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

  • 1There has been a setback today for the hundreds of New Zealand women battling for access to the breast cancer drug Herceptin.

    Speakers
    • Alicia Hudson (Breast Cancer Patient)
    • Dr Peter Moody (Pharmac)
    • Dr Libby Burgess (Breast Cancer Advocacy Commission)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2A report shows that despite good intentions many groups providing care for disabled people, they maybe doing a second rate job.

    Speakers
    • Lorna Sullivan (Disabled Peoples Forum)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
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  • 3The Speaker has ruled that TVNZ's board will have to answer to Parliament's Privileges Committee.

    Speakers
    • Corin Dan (Political Reporter)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4Business News.

  • 5More details have been released revealing why controversial lawyer Christopher Harder has been struck off.

    Speakers
    • Christopher Harder (Former Lawyer)
    • Gary Gottlieb (Auckland District Law Society)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 65:30 News.

  • 7Hamilton's proposed V8 street circuit has been described as spectacular.

    Speakers
    • Andrew McCray (RNZ)
    • Steve Orr (Engineer)
    • Michael Redman (Hamilton Mayor)
    • Steven Saunders (Waikato Chamber of Commerce)
    • voxpop
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8The US Vice President Dick Cheney has taken the blame for accidentally shooting a friend on a hunting trip.

    Speakers
    • John Terrett (RNZ)
    • Dick Cheney (US Vice President)
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  • 9The Ocean Race has arrived in New Zealand, with Movistar beating the New Zealand-skippered ABN Amro by half a boat length.

  • 10National's Don Brash and the Prime Minister Helen Clark have once again gone head to head in Parliament.

    Speakers
    • Jane Patterson (RNZ)
    • Don Brash (National Party Leader)
    • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 11Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News, including Maori Party MP Hone Harawira calling for Labour's Maori MPs to push more Maori issues; .

    Speakers
    • Hone Harawira (Maori Party MP)
    • Dover Samuels (Labour Party MP)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12ESR is trailing what's being described as a revolutionary new method of DNA extraction.

    Speakers
    • Dr Sally Ann Arbison
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 136pm News.

  • 14Alicia Hudson who has breast cancer gives her view on the latest setback with the drug Herceptin in New Zealand.

    Speakers
    • Alicia Hudson (Breast Cancer Patient)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 15Workers at a Kapiti Coast recycling plant have been told they are likely to lose their jobs.

    Speakers
    • Rachel Graham (RNZ)
    • Bill Boasfield (Safety Manager)
    • Jackie Feral (Work and Income Spokesperson)
    • Darren Hughes (Local MP)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 16Hundreds of overseas pilots could be trained in New Zealand on contracts worth tens of millions of dollars.

    Speakers
    • Irene King (Aviation Industry Association Chief Executive)
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    • No
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  • 17Business News.

  • 18Unions are asking parliament to extend flexible working hours to ALL workers.

    Speakers
    • Liz Banache (Political Reporter)
    • Carol Beaumont (CTU)
    • Robin Haltine (New Zealand Nurses Association)
    • Don Mickelson (Federated Farmers)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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    • No

  • 19The British rock and pop music industry has been holding its annual celebration of its achievements -- the Brit Awards.

    Speakers
    • Vincent Dowd (Arts Reporter)
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    • No
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    • No

  • 206:30 News.

  • 21The people of Tokelau in the South Pacific have voted to remain a New Zealand colony in a binding referendum.

  • 22The Australian Federal Parliament has voted to strip the Health Minister of his power to control the abortion pill, RU 486.

    Speakers
    • Kerri Ann Walsh (Australian Reporter)
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    • No
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  • 23Australia's Prime Minister has given his full support to his deputy Mark Vaile over the Australian Wheat Board Scandal.

    Speakers
    • Melanie Christensen (ABC)
    • Wayne Swan (Australian Labor MP)
    • Fiona Nash (New South Wales Senator)
    • Warren Ench (Liberal MP)
    • Peter Slipper (Liberal MP)
    • Barnaby Joyce (Australian National Party Senator)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 24Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News, including Tainui Stevens supporting the recent call for TVNZ to return to a "BBC" like state broadcaster role.

    Speakers
    • Tainui Stevens (Maori Program Producer)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 25Scientists have detected one of the most destructive pasture pests - The Clover Root Weevil - in the South Island for the first time.

    Speakers
    • Craig Philips (AgResearch)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 26Chris Cairns makes his final appearance for the Black Caps in the Twenty-20 match due to start shortly at Eden Park.

    Speakers
    • Murray Williams (Sports Reporter)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
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  • 27Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations has condemned images of alleged prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib in Iraq.

Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 16 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
  • Alicia Hudson (Breast Cancer Patient)
  • Andrew McCray (RNZ)
  • Barnaby Joyce (Australian National Party Senator)
  • Bill Boasfield (Safety Manager)
  • Carol Beaumont (CTU)
  • Christopher Harder (Former Lawyer)
  • Corin Dan (Political Reporter)
  • Craig Philips (AgResearch)
  • Darren Hughes (Local MP)
  • Dick Cheney (US Vice President)
  • Don Brash (National Party Leader)
  • Don Mickelson (Federated Farmers)
  • Dover Samuels (Labour Party MP)
  • Dr Libby Burgess (Breast Cancer Advocacy Commission)
  • Dr Peter Moody (Pharmac)
  • Dr Sally Ann Arbison
  • Fiona Nash (New South Wales Senator)
  • Gary Gottlieb (Auckland District Law Society)
  • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
  • Hone Harawira (Maori Party MP)
  • Irene King (Aviation Industry Association Chief Executive)
  • Jackie Feral (Work and Income Spokesperson)
  • Jane Patterson (RNZ)
  • John Terrett (RNZ)
  • Kerri Ann Walsh (Australian Reporter)
  • Liz Banache (Political Reporter)
  • Lorna Sullivan (Disabled Peoples Forum)
  • Melanie Christensen (ABC)
  • Michael Redman (Hamilton Mayor)
  • Murray Williams (Sports Reporter)
  • Peter Slipper (Liberal MP)
  • Rachel Graham (RNZ)
  • Robin Haltine (New Zealand Nurses Association)
  • Steve Orr (Engineer)
  • Steven Saunders (Waikato Chamber of Commerce)
  • Tainui Stevens (Maori Program Producer)
  • Vincent Dowd (Arts Reporter)
  • voxpop
  • Warren Ench (Liberal MP)
  • Wayne Swan (Australian Labor MP)
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