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Checkpoint for Friday 18 February 2011
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Waatea News for 18 February 2011
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team Audio
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Focus on Politics for 18 February 2011
6:35 PM.This week the Focus team examines the visit of the Australian Prime Minister and looks at what it means for the 'family' on this side of the Tasman. Audio
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Sports News for 18 February 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Super Rugby season starts tonight in Wellington
6:27 PM.But fewer people have been turning up for games in recent years because, as our rugby reporter Barry Guy explains, too often they involve overseas teams no-one knows. Audio
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CTU says Government must accept court ruling
6:23 PM.The Council of Trade Unions says the Government must accept the Court of Appeal ruling that workers should be paid for every hour spent at residential homes, including overnight. Audio
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MY Sky raises parent's profits
6:22 PM.The pay TV operator made 60-million dollars in the 6-months to December, an increase of 19-percent on the same period a year ago. Audio
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McCain Foods plant gets an upgrade
6:17 PM.Vegetable growers in Hawke's Bay say a major upgrade of the McCain Foods plant in Hastings will give them the first opportunity in over 20-years to grow beans for processing. Audio
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Fonterra explains why it's freezing milk prices
6:12 PM.Fonterra Brands Managing Director Peter McLure speaks to Mary. Audio
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Govt's finances show some signs of improvement
6:06 PM.The Minister of Finance is still talking tough on spending despite some improvement in the Government's books. Audio
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Zealandia poisons dams to clear trout
5:54 PM.Wellington wildlife sanctuary Zealandia is to begin putting poison into its dams in an attempt to kill introduced trout in preparation for the re-introduction of native fish species. Audio
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Waatea News for 18 February 2011
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Quake displaced grateful for accommodation assistance
5:46 PM.Cantabrians unable to live in their quake damaged homes are relieved to know they'll get some financial assistance from the government. Audio
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DHB's and resthomes debate access to upmarket rooms
5:43 PM.Resthomes are at loggerheads with district health boards over extra charges for more up-market rooms. Audio
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Manslaughter verdict for Cash McKinnon killer
5:40 PM.Sean Donnelly, the man accused of killing the Palmerston North toddler, Cash McKinnon, in August 2009, has been found guilty of her manslaughter. Donnelly's lawyer, Lorraine Smith, joins the… Read more Audio
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Fonterra freezes milk prices
5:35 PM.Fonterra has just announced it is freezing wholesale domestic milk prices for the rest of 2011. Reporter Eric Frykberg has been following developments and discusses the ramifications with Mary. Audio
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Sports News for 18 February 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australian based Christchurch fraudster jailed
5:26 PM.The Serious Fraud Office says the successful extradition and prosecution of a fraudster who fled to Queensland is a warning to others that Australia is no safe haven. Audio
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Japan ends whaling season early
5:24 PM.The Japanese government has formally announced it will abandon the rest of this year's whale hunting season in the Antarctic. The BBC's Roland Buerk joins the programme from Japan. Audio
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Evening Business for 18 February 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Treasury head defends cost of three day retreat
5:17 PM.The head of Treasury has just wrapped up a three day meeting with his counterparts in Britain and Australia saying the luxury retreat in Hawkes Bay was value for money. Audio
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Minimum 20 years for double killing of mother and toddler
5:14 PM.An angry husband and father made a desperate attempt to get to the man who brutally murdered his wife and daughter when he was sentenced to life with a minimum non-parole period of 20-years for the… Read more Audio
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Consumer group reaction to book vouchers deal
5:11 PM.The deputy chief executive of Consumer NZ, David Naulls, joins the programme to talk about the implications for consumers. Audio
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Troubled bookstores not honouring vouchers
5:08 PM.Whitcoulls, Borders and Bennetts bookshops are refusing to honour customer vouchers today - as the future of the stores remains in doubt. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 18 February 2011
5:00 PM.Troubled bookstores; mother and daughter's killer sentenced; Treasury head defends lavish retreat; Japan whaling fleet starts early voyage home and; Australia no safe-haven for local fraudsters. Audio