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Checkpoint for Tuesday 29 March 2011
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 29 March 2011
5:00 PM.Extraordinary powers for extraordinary times - the go ahead to rebuild Christchurch. Phil Goff says his leadership is strengthened after the Hughes affair and long awaited pay talks for sleepover… Read more Audio
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New earthquake authority announced
5:07 PM."Extraordinary powers for extraordinary times."The Government says that's what it's giving to the new Christchurch earthquake authority it's set up to lead the rebuild. Audio
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Goff says his leadership strengthened after Hughes affair
5:14 PM.Labour leader Phil Goff says the Darren Hughes affair has"strengthened"his leadership. Audio
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More analysis from our reporter in Dunedin
5:17 PM.Our political reporter Julian Robins is in Dunedin - he's with us. Audio
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Negotiations to cover workers' sleepover payments
5:19 PM.The Government, unions and health care providers have agreed to negotiate over controversial sleepover payments for disability support workers. Audio
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Evening Business for 29 March 2011
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Countries prepare to map out a post-Gaddafi future
5:25 PM.The Western powers are marshalling their diplomatic forces to try to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at the same time as the military pressure builds. Audio
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Sports News for 29 March 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority
5:37 PM.The Government is promising the new authority set up to lead Christchurch's rebuilding will listen to local people. Audio
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Post mortem of 19 year old shot by police completed
5:41 PM.The post mortem of a 19-year-old man shot dead yesterday by the police has taken place. Audio
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Not just cricket, nuclear power diplomacy too
5:47 PM.New Zealand cricket fans head into tonight's World Cup semi final hoping against hope, and against all the betting odds, that their team can beat a red hot Sri Lanka. Audio
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Waatea News for 29 March 2011
5:51 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Lifeguard says chaos during surf lesson
5:53 PM.A senior lifeguard at Piha Beach, West of Auckland, says there was disorganised chaos during a surf lesson that ended in a rescue mission. Audio
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Ricky Ponting quits as Australian cricket captain
5:55 PM.Ricky Ponting has quit the Australian cricket captaincy. Audio
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Cricket fans up late for semifinals
5:57 PM.Cricket fans across the country will be up late tonight for the world cup semi final showdown between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka. Audio
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Earthquake Authority gets wide powers
6:08 PM.A stand-alone government department will be vested with the wide ranging powers the Government gave itself after last year's quake, to oversee recovery efforts in Canterbury. Audio
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Interim Earthquake Authority chief, John Ombler
6:11 PM.As your heard from Jane - the Deputy State Services Commissioner, John Ombler, has stepped in as the authority's interim chief executive to kick start what he agrees is an enormous job. Audio
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Assaulted man tells jury amongst worst pain ever experienc
6:15 PM.A man who lost a testicle, and is giving evidence against a police officer facing assault charges says it was amongst the worst pain he'd ever experienced. Audio
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A UN office and Aussie Rules in Kennett's Auckland vision
6:26 PM.A football team to join a trans-Tasman Aussie rules competition and a United Nations office have been suggested to transform Auckland. Audio
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Sports News for 29 March 2011
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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More job cuts on the way for the public service
6:35 PM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, expects more job cuts in the public service as the Government picks up the pace of public sector reform. Audio
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First entry into PriceWaterhouseCoopers building
6:38 PM.Christchurch business owners have been allowed into a high-rise building damaged by the February quake for the first time. Audio
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Historian fears ANZAC 2015 plans could fall short
6:42 PM.A military historian says Australia appears to have much more advanced plans for the one hundredth anniversary of ANZAC day, set for 2015. Audio
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Waatea News for 29 March 2011
6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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AP investigation finds plant ignored tsunami evidence
6:47 PM.An investigation by Associated Press reporters shows the people in charge of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant ignored scientific and geological evidence that highligted the risk of a… Read more Audio
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Corrections Minister opens probation centre in Flaxmere
6:54 PM.Flaxmere's new probation service centre has opened well away from the town's main shops with the Corrections Department admitting it learnt a lot from the controversy over it's location. Audio