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Checkpoint for Thursday 5 May 2011
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Niue heads to the polls
6:50 PM.Little change is expected when the 1-thousand and 50 registered voters on Niue choose their new 20 person parliament this weekend. Audio
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Waatea News for 5 May 2011
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Recovery efforts continue in Japan's north-east
6:43 PM.The search continues for the 26-thousand people that were killed or are still missing in the country's northeast. Audio
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Sports News for 5 May 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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More Plunket visits given to first-time mothers
6:28 PM.Another multi-million dollar, pre-Budget announcement has brought extra Plunket visits for new mothers, in their baby's first few months of life. Audio
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Update from Civil Defence in Auckland
6:26 PM.The clean-up is continuing in Auckland's tornado hit suburbs today. Audio
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Maori business group says it's being left out
6:23 PM.The Maori Digital Forum says it's being left out even as Maori business' contribution to the economy's being hailed. Audio
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Evening Business for 5 May 2011
6:22 PM.The Bank of New Zealand has set aside 60 million dollars for potential credit losses from the earthquakes in Christchurch. Audio
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Harawira apology over bin Laden 'surprising'
6:12 PM.Radical Maori politician Hone Harawira's apology for eulogising Osama bin Laden has been met with some surprise. Audio
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Cuts to mobile termination rates may not pass to consumers
6:08 PM.Telecommunication companies are not promising cheaper cell phone calls despite the cuts to mobile termination rates. Audio
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Unemployment rate drops slightly, finding work still not easy
5:51 PM.Unemployment fell slightly in the first three months of the year, but there are still 155 thousand people without jobs. Audio
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Families in big push for Pike River recovery
5:49 PM.Pike River families are making their biggest push yet for action to recover their men's remains from the mine. Audio
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Waatea News for 5 May 2011
5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Possibility of more tornadoes in northern New Zealand tomorrow
5:44 PM.Thundery showers expected to cross the north and west of the North Island. Audio
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Parents with babies in bed a form of child abuse - coroner
5:42 PM.Parents keeping their babies in bed with them is a form of child abuse and more must be done to stop it. Audio
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Labour accuses national of making savings political football
5:39 PM.The Labour Party has accused National of making retirement savings a political football again by planning to make more changes to KiwiSaver. Audio
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Pipfruit NZ says new export standards are much improved
5:36 PM.New Zealand apples could be on sale across the Tasman for the first time in almost a century by the end of this year. Audio
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Sports News for 5 May 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 5 May 2011
5:22 PM.The latest business news with a market update. Audio
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Harawira apologises for Bin Laden comments
5:18 PM.Hone Harawira has been forced to apologise after he described Osama Bin Laden as a man who fought for the freedom of his people. Audio
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Driving age raised to 16
5:16 PM.Mike Noon from the Automobile Association. Audio
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Minimum driving age raised after bill passes unanimously
5:13 PM.The minimum driving age will be raised to 16 in August after legislation was passed unanimously by Parliament this afternoon. Audio
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Good turn out to hui on child violence
5:09 PM.The neighbour of six month old Serenity Scott Dinnington who died of brain injuries last week says she's knew there was violence going on next door but was too scared to do anything about it. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 5 May 2011
5:00 PM.Good turn out to hui on child violence, Minimum driving age raised after bill passes unanimously, Driving age raised to 16, Harawira apologises for Bin Laden comments. Audio