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National Radio's two-hour news and current affairs programme.

  • 1The New Zealand filmmaker, Lee Tamahori, has been arrested in a Hollywood prostitution sting, while dressed in drag.

    Speakers
    • Officer Jason Lee (Los Angeles Police Department)
    • Helen Vaughan (RNZ)
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  • 2The Children's Commissioner Cindy Kiro has released a report on child supervision after a number of incidents where warnings from experienced paediatricians were ignored.

    Speakers
    • Cindy Kiro (Children's Commissioner)
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  • 3In Nelson a Judge has imposed what he says were jail terms at the highest end of the scale for child abuse.

    Speakers
    • Geoff Moffatt (RNZ)
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  • 4Hundreds of unidentified chemical drums have been uncovered at an old fuel pit in mid Canterbury.

    Speakers
    • Kerry Ellem (Sanitation Board)
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    • No
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  • 5Business News.

  • 6Napier and Hastings came to a stand still as thousands of people gathered to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the earthquake.

    Speakers
    • Hugh Chapelle (RNZ)
    • Barbara Arnott (Napier Mayor)
    • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 75:30 News.

  • 8The controversy over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed has hit New Zealand.

    Speakers
    • Javed Khan (Federation Of Islamic Association)
    • Joy McArthur (RNZ)
    • Tim Pankhurst (Dominion Post Editor)
    • Paul Morris (Victoria University Professor of Religious Studies)
    • Julian Mellon (Law Specialist)
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    • No
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  • 9A pilot flying a group of Sevens supporters from Hamilton to Wellington had a very expensive start to his weekend.

    Speakers
    • Paul Jones (Pilot)
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    • No
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  • 10A live report from the Wellington Rugby 7's.

    Speakers
    • Barry Guy (Rugby Reporter)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 11A look at the on-going case of the heart surgeon charged with supplying drugs to make methamphetamine

    Speakers
    • Tony Webb (RNZ)
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    • No
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  • 12Waatea News: The latest in Maori news including Maori Party Co-Leader Pita Sharples saying that The Maori Party is reconsidering the idea of visiting major Maori Hui as a political party.

    Speakers
    • Pita Sharples (Maori Party Co-Leader)
    • Pansy Wong (National Party MP)
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  • 13155-cars worth of shiny chrome, upholstery and rubber arrive on Sunday in an area where the notoriously destructive Kea are sure to be watching.

    Speakers
    • Nadine Chalmers-Ross (RNZ)
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  • 14Wellington is pulling in the financial benefits of hosting the Rugby 7's.

    Speakers
    • Kathryn Jones (RNZ)
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    • No
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  • 156pm News.

  • 16Discussion of a newly released report on child supervision.

    Speakers
    • Dr Marie Connolly (Chief Social Worker, Child Youth and Family)
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    • No
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  • 17An Auckland man jailed for attacking a truck driver with a hammer is trying to get his sentence shortened

    Speakers
    • Brad Markham (RNZ)
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    • No
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  • 18The Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, has expelled a US military official from the country, accusing him of being a spy.

    Speakers
    • Greg Morsback (BBC)
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  • 19New Zealand filmmaker Lee Tamahori faces two misdemeanour charges after allegedly approaching an undercover police offer while wearing women's clothing and offering sex.

    Speakers
    • Frank Taljen (Los Angeles Attorney's Office)
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    • No
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  • 20Business News.

  • 216:30 News.

  • 22More on the discovery of hundreds of suspect chemical drums at an old fuel pit near Rakaia, in mid-Canterbury.

    Speakers
    • Brian Jenkins (Regional Council, Environment Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 23Focus on Politics: This week Jane Patterson looks at the National Party under the leadership of Don Brash following his annual Orewa address.

    Speakers
    • Jane Patterson (RNZ)
    • Don Brash (National Party Leader)
    • John Key (National Party MP)
    • Bill English (National Party MP)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 24Waatea News: The latest in Maori news including Winston Peters comments that The Maori Party is having too much influence on Waitangi events.

    Speakers
    • Pita Paraone (New Zealand First MP)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 25The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog says the row over Iran's nuclear research is reaching a critical phase.

    Speakers
    • Rafael Epstein (ABC Europe Correspondent)
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Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 3 February 2006
Start Time
  • 17 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 00
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • National Radio
Broadcaster
  • Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
  • National Radio's two-hour news and current affairs programme.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • News
Speakers
  • Barbara Arnott (Napier Mayor)
  • Barry Guy (Rugby Reporter)
  • Bill English (National Party MP)
  • Brad Markham (RNZ)
  • Brian Jenkins (Regional Council, Environment Canterbury)
  • Cindy Kiro (Children's Commissioner)
  • Don Brash (National Party Leader)
  • Dr Marie Connolly (Chief Social Worker, Child Youth and Family)
  • Frank Taljen (Los Angeles Attorney's Office)
  • Geoff Moffatt (RNZ)
  • Greg Morsback (BBC)
  • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
  • Helen Vaughan (RNZ)
  • Hugh Chapelle (RNZ)
  • Jane Patterson (RNZ)
  • Javed Khan (Federation Of Islamic Association)
  • John Key (National Party MP)
  • Joy McArthur (RNZ)
  • Julian Mellon (Law Specialist)
  • Kathryn Jones (RNZ)
  • Kerry Ellem (Sanitation Board)
  • Nadine Chalmers-Ross (RNZ)
  • Officer Jason Lee (Los Angeles Police Department)
  • Pansy Wong (National Party MP)
  • Paul Jones (Pilot)
  • Paul Morris (Victoria University Professor of Religious Studies)
  • Pita Paraone (New Zealand First MP)
  • Pita Sharples (Maori Party Co-Leader)
  • Rafael Epstein (ABC Europe Correspondent)
  • Tim Pankhurst (Dominion Post Editor)
  • Tony Webb (RNZ)