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Checkpoint for Wednesday 22 February 2012
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Thousands gather in Christchurch
6:55 PM.Checkpoint looks back on the public memorial service in Christchurch. Audio
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Woman ordered to pay thousands to family of dead cyclict
6:52 PM.A motorist who killed a cyclist has been convicted of careless driving causing death and ordered to pay the victim's family more than $37,000. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 22 February 2012
6:47 PM.A Burnside woman who's been helping tangata whenua has received a Christchurch Earthquake Award; The country's biggest Maori performance event is coming to Christchurch in 2015; The Ministry of… Read more Audio
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Silence observed around New Zealand
6:38 PM.While thousands gathered in Christchurch, the first anniversary of the earthquake has also been marked by hundreds of people around the rest of the country. Audio
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Sports News for 22 February 2012
6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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White zone couple say year has been relentless
6:27 PM.In Christchurch, people like Merryn Dunmill who lives on the Spur in Sumner have been taking stock one year on from the February quake. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 February 2012
6:22 PM.Fletcher Building's shares fell 2%, after it posted a 13% fall in half year profit and cut its full-year forecast due to weak building activity. The country's largest listed company, made $144 million… Read more Audio
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Fishing industry exports under scrutiny after abuse allegations
6:18 PM.The reputation of the fishing industry's exports to the United States, worth almost $180 million is under scrutiny with new allegations of slave like conditions aboard Foreign Charter Vessels… Read more Audio
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Quake victim talks about life after breaking neck
6:12 PM.Ken Hird broke his neck during one of the many aftershocks that day and after being rescued by his neighbours spent 12 weeks in the Burwood spinal unit. Audio
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Cantabrians gather for Latimer Square service
6:10 PM.It was a sombre start to the first service in Latimer Square, with the demolished buildings surrounding the park a constant reminder of the disaster a year ago. About 500 people gathered for the event… Read more Audio
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US report on slave labour aboard fishing vessals in NZ waters
5:55 PM.The reputation of the fishing industry's almost $180 million worth of exports to the U.S is under scrutiny with more allegations of slave labour conditions aboard Foreign Charter Vessels operating in… Read more Audio
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Living in Christchurch's white zone
5:51 PM.Merryn Dunmill lives on the Spur in Sumner. Her husband, Brian Reidy helped pull people from the rubble in Cashel Mall on 22 February 2011. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 22 February 2012
5:48 PM.The country's biggest Maori performance event is coming to Christchurch in 2015; A Burnside woman who's been helping tangata whenua has received a Christchurch Earthquake Award; The Ministry of… Read more Audio
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Bridgecorp's Rod Petricevic has some regrets
5:45 PM.The former boss of the failed finance company Bridgecorp says in hindsight he has some regrets about how he ran the business. Audio
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Story of workers trapped in Forsyth Barr 12 months ago today
5:35 PM.In Christchurch, people have been marking one year on from the deadly 6.3 magnitude earthquake. Audio
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Sports News for 22 February 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Teenagers describe shock of seeing people with guns
5:28 PM.Two boys who say they were taken into a training camp in Te Urewera National Park have described how they were made to wear blindfolds and forced to the ground by people with guns. Audio
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Megaupload founder relieved to go home to his family
5:23 PM.A New Zealand based tycoon accused of being the mastermind behind one of the World's biggest piracy cases has finally been released on bail after a judge ruled he no longer poses a serious flight… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 22 February 2012
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Carpenter Chris Nutfield recieves bravery award
5:17 PM.Christchurch carpenter Chris Nutfield rescued three women from the collapsed PGC building. He's one of the many to receive a bravery and heroism award one year after the February 2011 earthquake. Audio
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CTV survivor talks about the earthquake service
5:12 PM.It's been a year since Pip Ranby was rescued from the top floor of the five storey Canterbury Television building. Audio
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Thousands gather in Christchurch
5:08 PM.At least 20 thousand people gathered at the public memorial service in Christchurch to remember the earthquake that occured one year earlier. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 22 February 2012
5:00 PM.Thousands gather in Christchurch; CTV survivor talks about the earthquake service; Carpenter Chris Nutfield recieves bravery award; Megaupload founder relieved to go home to his family; Teenagers… Read more Audio