in Te Tai Tokerau fails to resolve complait with reaction from the President of the Maori Party, New Chinese bid for Crafar farms, Radio… Read more Audio