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Checkpoint for Wednesday 16 February 2011
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South Taranaki mayor stakes a claim on oil and gas
6:52 PM.South Taranaki's mayor has used a Waitangi Tribunal report critical of his council as inspiration to stake a claim on oil and gas earnings for the district. Audio
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Rescued tramper tells of bush survival
6:49 PM.An English tramper has told how he survived for five days in rugged bush country west of Nelson without food. Audio
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Waatea News for 16 February 2011
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Erebus families on way back to NZ
6:42 PM.Relatives of some of the victims of the Erebus disaster are preparing to travel back to Christchurch after spending the afternoon in Antarctica. Audio
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Darwin battens down for Cyclone Carlos
6:40 PM.Darwin is preparing for a lashing by Tropical Cyclone Carlos which fast closing in on the Australian coast. Audio
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Disability support worker on Court of Appeal ruling
6:36 PM.Returning to our earlier story - the Court of Appeal has ruled that disability support workers are working when they do overnight sleepover shifts, and should be paid the adult minimum wage for every… Read more Audio
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Evening Sports News for 16 February 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Former NZ politician is honoured by Australia
6:17 PM.A former New Zealand politician and diplomat, Hugh Templeton, has today received one of Australia's highest honours at an Order of Australia investiture ceremony. Audio
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Disability support workers win their case
6:10 PM.The Court of Appeal has ruled that disability support workers are working when they do overnight sleepover shifts, and should be paid the adult minimum wage for every hour of the shift. Audio
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Police officer describes chasing man who shot him
6:07 PM.A police officer gunned down in South Auckland has described chasing the man accused of shooting him and hunching over to avoid the bullets being fired at him. Audio
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Relatives of Erebus victims visit Antartica
5:57 PM.Relatives of some of the Erebus air crash victims have arrived in Antarctica this afternoon to see where their family members died. Audio
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Claudia Orange talks about her friend Judith Binney
5:54 PM.More now on one of New Zealand's most respected historians and writers, Dame Judith Binney, who has died at the age of 70 at her home in Auckland. Audio
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Internal Affairs says no penalty for opting out of contract
5:50 PM.The Department of Internal Affairs, which is responsible for brokering the deal to buy ministerial cars, says there was no financial penalty if it had opted out of its contract with BMW. Audio
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Waatea News for 16 February 2011
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Stoat found dead on Kapiti Island
5:45 PM.A stoat being hunted on Kapiti Island for the past three months has been found dead in a trap by the Department of Conservation. Audio
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Much interest in buying Pike River - Receivers
5:39 PM.The receivers for Pike River Coal say more than ten companies have expressed an interest in buying the mine. Audio
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Tramper wishes he had remembered his map
5:35 PM.An English tramper lost for five days without food in rugged bush west of Nelson says he wishes he'd remembered his map. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 16 February 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Noted historian Judith Binney dies
5:25 PM.One of the country's most respected historians has died, at the age of seventy. Audio
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Evening Business News for 16 February 2011
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Evening Business News for 16 February 2011
5:23 PM.The casino operator, Sky City Entertainment Group is betting it can attract more high rollers from Asia to boost growth, as tepid economies on both sides of the Tasman deter local gamblers. Audio
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Teenage driver told she could have gone to jail
5:19 PM.A judge in the High Court in Napier has told a teenage driver guilty of two counts of manslaughter, that she could have gone to jail for up to five years if she'd been an adult. Audio
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NZ soldier killed in road accident in Afghanistan
5:15 PM.The Joint Forces Commander Air Vice Marshal Peter Stockwell, has given more details about what happened. Audio
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Second New Zealand soldier loses life serving in Afghanistan
5:14 PM.More now on the death today of another New Zealand soldier serving in Afghanistan. Audio
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Analysis of investment deal
5:11 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards is with us. Audio
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Finish the job in Afghanistan - ANZAC PMs
5:07 PM.The Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers are adamant their countries' troops must stay the course in Afghanistan, despite the death overnight of a second New Zealand soldier. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 16 February 2011
5:00 PM.A soldier's death reinforces the Anzac spirit. John Key and Julia Gillard sign a billion dollar investment deal and one of the country's most respected historians dies. Audio