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Tuesday, 1 March 2011
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Rescue work continues
1 Mar 2011Our reporter Don Rood was inside the cordon with rescue workers for the two-minutes silence. Audio
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Team looking for missing person in Forsyth Barr building
1 Mar 2011American search and rescue teams are continuing to work around the clock at the 17 storey Forsyth Barr building . Audio
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What was hiding under a statue in Cathedral Square
1 Mar 2011Canterbury Museum says because of the earthquake it's likely to be weeks before they can open a sealed time capsule found under a statue brought down by the quake. Audio
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Petrol prices on the rise
1 Mar 2011Petrol prices are going up but companies have decided to spare Christchurch. Audio
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Evening Business News for 1 March 2011
1 Mar 2011The parent company of the failed booksellers Whitcoulls, Borders and Bennetts has collapsed with just under three million dollars in the bank. Audio
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Ten thousand properties to remain without power
1 Mar 2011Around ten thousand properties in eastern Christchurch will remain without power until next week at the earliest. Audio
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Iconic bar and restaurant to be demolished
1 Mar 2011The historic Carlton Bar and Restaurant on the corner of Bealy Ave and Papanui Road is being demolished. Audio
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Two minutes of silence for quake victims marked
1 Mar 2011Church bells tolled around the country at exactly 12.51 this afternoon - one week on from the deadly Christchurch earthquake, which may have claimed as many as 240 lives. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 1 March 2011
1 Mar 2011Church bells toll and thousands stand in silence to commemorate the Christchurch earthquake. Petrol prices go up, but the quake damaged city is spared and what was found under a statue in Cathedral… Read more Audio
Monday, 28 February 2011
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Structural engineer's second major quake
28 Feb 2011A structural engineer, who was in Christchurch during Tuesday's aftershock, was also in Chile when it was hit by its devastating quake exactly a year ago today. Audio
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Red Cross launches appeals in 6 countries
28 Feb 2011The Red Cross has launched national appeals in six countries in an effort to raise money for people affected by the Christchurch quake. Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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