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Checkpoint for Thursday 17 March 2011
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Christchurch girls' school surprises Polyfest organisers
6:58 PM.A Christchurch kapa haka group took to the stage in Auckland today, surprising organisers who didn't expect they'd be able to perform after last month's earthquake. Audio
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Media warn community must be protected
6:55 PM.Parliament has been warned that proposed changes to the justice system will leave communities vulnerable to those who abuse their positions of power. Audio
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Waatea News for 17 March 2011
6:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New Zealander stays in Fukushima city - for the moment
6:47 PM.New Zealanders in Japan are being told to get 80 kilometres away from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Audio
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Councils hold marine oil spill disaster exercise
6:43 PM.A large-scale oil spill disaster exercise has been held on Mahia Peninsular, north of Wairoa, involving council staff from Hawke's Bay and Gisborne and several government agencies. Audio
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All Blacks sign deal to use haka.
6:41 PM.The Rugby Union and lower North Island iwi, Ngati Toa, have signed an agreement allowing the All Blacks to continue to use the haka, Ka mate. Audio
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Sports News for 17 March 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Labour criticises Govt over rising prices.
6:27 PM.The Labour Party has criticised the National-led Government for failing to rein in rising prices. Audio
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Christchurch business owners protest
6:24 PM.About 30 business owners and landlords are protesting at the Civil Defence HQ in christchurch. Audio
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Shareholders Association warning over Whimp
6:20 PM.Christchurch man, Bernard Whimp, is again upsetting companies and shareholders by trying to buy shares off unsuspecting investors. Audio
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Farmers will now be allowed to cull Canada Geese
6:18 PM.Farmers can now shoot Canada Geese on their properties without a hunting permit. Audio
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Linwood College board of trustees sacked
6:15 PM.The board of a school in the quake-hit Christchurch has effectively been sacked by the Minister of Education. Audio
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Labour tries to make political hay out of World Cup loss
6:12 PM.On the eve of the memorial service for the Christchurch earthquake, the Labour party is laying into the Government's handling of the city's ditching as a Rugby World Cup venue. Audio
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Secondary teacher pay deal side steps pay parity
5:56 PM.The proposed secondary teachers' pay deal is side-stepping the unified pay scale with primary and early childhood teachers. Audio
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NZ boys victims of International paedophile network
5:53 PM.The police have identified New Zealand boys who are victims of a global paedophile ring. Audio
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Waatea News for 17 March 2011
5:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Finance Minister says govt will borrow to cover quake costs
5:45 PM.The Finance Minister says the Government will cover the ten billion dollar cost of the Christchurch earthquake by borrowing more rather than cutting spending or putting up taxes. Audio
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Business practice of Christchurch man seriously questioned
5:41 PM.Unsolicited offers, from a Christchurch man, to buy shares from investors, are being labelled a low-life attack on vulnerable and often elderly people. Audio
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Further analysis of situation at Fukushima
5:37 PM.One US nuclear expert says there's now a possibility that the disaster may approach the extent of the Chernobyl. Audio
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Sports News for 17 March 2011
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Hagley Park preparations
5:29 PM.Rowan Quinn joins us now from Hagley Park, the site of tomorrow's service. Audio
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Evening Business for 17 March 2011
5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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The Prince travels to Greymouth
5:24 PM.Prince William is meeting the families of the twenty-nine men who died in the Pike River mine disaster four months ago. Audio
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Prince William visits Christchurch
5:22 PM.Prince William arrived in Christchurch today to inspect some of the worst quake damage in the city. Audio
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New Zealand Search and Rescue team
5:20 PM.Jim Stewart Black is leading the New Zealand Search and Rescue team in Northern Japan. He was one of two people on board an American American Black Hawke helicopter that was forced by bad weather to… Read more Audio
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Foreign Affairs Minister comments
5:14 PM.New Zealanders in Japan are being told to get 80 kilometres away from the damaged nuclear power plant. Audio
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Aerial bombardment of Fukushima
5:08 PM.Japanese Military helicopters have been dropping tonnes of water on two damaged reactors at the Fukushima nuclear complex in Japan in an attempt to avoid a nuclear disaster. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 17 March 2011
5:00 PM.Helicopters drop tonnes of water onto damaged reactors at Fukushima. The government upgrades its advice for New Zealanders in Japan and Prince William inspects quake ravaged Christchurch. Audio