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Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 February 2011
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Resucitation Council supports more defibrillators in community
6:53 PM.A petition to have more defibrillators in the community to increase the chance of saving lives of people having cardiac arrests is getting some key support. Audio
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Ex-nightclub owner escapes prison for manslaughter
6:51 PM.A former Blenheim night-club owner found guilty of the manslaughter of a 24-year old customer has been given 12 months home detention. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 February 2011
6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Cairo correspondent
6:40 PM.Pressure is mounting on the Egyptian government to immediately lift the country's emergency laws and for President Hosni Mubarak to stand down. Audio
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Child says Cash McKinnon scared of man accused of killing
6:37 PM.A High Court jury has heard from two children who were at a Palmerston North home when a little girl was fatally injured. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 9 February 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Scientists discuss extreme weather in Wellington
6:28 PM.More than two-hundred scientists from both Australia and New Zealand have converged on Wellington this week to discuss the weather. Audio
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Tony Abbott's remarks about a dead solider making headlines
6:23 PM.Australia's opposition leader, Tony Abbott, says it's time to move on from his controversial comments about the the death of soldier in Afganistan, out of respect to the man's family. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 February 2011
6:20 PM.A drop in the amount of money set aside to cover bad debts has helped to boost ASB's bottom line. Audio
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Fears over possible MAF and Fisheries merger
6:16 PM.A union representing fisheries officers fears the costs could outweigh the benefits of a possible merger with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Audio
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Finance Minister bats down Opposition criticism of SOE sales
6:13 PM.The Minister of Finance Bill English says the part-sale of SOEs will boost the Government's balance sheet - not deplete it. Audio
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Claims Marine and Coastal Area Bill being 'rammed through'
6:08 PM.Opposition parties are accusing the Government of trying to push through replacement legislation for the Foreshore and Seabed Act before the Maori Party implodes. Audio
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MP explores possibility of Sydney-style gay mardi gras
5:56 PM.The MP for Central Auckland is pushing for the city to host a gay and lesbian mardi gras akin to the spectacle in Sydney. Audio
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Tunnelling thieves get away with valuable equipment
5:53 PM.Thieves in Hamilton have managed to steal equipment worth tens of thousands of dollars from the Glenview water treatment plant by tunnelling under concrete to avoid a high-voltage security fence. Audio
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Prebbleton locals voice fears over new state highway
5:50 PM.People living in the village of Prebbleton, on the outskirts of Christchurch, are outraged at how close a proposed new four-lane highway could get to their homes. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 February 2011
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Private prison firm has worst self-harm record
5:40 PM.A firm about to run a New Zealand prison has the poorest record of inmates' deliberatley injuring themselves in Scottish jails. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 9 February 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Police apologise for using derogatory racial description
5:28 PM.The police are being criticised for describing a missing woman as half caste, with the term labelled unacceptable and derogatory. Audio
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Plane makes an emergency landing at Blenheim airport
5:25 PM.A plane carrying 44 people has been forced to make an emergency landing at Blenheim airport without its nose wheel. Audio
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Largest monthly increase in electronic card spending in 5 years
5:21 PM.Shoppers could finally be reigniting their obsession with the plastic with January showing the largest increase in credit and debit card spending in five years. Audio
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Evening Business News for 9 February 2011
5:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Rodney Hide says cost of Maori Statutory Board not his fault
5:15 PM.The Local Government Minister Rodney Hide says it's not his fault Auckland's new super city council is being asked to spend almost three and a half million dollars a year on a Maori Statutory Board. Audio
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Marine and Coastal Area Bill reported back
5:12 PM.Now opposition parties are accusing the Government of trying to push through replacement legislation for the Foreshore and Seabed Act before the Maori Party implodes. Audio
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Maori Party Disciplinary hearing into Hone Harawira complaint
5:07 PM.The battle between Maori Party MP Hone Harawira and his fellow MPs has moved behind closed doors this afternoon with the start of the disciplinary hearing which will decide his political future and… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 9 February 2011
5:00 PM.Hone Harawira fronts up to face the music. Accusations the new Foreshore and Seabed law is being rushed through before the Maori Party implodes and an emergency landing at Blenheim airport. Audio