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Checkpoint for Friday 11 March 2011
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 11 March 2011
5:00 PM.Commemorative walkthrough Christchurch is canned, EQC deploys rapid assessment teams in Canterbury, Police seize drugs and pipe bombs in gang raids, Harawira won't rule out fighting Maori Party for… Read more Audio
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Commemorative walkthrough Christchurch is canned
5:08 PM.Plans to allow the people of Christchurch to walk through part of the city centre on their way to next week's memorial service have been canned because its too dangerous. Audio
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EQC deploys rapid assessment teams in Canterbury
5:13 PM.Rapid assessment teams are being sent out across quake hit Canterbury with the Earthquake Commission promising that up to 180-thousand homes will be inspected within the next eight weeks. Audio
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Police seize drugs and pipe bombs in gang raids
5:18 PM.Military helicopters, elite police units and a bulldozer have been used in raids on gangs in the upper South Island and Auckland today, with drugs and weapons, including pipe bombs, seized. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 March 2011
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Harawira won't rule out fighting Maori Party for seats
5:24 PM.Hone Harawira, is accusing the Maori Party of breaching its agreement with him, but insists he still hopes an all-out war can be avoided. Audio
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Chch Mayor on decision to cancel CBD walk
5:29 PM.More now on the decision to cancel a supervised walk-through of Christchurch's central city planned for next Friday - the day of the national memorial. Audio
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Sports News for 11 March 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Lawyer says cop shooter could be one of two people
5:37 PM.The lawyer for a man accused of shooting Constable Jeremy Snow has conceded his client isn't the sort of person you'd want over for a BBQ. Audio
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Charter airline gives back its wings
5:40 PM.A charter airline under investigation for safety breaches says it's handed back its flying licence to stop it going broke. Audio
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Warning for rebels in Libya
5:44 PM.Colonel Gaddafi's son is warning Libyan rebels that the full might of the defence force is poised to crush the three-week-old insurrection. Audio
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Waatea News for 11 March 2011
5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Controversial hearings on radical Islam in the US
5:51 PM.Controversial Congressional hearings have opened on radical Islam in the United States. Audio
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Rest home managed to remain open
5:53 PM.A rest home in central Christchurch has managed to stay open despite criticisms about the police and army staff running the cordon. Audio
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Government looks beyond Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme
6:08 PM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, says he doesn't want taxpayers to end up footing the bill for future failures in the financial sector once the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme expires at the end of… Read more Audio
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Maori Party dismisses threat from Harawira party
6:13 PM.The truce between Hone Harawira and the Maori Party now appears to be well and truly over, with the party saying it will stand against him in Te Tai Tokerau if he forms a new party, which contests the… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 March 2011
6:15 PM.The ACT Party heads into its annual conference this weekend hoping to put the scandals of the past year behind it. Audio
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Melanoma a risk for all age groups
6:17 PM.You don't have to bake in the sun as a child to set yourself up for melanoma later in life you can do it at any age. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 March 2011
6:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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The Warehouse CEO on the half year profit fall
6:25 PM.The Warehouse's half year profit has fallen, on the back of a continued decline in the sales of CDs and DVDs, and consumer's reluctance to spend. Audio
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Former councilor warns against ignoring quake science
6:27 PM.A former Canterbury Regional Council chairman says the potential for liquefaction has been known for years - and has too often been ignored by developers and authorities who have the power to issue… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 March 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Waatea News for 11 March 2011
6:51 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio