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  • 1The brother of the former All Black Norm Hewitt has been found alive three days after going missing off Mana Island.

    Speakers
    • Kay Calder (Police Spokeswoman)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 2A media conference is underway following talks today aimed at cooling tensions between religious groups and the media following the publication of cartoons deemed insulting of the Prophet Mohammad.

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    • Phil Goff (Trade Minister)
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  • 3The National party's controversial policy on nuclear-propelled vessels is likely to be revised.

    Speakers
    • Jane Patterson (Political Reporter)
    • Murray McCully (National Foreign Affairs Spokesman)
    • Phil Goff (Disarmament Minister)
    • Don Brash (National Party Leader)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 4Dramatic videotaped evidence from a woman dying from lung cancer has been shown at the High Court in Auckland.

    Speakers
    • Monica Holt (RNZ)
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  • 5A media conference is underway following talks today aimed at cooling tensions between religious groups and the media following the publication of cartoons deemed insulting of the Prophet Mohammad.

    Speakers
    • Catherine Wilson (RNZ)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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    • No
  • 6Business News.

  • 7New Zealand and Australia are pushing ahead with plans to create a single economic market.

    Speakers
    • Brent Edwards (Economics Correspondent)
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  • 85:30 News.

  • 9More on the National party's move to revisit its controversial policy on nuclear-propelled vessels.

    Speakers
    • Murray McCully (National Foreign Affairs Spokesman)
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  • 10The Council of Trade Unions is claiming a record increase in wages and salaries is because of their bargaining skills.

    Speakers
    • Natalie Mankalow (RNZ)
    • John Ciciliano (Toolmaker)
    • Phil O'Reilly (Business New Zealand)
    • Brendan O'Donovan (Westpac Chief Economist)
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  • 11The Court of Appeal has been told that the fresh evidence presented against pack rape charges completely lack credibility.

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    • Rachel Graham (RNZ)
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  • 12Major changes at Land Information New Zealand will see more than a hundred employees lose their jobs.

    Speakers
    • Brendan Boyle (Chief Executive)
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  • 13New Zealand Police will be using taser stun guns to catch violent offenders from later this year.

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    • Tony McLeod (New Zealand Police)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 14Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News, including an Iwi considering taking land grievances to the United Nations; and claims that the Treaty settlement process is discriminatory.

  • 156pm News.

  • 16The diver Robert Hewitt has been found alive, three days after going missing off Mana Island near Wellington.

    Speakers
    • Baden Campbell (RNZ)
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  • 17Media editors have told Muslim leaders they did not deliberately set out to insult them with the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

    Speakers
    • Javed Khan (President, New Zealand Federation of Islamic Associations)
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  • 18A long running Otago study shows that men and women are equally likely to slap punch and scream at their partners.

    Speakers
    • Professor David Fergusson (Researcher)
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  • 19Business News.

  • 206:30 News.

  • 21A major US study has revealed a low-fat diet had no effect on the risk of cancer, heart disease or stroke.

    Speakers
    • Jacque Rosso (US National Institute of Health)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 22More on the miraculous recovery of diver Robert Hewitt, missing for more than 72 hours off the coast of Mana Island, near Wellington.

    Speakers
    • Inspector John Spence
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  • 23Haiti Election: The BBC's Claire Marshall watched the vote in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.

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    • Claire Marshall (BBC)
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  • 24Thousands of Americans have been paying tribute to recently deceased civil rights campaigner Coretta Scott King.

    Speakers
    • George W. Bush (US President)
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  • 25Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including three Northern Island Iwi sharing medical resources.

  • 26The Queen Elizabeth II, perhaps the most famous cruise liner in the world, has docked in Auckland this afternoon.

    Speakers
    • Sarah Bristow (RNZ)
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Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 8 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
  • Baden Campbell (RNZ)
  • Brendan Boyle (Chief Executive)
  • Brendan O'Donovan (Westpac Chief Economist)
  • Brent Edwards (Economics Correspondent)
  • Catherine Wilson (RNZ)
  • Claire Marshall (BBC)
  • Don Brash (National Party Leader)
  • George W. Bush (US President)
  • Inspector John Spence
  • Jacque Rosso (US National Institute of Health)
  • Jane Patterson (Political Reporter)
  • Javed Khan (President, New Zealand Federation of Islamic Associations)
  • John Ciciliano (Toolmaker)
  • Kay Calder (Police Spokeswoman)
  • Monica Holt (RNZ)
  • Murray McCully (National Foreign Affairs Spokesman)
  • Natalie Mankalow (RNZ)
  • Phil Goff (Trade Minister)
  • Phil O'Reilly (Business New Zealand)
  • Professor David Fergusson (Researcher)
  • Rachel Graham (RNZ)
  • Sarah Bristow (RNZ)
  • Tony McLeod (New Zealand Police)