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Checkpoint for Friday 18 March 2011
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Lotto's half year result in a tough economic climate
6:57 PM.Tough economic times seem to have spurred on those wanting to make their fortune fast with sales of Lotto tickets hitting a record high in the second half of last year. Audio
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Waatea News for 18 March 2011
6:55 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus On Politics for 18 March 2011
6:37 PM.The replacement for the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act is making its way through Parliament and is set to become law in the coming weeks. Our political reporter Chris Bramwell has been… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 March 2011
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Rural GPs share quake stories and lessons at conference
6:28 PM.Rural GPs from the South Island have been sharing their experiences of dealing with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake at a conference in Wellington. Audio
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Government to boost trades training
6:26 PM.Training in the trades is to get a boost as the government grapples with the rebuilding of Christchurch. Audio
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Evening Business for 18 March 2011
6:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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More from Hagley Park
6:14 PM.Members of the search and rescue teams were greeted with a standing ovation when they arrived at the memorial service in Christchuch's Hagley Park today. Audio
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Memorial services held around the country
6:12 PM.Reporter Lisa Thompson has coverage of the services in other parts of the country. Audio
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Big turnout to Christchurch memorial service
6:09 PM.Tens of thousands of people packed into Hagley Park to honour those who died in last month's quake. Audio
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150 years since the country's first major gold rush
5:55 PM.This weekend Otago will mark 150 years since the discovery of gold by Gabriel Read - an event which set off New Zealand's first major gold rush. Audio
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Scientist explains 'trampoline effect' in Chch quake
5:51 PM.Scientists studying last month's earthquake in Christchurch say the shaking was exacerbated by a slapdown or trampoline effect that made the land under the city bounce up and down. Audio
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Waatea News for 18 March 2011
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Kapiti Coast fraudster jailed for five and a half years jail
5:45 PM.A Kapiti Coast tax and investment advisor who fleeced his clients of around $2 million is tonight beginning a five and a half year jail sentence. Audio
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G7 intervene to help yen
5:36 PM.The yen has tumbled today after the G7 group of rich nations agreed to intervene to stop the currency's rapid rise as Japan struggles in the aftermath of an earthquake and tsunami. Audio
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Sports News for 18 March 2011
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Prince William meets Sumner locals
5:28 PM.Before attending today's service Prince William made a fleeting visit to Sumner, a seaside suburb badly hit by last month's earthquake. Audio
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Evening Business for 18 March 2011
5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Live report from Japan
5:22 PM.The Daily Telegraph's correspondent in Japan, Julian Ryall, joins us now from Yokohama. Audio
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Work continues to avert nuclear disaster
5:20 PM.Japanese authorities battling to stop a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima plant have admitted they don't know exactly how much water is left in the cooling ponds which house the radioactive fuel rods.
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UN votes for no-fly zone over Libya
5:16 PM.Air strikes to stop a civilian bloodbath in Libya could start within hours after the UN Security Council voted for miliary action against the Gaddaffi regime. Audio
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More from Christchurch
5:13 PM.Our reporter Rowan Quinn was at today's service and she's with us now. Audio
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Christchurch memorial draws thousands
5:09 PM.Under a cloudless Canterbury sky, many thousands of people packed North Hagley Park to honour those who died in last month's quake. Audio