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Checkpoint for Monday 7 March 2011
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Crusaders considering options for home games
6:57 PM.The Crusaders may play some of their home Super Rugby matches off-shore if AMI Stadium isn't available. Audio
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HIV diagnosis still high amongst gay and bisexual men
6:53 PM.The head of a study into HIV diagnosis in New Zealand says the rate for gay and bisexual men remains too high. Audio
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Researchers recommend tightening smoking rules at pubs, bars
6:49 PM.Smokers were turfed out of pubs and clubs and into designated outdoor smoking areas in 2004. Audio
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Waatea News for 7 March 2011
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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A roundup of news from Latin America
6:41 PM.Mexico is demanding answers from the United States following revelations that American federal agents allowed hundreds of guns to be smuggled across the border as part of law enforcement operation. Audio
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Mt Ruapehu crater lake heating up
6:37 PM.Scientists monitoring Mount Ruapehu's crater lake say it is at 'alert level one', meaning there are signs of unrest. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 7 March 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Police investigate chemical burns to horse's face
6:29 PM.Chemical burns inflicted on a horse's face at a showjumping event in Hawera has outraged the equestrian fraternity. Audio
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Evening Business News for 7 March 2011
6:26 PM.The construction sector continues to languish, and there's a prediction the industry won't benefit from the rebuilding of Canterbury until next year at the earliest. Audio
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Uncertain future for Chch apartment owner
6:15 PM.Rob McKay lives in the ten storey Oxford Apartments in Christchurch's CBD - the building has been yellow stickered which means he can enter at his own risk. Audio
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Fire Service is helping residents
6:11 PM.Search and Rescue teams are continuing to clear buildings in the CBD, including Forsyth Barr. Audio
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Still no portaloo for Bexley family despite plea to the PM
6:09 PM.Tracey Bolton and her family live in one of the hard hit areas of Bexley. Audio
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Latest civil defence briefing
6:07 PM.Tonight's civil defence briefing has just been held in Christchurch. Audio
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Aucklanders buy, bake and donate for Canterbury.
5:56 PM.Aucklanders have taken to their ovens, baking and selling sweet treats to raise money for the people of Christchurch. Audio
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PM announces a national memorial service for Chch quake
5:54 PM.More now from today's post cabinet news conference where the Prime Minister announced that a national memorial service to mark the Christchurch earthquake will be held in the city on Friday March the… Read more Audio
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5 schools opened in CHCH, but low turnout at Governors Bay
5:51 PM.Five schools reopened in Christchurch today but at one of them only half the pupils turned up. Audio
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Waatea News for 7 March 2011
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Samoa's long-standing government has been returned to power
5:45 PM.Samoa's long-standing government has been returned to power but with a reduced majority, thought to be the result of voter anger over its mismanagement of tsunami relief funds. Audio
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IRD trying to liquidate companies owned by Terry Serepisos
5:44 PM.The Inland Revenue Department isn't confident that embattled Wellington property developer, Terry Serepisos, will get the loan he says he's negotiated to sort out his financial problems. Audio
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Export markets vital to economy's prospects after quake
5:40 PM.The Christchurch earthquake looks to have dashed hopes of a pickup in household spending this year. Audio
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Post-mortems on quake victims to be finished soon
5:35 PM.The police say post-mortems on the 166 known victims of the quake will be completed in the next few days, but they say it could be years before all victims are formally identified. Audio
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Evening Sports News for 7 March 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Boulder fetches 60-thousand dollars in online auction
5:25 PM.Rocky, the thirty tonne boulder, that became an online sensation, has raised 60-thousand dollars in a Trade Me auction. Audio
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Evening Business News for 7 March 2011
5:18 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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More than a year for all the victims to be identified.
5:16 PM.The police say post-mortems on the 166 known victims of the quake will be completed in the next few days, but they say it could be years before all victims are formally identified. Audio
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Biz confidence tumbles to two year low in wake of quake
5:13 PM.Business confidence has tumbled to a two-year low blamed mainly on the Christchurch earthquake. Audio
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Major setback in reconnecting power in Chch
5:10 PM.There's been a major setback to getting power on to 99 per cent of customers outside Christchurch's central business district. Audio
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National memorial service
5:07 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, has just announced that a national memorial service to mark the Christchurch earthquake will be held in the city on Friday March the 18th. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 7 March 2011
5:00 PM.A national memorial service marking the Christchurch earthquake is announced. It could take more than a year for all the victims to be identified and Rocky raises 60 thousand dollars for the relief… Read more Audio