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  • 1Pete Hodgson has told Parliament that he's no longer satisfied with the care Focus 2000 provides to disabled people.

    Speakers
    • Pete Hodgson (Minister of Health)
    • Sue Ingram (Social Issues Correspondent)
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  • 2Winston Peters has taken an apparent swipe at the US for not giving New Zealand enough credit for its role in the Pacific.

    Speakers
    • Corin Dan (Political Reporter)
    • Winston Peters (Foreign Affairs Minister)
    • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
    • Murray McCully (National Foreign Affairs Spokesman)
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  • 3Two serious crashes on Auckland motorways are causing gridlock for rush hour traffic.

    Speakers
    • Inspector Paul Marshall
    Live Broadcast
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  • 4An Israeli Nazi hunter wants the New Zealand government to do more to help investigate and prosecute war criminals.

    Speakers
    • Efraim Zuroff (Simon Wiesenthal Centre)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 5More skilled people are moving to New Zealand than leaving but businesses are still struggling to fill jobs.

    Speakers
    • Brent Edwards (Economics Correspondent)
    • David Cunliffe (Immigration Minister)
    • Peter Townsend (Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 5Business News.

  • 6Pressure is mounting on the small group of about 20 Air New Zealand engineers who rejected a deal that could have saved jobs.

    Speakers
    • John Stickley (Aviation and Engineering Association)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 75:30 News.

  • 8A recent case of jurors doing their own detective work on the internet has highlighted fears about the legal system.

    Speakers
    • Sarah Bristow (RNZ)
    • Sir Geoffrey Palmer (Law Society)
    • David Farrar (Internet New Zealand)
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    • No
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  • 9Another blow for Auckland's Western Springs speedway has some fans ready to give it the black flag.

    Speakers
    • Joy McArthur (RNZ)
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    • No
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  • 10One of the country's mayors is suggesting the Government share some of its tax take.

    Speakers
    • Jim Gerard (Waimakariri District Mayor)
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    • No
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  • 11Some are calling for Wellington to forget Transmission Gully or a four-lane coastal highway, claiming there is a third option available.

    Speakers
    • Megan Whelan (RNZ)
    • Carl Baker (Option Three Spokesman)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 12Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including Prime Minister Helen Clark disagreeing with New Zealand First's Pita Paraone who says capital punishment should be reintroduced for those dealing and bringing hard drugs into the country. Maori Party Co-Leader Pita Sharples agrees with Helen Clark.

    Speakers
    • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
    • Pita Sharples (Maori Party Co-Leader)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 13An Educationalist says parents and teachers need to get with the times and see the merit in their children's use of video games.

    Speakers
    • Mark Prensky (Educationalist)
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    • No
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  • 14The Government's coming under pressure to privatise New Zealand's freshwater.

    Speakers
    • Chris Bramwell (Environment Reporter)
    • Moana Jackson (Lawyer)
    • Bryce Johnson (Fish and Bird)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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    • No
  • 156pm News.

  • 16A recent case of jurors doing their own detective work on the internet has highlighted fears about the legal system.

    Speakers
    • David Farrar (Internet New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 17A controversial episode of the cartoon South Park will screened tomorrow night - months ahead of schedule.

    Speakers
    • Rick Friesson (CanWest TVWorks Chief Operating Officer)
    • Lindsay Freer (Catholic Church Communications Officer)
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  • 18Winston Peters says that the US should give New Zealand more credit for its role in the Pacific.

    Speakers
    • Winston peters (Foreign Affairs Minister)
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    • No
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  • 19Business News.

  • 20Indian officials have been searching door-to-door for people with flu-like symptoms as fears of the Bird Flu raise on the Continent.

    Speakers
    • Geoff Thompson (ABC)
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  • 21Poultry farmers in Europe are beginning to worry for their livelihoods due to the H5N1 bird flu Virus.

    Speakers
    • Johnny Diamond (Reporter)
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    • No
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  • 226:30 News.

  • 23A visiting Israeli Nazi hunter has welcomed the decision to put British historian David Irving behind bars.

    Speakers
    • Efraim Zuroff (Simon Wiesenthal Centre)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 24Sri Lankan government officals and the Tamil Tigers are meeting in Switzerland for talks.

  • 25Rescue workers at the scene of a landslide in the Philippines are being buoyed by recent scratching noises and sounds.

    Speakers
    • John Ivers (Oxfam Humanitarian Coordinator)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 26Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News, including many Maori students working long hours to support their Whanau, causing their grades to suffer.

    Speakers
    • John Minto (Former Tongariro College Teacher)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
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  • 27Allegations of rape in an Australian nursing home have prompted new calls for the mandatory reporting of abuse in age care facilities.

    Speakers
    • Alison Caldwell (ABC)
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Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 21 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
  • Alison Caldwell (ABC)
  • Brent Edwards (Economics Correspondent)
  • Bryce Johnson (Fish and Bird)
  • Carl Baker (Option Three Spokesman)
  • Chris Bramwell (Environment Reporter)
  • Corin Dan (Political Reporter)
  • David Cunliffe (Immigration Minister)
  • David Farrar (Internet New Zealand)
  • Efraim Zuroff (Simon Wiesenthal Centre)
  • Geoff Thompson (ABC)
  • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
  • Inspector Paul Marshall
  • Jim Gerard (Waimakariri District Mayor)
  • John Ivers (Oxfam Humanitarian Coordinator)
  • John Minto (Former Tongariro College Teacher)
  • John Stickley (Aviation and Engineering Association)
  • Johnny Diamond (Reporter)
  • Joy McArthur (RNZ)
  • Lindsay Freer (Catholic Church Communications Officer)
  • Mark Prensky (Educationalist)
  • Megan Whelan (RNZ)
  • Moana Jackson (Lawyer)
  • Murray McCully (National Foreign Affairs Spokesman)
  • Pete Hodgson (Minister of Health)
  • Peter Townsend (Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce)
  • Pita Sharples (Maori Party Co-Leader)
  • Rick Friesson (CanWest TVWorks Chief Operating Officer)
  • Sarah Bristow (RNZ)
  • Sir Geoffrey Palmer (Law Society)
  • Sue Ingram (Social Issues Correspondent)
  • Winston peters (Foreign Affairs Minister)
  • Winston Peters (Foreign Affairs Minister)