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Checkpoint for Friday 21 October 2011
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Beached whale refloated in Bay of Plenty
6:57 PM.The whale which was stranded on Ohope beach in the Bay of Plenty, has been sucessfully refloated. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 21 October 2011
6:54 PM.A volunteer helping to clear the oil covered and littered beaches on Motiti Island, says the clean-up teams can't everywhere - because of the jagged coastline; A private training institute which… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 21 October 2011
6:34 PM.After 27 years in Parliament the Progressive Party leader, Jim Anderton, is standing down at next month's election. Audio
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Sports News for 21 October 2011
6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 October 2011
6:22 PM.The Electricity Authority says it will step in if trading on the electricity hedge market doesn't reach satisfactory levels. Audio
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Drug giant won't appeal court ruling on compensation
6:16 PM.Pharmacies involved in a series of nationwide drug recalls may now be compensated for the costs they incurred. Audio
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Voting underway in Kiribati
6:14 PM.Polls are about to close in today's first round of parliamentary elections in Kiribati. Audio
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Questions over Gaddafi's death
6:10 PM.Stephen Zunes is a professor of Middle East studies at the University of San Francisco. He says Gaddafi's death raises some troubling questions. Audio
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First shipping container mall to open in Christchurch next week
5:56 PM.The world's first shipping container shopping mall is opening in Christchurch next week. Audio
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Concern over tomato import duty bid
5:54 PM.A big food company is trying to have a 90 per cent import duty slapped on cans of cheap tomatoes. Audio
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Latest on flooding in Bangkok
5:52 PM.Tonight is crunch time in Thailand's capital under threat from the worst flooding in 50 years. Audio
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Eastern Bay iwi in throes of a crisis
5:50 PM.Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi have banned any fishing along their pristine coastline because of the oil spill from the Rena. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 21 October 2011
5:46 PM.A private training institute which trains Maori Anglican ministers has failed to meet standards set by the New Zealand Qualification Authority; A Te Arawa hapu wants water-level control gates at a… Read more Audio
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Dr Byrce Edwards
5:43 PM.University of Otago political scientist. Audio
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ACT's survival could be down to National
5:41 PM.The ACT Party's survival in Parliament could now be down to how strongly the National Party, and its leader John Key, wants it to happen. Audio
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One in eight Marlborough vineyards for sale
5:37 PM.About one in eight Marlborough vineyards is now on the market as growers are forced out of business by depressed grape prices Audio
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Sports News for 21 October 2011
5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Party atmosphere in Auckland
5:27 PM.Auckland is gearing up for a weekend of partying as the country's biggest sporting tournament comes to an end. Audio
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Guilty verdict in Kiko Li case
5:24 PM.The close friend of a Chinese student whose body was found in the boot of her car last year has been convicted of her murder. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 October 2011
5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Oil-hit Mount Maunganui beach reopens
5:15 PM.The main beach at Mount Maunganui has been reopened to the public in time for the long weekend after being closed due to the Rena oil spill. Audio
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Defence Minister Wayne Mapp
5:10 PM.The chief of the Defence Force will not allow Afghan prisoners captured by New Zealand forces to be sent to prisons on a UN torture list but can't guarantee the same for people arrested in joint… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 21 October 2011
5:00 PM.Defence Minister Wayne Mapp; Oil-hit Mount Maunganui beach reopens; Guilty verdict in Kiko Li case; Party atmosphere in Auckland; One in eight Marlborough vineyards for sale; ACT's survival could be… Read more Audio