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Checkpoint for Friday 11 February 2011
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Consumers believe more retailers will buy into Fairtrade
6:58 PM.Sales of Fairtrade products in New Zealand more than doubled in the past year, largely thanks to chocolate makers Cadbury and Whittakers adopting the standard. Audio
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Waatea News for 11 February 2011
6:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 February 2011
6:36 PM.The ongoing Hone Harawira saga has once again thrown the spotlight on the Maori Party's relationship with the National Party. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 11 February 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Efforts to 'close the gap' for indigenous Australians
6:27 PM.Australia's Prime Minister has urged Indigenous communities to change their behaviour as part of efforts to"close the gap"between their living conditions and those of other Australians. Audio
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Evening Business News for 11 February 2011
6:19 PM.Guinness Peat Group has decided to sell its assets, and return the proceeds to shareholders. The Sir Ron Brierley-founded investment concern has been in turmoil in recent times, and it's now decided… Read more Audio
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NZ Football determined to make most of All Whites success
6:11 PM.Despite the controversy over last nights Halberg Awards, the supreme winners have been making the most of their extraordinary year. Audio
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Woman found with 40 methamphetamine pellets in stomach
6:07 PM.Customs officers have intercepted a woman at Auckland International Airport with an estimated 600-thousand dollars worth of crystal methamphetamine in her stomach. Audio
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RWC ceremonies contract goes to Australian company
5:53 PM.The contract for the Opening and Closing ceremony of the biggest sporting event to be held in New Zealand to date has gone to an Australian company. Audio
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Waatea News for 11 February 2011
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Middle East expert on Mubarak speech
5:43 PM.In Cairo, Egyptian scholar Dr Mamoun Fandy says the President should have stepped down and he too fears what will happen next. Audio
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Egyptian community plans rally in Christchurch
5:40 PM.Egyptians living in Christchurch will hold a rally in Cathedral Square at noon tomorrow to show their support for the uprising in Cairo. Audio
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More on the Halberg awards
5:35 PM.Famous runner Dick Tayler is resigning from the voting panel for the Halberg Awards because he objects to last night's Supreme Award going to the All Whites. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 11 February 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Hobbit stars on show but no Sir Peter
5:27 PM.Some of the famous faces of The Hobbit have faced the media for the first time, but the film's director was noticeably absent from the launch. Audio
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Call for mediators to be brought in to save wildlife sanctuary
5:24 PM.A mediator may be needed to help resolve a row in which landowners are threatening to damage a fence protecting one of the largest enclosed wildlife sanctuaries in New Zealand. Audio
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Evening Business News for 11 February 2011
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Dick Tayler resigns from voting panel for Halberg Awards
5:20 PM.Famous runner Dick Tayler is resigning from the voting panel for the Halberg Awards because he objects to last night's Supreme Award going to the All Whites. Audio
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Pita Sharples on Auckland's Maori Statutory Board
5:16 PM.The man behind the creation of Auckland's controversial Maori Statutory Board says he wanted the legislation to give Maori genuine influence over city council decisions. Audio
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Low house sales for January
5:13 PM.New figures suggest the housing market is slipping further into the mire, defying recent suggestions from the Reserve Bank governor that it was stabilising. Audio
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Correspondent in Cairo
5:09 PM.Our correspondent in Cairo, Ruth Sherlock, spoke to us a short time ago from a balcony overlooking Tahrir Square - were thousands of protestors have spent the night. Audio
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Protestors' fury as Egypt's President refuses to resign
5:07 PM.Fury from hundreds of thousands of protestors in Cairo's Tahrir Square who are now promising a"day of rage"after Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said he would not resign. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 11 February 2011
5:00 PM.Anger grows in Egypt as president Mubarak refuses to go. House sales hit an all time low in January and Dick Tayler resigns in protest over the All Whites win at the Halberg Awards. Audio