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Checkpoint for Thursday 10 February 2011
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Claims of lack of support for young solo mothers
6:52 PM.Opposition parties and social service groups have criticised the government's lack of support for young solo mothers wanting to get back into the workforce. Audio
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Waatea News for 10 February 2011
6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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North Korea says the South won't cooperate
6:42 PM.North Korea has accused the South of refusing to engage in meaningful dialogue and says they don't really want to improve relations. Audio
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Fishers survive after boat capsizes
6:36 PM.Three Cook Island fishermen are lucky to be alive after one of them swam through the night to raise the alarm after their boat capsized. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 10 February 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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CCC sets up quake recovery group
6:25 PM.The Christchurch City Council has set up fortnightly dedicated council meetings to oversee the reconstruction of the city following September's quake. Audio
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Hapu consider appeal against underwater turbines
6:23 PM.A Northland hapu is considering appealing against an environment court decision which clears the way for 200 underwater turbines to be built in the Kaipara Harbour. Audio
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Evening Business News for 10 February 2011
6:19 PM.Two Degrees has announced it's spending more than 100-million dollars on expanding its network over the next two years - and says it'll bring cheaper mobile phone calls to 80 percent of theā¦ Read more Audio
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Flood levy introduced to Australia's Parliament
6:16 PM.Australia's federal government has a battle on its hands to impose a one-off tax to help pay for the massive amount of damage inflicted by flooding and Cyclone Yasi. Audio
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Mapp rejects Afghanistan criticism.
6:10 PM.The Defence Minister, Wayne Mapp, is rejecting suggestions New Zealand's provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan's Bamyan province might be getting in the way of locals governing themselves. Audio
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Police carry out major drug raids
6:06 PM.Thirty arrests have been made and more than 120-thousand dollars seized in major police raids across the North Island today. Audio
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Human Rights Watch activist released after detention in Cairo
5:47 PM.An American human rights activist has spoken about his terrifying 36 hour ordeal at the hands of Egyptian soldiers in Cairo. Audio
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Waatea News for 10 February 2011
5:43 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sexting has led schools banning cellphones from change rooms
5:38 PM.Some secondary schools are banning cellphones in changing rooms because of a new problem - sext messaging, - that is, sending texts or images of a sexual nature. Audio
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Corrections Department investigates prisoner's 'activities'
5:35 PM.The Corrections Department is investigating whether a dangerous and manipulative prisoner is running a mail order business from prison. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 10 February 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Evening Business News for 10 February 2011
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland's vote to fund the Maori Board is declared invalid.
5:17 PM.More on our lead story now, Auckland's mayor Len Brown is on the line. Audio
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Police carry out major drug raids
5:13 PM.Police have seized the records of a Palmerston North finance company as part of raids across the North Island aimed at smashing drug networks run by gangs including the Australian Rebels. Audio
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Guilty pleas over Fiji worker scam
5:10 PM.A Waikato farm manager hopes an Otorohanga businessman who ripped off workers brought over from Fiji gets what he deserves. Audio
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Maori statutory board funding vote found to be invalid
5:07 PM.The Auckland Council has to vote again on the money to run the Independent Maori Statutory Board because this week's decision to provide millions of dollars has been declared invalid. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 10 February 2011
5:00 PM.Auckland's vote to fund the Maori Board is declared invalid. Farm workers from Fiji are ripped off in an immigration scam and company records are seized in a huge drug raid. Audio