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Checkpoint for Friday 13 May 2011
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Text parking scheme could reduce number of fines
6:56 PM.A new pre-pay system could reduce the parking fines in Wellington. The new Phone2Park option gives motorists the chance to register for an online card to display in a windscreen and then pay by text. Audio
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Waatea News for 13 May 2011
6:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 13 May 2011
6:36 PM.Water is one of New Zealand's most valuable resources and the National-led Government wants to fully exploit the economic advantage it gives this country. It believes building more dams and irrigation… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 May 2011
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Queenstown's Future Forum
6:26 PM.The Queenstown Lakes District is testing out a new way of brainstorming ideas that could save millions of dollars in consultants' fees and costly legal appeals. Audio
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Nine months jail for trio who took 700 paua
6:23 PM.Three men have been jailed for nine months for what a judge called the deceitful plunder of 700 paua in Taranaki. Audio
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Evening Business for 13 May 2011
6:21 PM.Trustpower says there shouldn't be any threat of power shortages this winter, with hydro storage lakes remaining full. Audio
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Mental illness is on the rise in Christchurch
6:11 PM.The Canterbury earthquake is taking a toll on the mental health of people in the region. 30% more people in Christchurch are requesting treatment for anxiety, depression and addiction, compared with… Read more Audio
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Second possible Pike body ups drive to enter mine
6:08 PM.A lawyer for the Pike River families says a laser scan image that shows what might be a second body increases the imperative to get back into the mine. Audio
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Post shops to close
5:56 PM.New Zealand Post is cutting ninety jobs and closing or downsizing 14 Kiwibank and Postshop stores. It's blaming a lack of demand and a shift to online services. Audio
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Deadly explosions in Pakistan
5:51 PM.Twin explosions, one a suicide bomber, have struck a paramilitary training centre in northwestern Pakistan, killing more than 70 people. It's the bloodiest attack in the country since a US raid killed… Read more Audio
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Waatea News for 13 May 2011
5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Is NZ contributing to Australia's synthetic drug industry?
5:42 PM.Authorities in Australia say there is a growing problem with synthetic versions of illegal drugs, much of it coming from New Zealand. The substances are not detected by the usual workplace drug tests… Read more Audio
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DHB's chair promises a full investigation
5:38 PM.The chair of the Waitemata District Health Board says it was an experienced nurse with a faultess record who made the mistake of giving a patient about ten times the dose of prescribed medication. Audio
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The latest demolition estimates from Christchurch
5:36 PM.Latest estimates are that about 1200 buildings will need to be demolished in the city's commercial districts. Many are in the heart of the city, which remains cordoned off. Audio
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Sports News for 13 May 2011
5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Don Brash explains his open letter
5:26 PM.The ACT Party leader Don Brash says he still supports the National Party despite sending a critical open letter to the Prime Minister, saying he was disappointed in him. Audio
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Evening Business for 13 May 2011
5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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MPs won't get payrise for loss of travel subsidy - for now
5:19 PM.The MPs pay rise, to compensate them for the loss of their international travel subsidy has been put on hold. In 2010 the Speaker of the House decided to end the taxpayer funded discount, which became… Read more Audio
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Mayor question seasonal worker 'biosecurity hole'
5:16 PM.The mayor of the main kiwifruit growing region says he wants to know how a Samoan worker with typhoid was able to enter New Zealand. Audio
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Huge amount of Christchurch buildings to be demolished
5:12 PM.In Christchurch about 1200 buildings will have to be demolished in the city's commercial districts. 900 of these are in within the centres four avenues and 300 are in commercial areas in the suburbs. Audio
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Second image may be Pike River body
5:08 PM.The Pike River families have been shown an image of what is possibly a second body down the mine. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 13 May 2011
5:00 PM.Second image may be Pike River body, Huge amount of Christchurch buildings to be demolished, Mayor question seasonal worker 'biosecurity hole', MPs won't get payrise for loss of travel subsidy - for… Read more Audio