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

  • 1Air New Zealand engineers have failed to agree on a deal to save hundreds of jobs.

    Speakers
    • George Ride (National Secretary, Aviation and Marine Engineers Union)
    • Andrew Little (EPMU)
    • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
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  • 2Emergency Medicine specialist Professor Mike Adagh says we need a better training system.

    Speakers
    • Mike Adagh (Emergency Medicine Specialist)
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    • No
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  • 3Business News.

  • 4A vaccine hailed as a silver bullet against cervical cancer will be considered for registration by Medsafe in June.

    Speakers
    • Chris Bramwell (RNZ)
    • Dr Nikki Turner
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 55:30 News.

  • 6Air New Zealand engineers have failed to agree on a deal to save hundreds of jobs. Air New Zealand CEO, Rob Fyfe, says he is disappointed union members failed to ratify their own counterproposal.

    Speakers
    • Rob Fyfe (Air New Zealand CEO)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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    • No
  • 7Euthanasia advocate Dr Phillip Nitschke could face prosecution for illegally practising medicine in New Zealand.

    Speakers
    • John Campbell (medical Council)
    • Dr Phillip Nitschke (Euthanasia Advocate)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8A former Catholic brother is on trial in the High Court in Christchurch on charges of sexually abusing students.

    Speakers
    • Erina O'Donohue (RNZ)
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  • 9The man accused of driving the car that killed six teenagers in Victoria's north-west has appeared in court.

  • 10The Hamilton City Council has voted to take the issue of fluoridation to a binding referendum.

    Speakers
    • Andrew McCray (RNZ)
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  • 11Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News.

  • 126pm News.

  • 13The number of people killing themselves increased despite a series of Government programmes aimed at lowering rates of suicide.

    Speakers
    • Sue Ingram (Social Issues Correspondent)
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  • 14Air New Zealand engineers have failed to agree on a deal to save hundreds of jobs.

    Speakers
    • George Ride (National Secretary, Aviation and Marine Engineers Union)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 15Hundreds have rallied around an Auckland grandmother who is marching against the drug P.

    Speakers
    • Lisa Thompson (RNZ)
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    • No
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  • 16The High Court in Auckland has heard that it is likely an Invercargill woman could have stopped smoking if she'd really wanted to.

    Speakers
    • Sally Wenley (RNZ)
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  • 17Business News.

  • 18River Queen star and veteran actor, Wi Kuki Kaa, has died aged 67.

    Speakers
    • Barry Barclay (Director)
    • Megan Whelan (RNZ)
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  • 19The New Zealand fire service magazine has ignited a sexism debate.

    Speakers
    • Carma Grey (RNZ)
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    • No
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    • No
  • 206:30 News.

  • 21Many countries are offering aid to the Philippines after a village was buried under a landslide.

    Speakers
    • Richard Barter (Tearfund New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 22UK News with correspondent Barney Burnham, including fears of the bird flu reaching Britain after the virus was found in France; concerns over racist police officers; and concerns over there not being an adequate power supply during the 2012 Olympics.

    Speakers
    • Barney Burnham (UK Correspondent)
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  • 23The Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said the Palestinian Authority is facing a "real financial crisis" following the threat of withdrawal of foreign aid since Hamas won elections.

    Speakers
    • Barney Porter (ABC)
    • Mahmoud Abbas (Palestinian President)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 24The US House of Representatives has approved a law to build a 700 hundred mile-long security fence along the Mexican border, but the law has not yet been approved by the Senate.

  • 25Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News.

  • 26The latest on the British Film Academy Awards - The BAFTAs.

    Speakers
    • Jack Lynch (BBC)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 20 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
  • Andrew Little (EPMU)
  • Andrew McCray (RNZ)
  • Barney Burnham (UK Correspondent)
  • Barney Porter (ABC)
  • Barry Barclay (Director)
  • Carma Grey (RNZ)
  • Chris Bramwell (RNZ)
  • Dr Nikki Turner
  • Dr Phillip Nitschke (Euthanasia Advocate)
  • Erina O'Donohue (RNZ)
  • George Ride (National Secretary, Aviation and Marine Engineers Union)
  • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
  • Jack Lynch (BBC)
  • John Campbell (medical Council)
  • Lisa Thompson (RNZ)
  • Mahmoud Abbas (Palestinian President)
  • Megan Whelan (RNZ)
  • Mike Adagh (Emergency Medicine Specialist)
  • Richard Barter (Tearfund New Zealand)
  • Rob Fyfe (Air New Zealand CEO)
  • Sally Wenley (RNZ)
  • Sue Ingram (Social Issues Correspondent)