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Checkpoint for Monday 14 February 2011
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Labour wants better union rights but denies return to awards
6:52 PM.The Labour Party is denying suggestions it wants to move back to the days of centralised wage fixing. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 February 2011
6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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The latest news from the United Kingdom
6:36 PM.For news from the UK now, we cross to our correspondent in London Barney Burnham. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 14 February 2011
6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Free store inundated with needy Aucklanders
6:28 PM.Volunteers at a new free food service in Auckland say they've been overwhelmed by crowds of people lining up in the street, and have been forced to turn hundreds away. Audio
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Bashir trial resumes in Jakarta
6:25 PM.The prosecution has opened its case in the terror trial of Indonesia's radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir. Audio
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Evening Business News for 14 February 2011
6:21 PM.A listed courier and information management firm that's considered a barometer of the economy has reported a rise in its half year profit. Freightways' profit increased nine percent to 16 million… Read more Audio
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NZ Cancer Registry gets upgrade
6:16 PM.New Zealand could end up with one of the best systems in the world for collecting vital information on cancer cases with the Government announcing a long awaited upgrade of the Cancer Registry. Audio
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Greens say timing of Gillard's address to Parliament important.
6:12 PM.When is a speech to MPs in the debating chamber not an address to Parliament? And does it matter? Audio
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U.S. analyst predicts more violence to come in Egypt
6:06 PM.Egypt's generals are asserting their command over the country following the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, and there are signs protesters will have to return to the streets in force if they… Read more Audio
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Rural community cut off with bridges closed
5:57 PM.Children in a rural community in north Otago are being forced to walk across a damaged bridge to get to primary school following the closure of two bridges over the Waitaki River. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 February 2011
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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12,000 signature petition calls for fishing industry inquiry
5:45 PM.A 12-thousand signature petition calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the running of the fishing industry has been presented to parliament by one of the country's biggest unions. Audio
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Official figures confirm tough Christmas for retailers
5:39 PM.Latest figures have confirmed retailers had a tough time over Christmas. Audio
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Princess Ashika trial gets underway in Tonga
5:35 PM.Tonga's largest ever criminal trial has been told the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia was warned the Princess Ashika was unseaworthy before it was bought. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 14 February 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Auckland council discusses Maori Board funding
5:25 PM.A big cut to the funding and voting rights of a board set up to represent Maori is being proposed by a group of Auckland Councillors. Audio
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Evening Business News for 14 February 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Correspondent in Egypt with the latest developments
5:19 PM.In Egypt, an opposition leader, Mohammed El Baradei, has warned that the military has until friday to give people a clear road map to democracy otherwise protesters will be back on the streets. Audio
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Evidence hears notebook saved policeman's life
5:15 PM.The High Court in Auckland has heard how policeman's notebook saved his life taking the impact from a bullet to the chest. Audio
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Trade Me investigating illegal sale of RWC semis tickets
5:11 PM.The on-line auction site Trade Me says it is investigating the illegal sale of Rugby world cup semi-final tickets. Audio
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Driver gets community service for killing thre cyclists
5:07 PM.A young woman who drove into a group of cyclists, killing three of them, says she still has nightmares about that day - and has offered to help the victims' families promote driver safety. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 14 February 2011
5:00 PM.A driver gets community service for killing three cyclists. Investigations into Rugby World Cup ticket scalping and a warning to the Egyptian military"the revolution is not over yet". Audio