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

  • 1New Zealand has recorded its worst ever annual trade deficit - of more than seven billion dollars.

    Speakers
    • Brent Edwards (Economics Correspondent)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
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  • 2There is growing pressure on David Benson-Pope as more details emerge about a complaint made against him.

    Speakers
    • Jane Patterson (Political Editor)
    • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 3A lawyer allegedly ripped off an elderly client - stealing almost seven hundred thousand dollars.

    Speakers
    • Erina O'Donohue (RNZ)
    • Tom Weston QC
    • Chris McVeigh QC
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    • No
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  • 4Are damaged and hardened teenagers capable of brutal crimes are succumbing to community apathy?

    Speakers
    • Sarah Bristow (RNZ)
    • Andrew Beecroft (Principal Youth Court Judge)
    • Celia Lashley (Social Justice Advocate)
    • Brian Ward (Community Constable)
    • Dr Cindy Kiro (Children's Commissioner)
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  • 5Business News.

  • 6More than 90 percent of kindergarten teachers have voted to accept a deal that ends their battle over working longer hours.

    Speakers
    • Irene Cooper (NZEI)
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  • 75:30 News.

  • 8The World Health Organisation says New Zealand's better prepared than most to act quickly to prevent a flu pandemic here.

    Speakers
    • Karen Brown (Health Correspondent)
    • Dr Shigeru Omi (World Health Organisation)
    • Pete Hodgson (Health Minister)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 9Shredding machines at refuse stations will be subjected to safety checks following an horrific accident in New Plymouth.

    Speakers
    • Mike Cosman (Department of Labour)
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  • 10Work and Income has back-tracked on an earlier decision over jobs at a fire-ravaged Kapiti recycling plant.

    Speakers
    • Rachel Graham (RNZ)
    • John Cribb (Factory Manager)
    • Penny Roiundthwaite (Work and Income)
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  • 11Murder, drug dealing and car theft - they're all part of the movie programme available in New Zealand jails.

    Speakers
    • Max Abbot (Former Head of Mental Health Foundation)
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  • 12Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News.

  • 13Veteran rock legends The Rolling Stones have confirmed two New Zealand dates in April as part of their current World Tour - "A Bigger Bang"

    Speakers
    • Eric Frickberg (RNZ)
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    • No
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  • 146pm News.

  • 15New Zealand has recorded its worst ever annual trade deficit of more than seven billion dollars.

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    • Bob Walters (Export New Zealand)
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  • 16The trial of four youths charged after a night of violence has begun in the High Court in Wanganui.

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    • Brian Gibson (RNZ)
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  • 17News from China, including the bird flu and road toll.

    Speakers
    • John Taylor (ABC Beijing Correspondent)
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  • 18Business News.

  • 19Scientists have discovered that stem cells are killers which may hold the key to a cure for cancer.

    Speakers
    • Dr Irvine Weissman (Stanford University)
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  • 206:30 News.

  • 21The Environment Ministry is warning that droughts will increase five-fold and sea levels will rise by a third of a metre.

    Speakers
    • Chris Bramwell (Environment Reporter)
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  • 22Buller District Council has been forced to act to tackle a drought in Westport.

    Speakers
    • Martin Sawyer (Buller District Mayor)
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    • No
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  • 23Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Bangkok demanding that the prime minister step down.

    Speakers
    • Mike Chinoi (CNN)
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  • 24Lawyers in the Philippines are challenging the legality of emergency rule.

  • 25Hundreds of Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners have been rioting in Afghanistan's main high security prison in Kabul.

    Speakers
    • Ian Pocock (BBC)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 26A Palestinian minister is warning that essential services in the Palestinian territories could collapse.

    Speakers
    • Richard Galpin (BBC)
    • Mark Otter (EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process)
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    • No
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  • 27Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News.

Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 27 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 Beecroft (Principal Youth Court Judge)
  • Bob Walters (Export New Zealand)
  • Brent Edwards (Economics Correspondent)
  • Brian Gibson (RNZ)
  • Brian Ward (Community Constable)
  • Celia Lashley (Social Justice Advocate)
  • Chris Bramwell (Environment Reporter)
  • Chris McVeigh QC
  • Dr Cindy Kiro (Children's Commissioner)
  • Dr Irvine Weissman (Stanford University)
  • Dr Shigeru Omi (World Health Organisation)
  • Eric Frickberg (RNZ)
  • Erina O'Donohue (RNZ)
  • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
  • Ian Pocock (BBC)
  • Irene Cooper (NZEI)
  • Jane Patterson (Political Editor)
  • John Cribb (Factory Manager)
  • John Taylor (ABC Beijing Correspondent)
  • Karen Brown (Health Correspondent)
  • Mark Otter (EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process)
  • Martin Sawyer (Buller District Mayor)
  • Max Abbot (Former Head of Mental Health Foundation)
  • Mike Chinoi (CNN)
  • Mike Cosman (Department of Labour)
  • Penny Roiundthwaite (Work and Income)
  • Pete Hodgson (Health Minister)
  • Rachel Graham (RNZ)
  • Richard Galpin (BBC)
  • Sarah Bristow (RNZ)
  • Tom Weston QC
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