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Checkpoint for Friday 3 February 2012
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Manu Korihi News for 3 February 2012
6:54 PM.The chance of the Nelson City Council becoming the first unitary authority in New Zealand to have a Maori ward, is far from certain; Climate change, education, the constitution and the partial State… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 3 February 2012
6:37 PM.The imminent sale of New Zealand land and strategic assets has lit the fire under the issue of foreign ownership at the start of the political year. Audio
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Sports News for 3 February 2012
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mayor upset Capital & Coast DHB doesn't keep own records
6:25 PM.The Mayor of one of New Zealand's poorest regions says the health of children in his area is being compromised because the District Health Board is not keeping detailed records. Audio
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Evening Business for 3 February 2012
6:22 PM.Shares in the Warehouse Group fell sharply today after the retail giant cut its profit forecast as market conditions squeeze margins. Audio
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Evidence critically endangered storm petrels are reproducing
6:18 PM.Auckland researchers are excited to discover that critically endangered sea birds are breeding off the New Zealand coast. The New Zealand storm petrel was presumed extinct for more than 150 years… Read more Audio
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Record floods strand thousands in NSW
6:13 PM.Thousands of people have been evacuated and thousands more are stranded as record floods ravage northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. Audio
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China strategy badly flawed, says Beijing banker
6:07 PM.The Government's released a major new China economic strategy amid the controversy over foreign corporates buying farmland here. Audio
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Good Samaritan describes losing his car
5:56 PM.An Otago man who rushed to rescue a toddler and mother from the harbour yesterday, then had to watch as his car plunged into the water. Audio
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Te Papa warns it's running out of storage space
5:53 PM.The chair of the national museum, Te Papa, says it may fall on private benefactors to ensure many of its exhibitions don't remain locked away in storage. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 3 February 2012
5:49 PM.The chance of the Nelson City Council becoming the first unitary authority in New Zealand to have a Maori ward, is far from certain; Climate change, education, the constitution and the partial State… Read more Audio
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$40m cost for Nelson-Tasman flood repairs
5:45 PM.The Mayor of Nelson, Aldo Miccio, says it will cost about $40 million to fix the damage caused in Nelson and Tasman by the record flooding in December. Audio
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Judge reserves decision at Judicial Review of Crafar Farms
5:40 PM.The sale of the Crafar farms to a Chinese conglomerate has been put on hold after a court hearing. A High Court Judge has reserved his decision on whether officials followed the correct procedures in… Read more Audio
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Critic shoots down Govt's China strategy
5:36 PM.The Government's released a major new China economic strategy amid the controversy over land sales to foreigners. But a critic says the strategy, which aims to boost cross investment and double… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 3 February 2012
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Wellington's Rugby Sevens in full swing
5:27 PM.The Rugby Sevens is in full swing in Wellington, and the host team is determined to defend their title and add a sixth home crown to their trophy cabinet. Audio
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Man on home detention cooks up P
5:23 PM.The Corrections Department says it's not embarrassed that a man on home detention was able to cook up millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine without visiting probation officers noticing… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 3 February 2012
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Fears 100 bodies trapped on sunken ferry
5:18 PM.It's feared that one hundred bodies are trapped inside the ferry that sank off Papua New Guinea yesterday. 238 survivors of the Rabaul Queen's sinking have so far been rescued but searchers have yet… Read more Audio
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An urgent demolition in Christchurch
5:14 PM.An urgent demolition is being organised in Christchurch because authorities have discovered critical structural damage to an apartment complex. Audio
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New China strategy out amid land sales controversy
5:08 PM.The Government's released a major new China economic strategy amid the controversy over Chinese corporates buying farmland here. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 3 February 2012
5:00 PM.New China strategy out amid land sales controversy; An urgent demolition in Christchurch; Fears 100 bodies trapped on sunken ferry; Record floods strand thousands in NSW; Man on home detention cooks… Read more Audio