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  • 1"I'm not a terrorist," says Rongomai Bailey - one of the men arrested in police raids last week.

    Speakers
    • Rongomai Bailey (Accused)
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  • 2An asbestos scare has shut down the Contact Energy power station in New Plymouth and worried workers have been sent home.

    Speakers
    • David Baldwin (Contact Energy)
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  • 3Over 700 Southlanders are still without power after a second storm lashing in as many days.

    Speakers
    • Steve Wilde (RNZ)
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  • 4Business News.

  • 5Research from Auckland University shows that about one in four women are victims of child sexual abuse before the age of 15.

    Speakers
    • Monique Devereaux (RNZ)
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  • 65:30 News.

  • 7Towering wildfires have burned out of control across Southern California for a third day.

    Speakers
    • Kim Dash (Evacuee)
    • Rachel McGraw (Reporter)
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  • 8Parliament has been debating a bill that will make changes to the Terrorism Suppression Act.

    Speakers
    • Liz Banas (RNZ)
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  • 9A Saudi medical student studying in Auckland is begging the New Zealand Government to try to save his brother from execution.

    Speakers
    • Michelle Al Solomon (Sister)
    • Margaret Taylor (Amnesty International)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 10Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including Maori Party MP Hone Harawira not backing down from attacks on the Government and Police over the recent police anti-terror raids.

  • 11The family of a man hit and killed by a bus in Auckland, say they're angry the company responsible is refusing to apologise.

    Speakers
    • Laura Davies (RNZ)
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  • 12Nurses are to be posted at selected police stations to help suspects who may have drug and alcohol problems.

  • 13The Government is dismissing calls for New Zealand to ease off on its climate change obligations for the sake of the economy.

    Speakers
    • Danya Levy (RNZ)
    • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
    • John Key (National Party Leader)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 146pm News.

  • 15Rongomai Bailey - one of the men arrested in recent police anti-terror raids - was released on bail yesterday and says he's relieved to be free.

    Speakers
    • Rowan Quinn (RNZ)
    • Rongomai Bailey (Accused)
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  • 16Workers at a New Plymouth power station have been sent home or redeployed after the discovery of asbestos at the plant.

    Speakers
    • Andrew Little (Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union)
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  • 17Blazes have forced half a million people to flee in the state of California's largest evacuation.

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    • Kim Landes (ABC)
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  • 18Business News.

  • 19Christchurch Botanic Gardens has done its bit to draw attention to a cause that has many environmentalists worried.

    Speakers
    • Katie Gossett (RNZ)
    • Bill Sykes (Botanist)
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  • 206:30 News.

  • 21Intense diplomacy is under way between Turkey and Iraq to prevent Turkish troops from entering northern Iraq.

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    • Mike Woolridge (Reporter)
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  • 22Pro-environmental business groups fear key overseas trading would be severely crippled if New Zealand gives up on the Kyoto Protocol.

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    • Nick Butcher (RNZ)
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  • 23The Prime Minister Helen Clark has made an urgent appeal to a Saudi Arabian Government official to stop a man being executed.

    Speakers
    • Natalie Mankalow (RNZ)
    • Margaret Taylor (Amnesty International)
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  • 24The latest US space shuttle mission is being headed by a woman - Pamela Melroy.

    Speakers
    • Andy Gallagher (Correspondent)
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  • 25Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News.

  • 26Sea air might be good for your health, unless you happen to be a 130-million dollar stadium on Wellington's waterfront.

    Speakers
    • Megan Whelan (RNZ)
    • Paul Collins (Wellington Regional Stadium Trust Chairman)
    • David Gray (Stadium Chief Executive)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 27The Australian Government is denying allegations of political interference in the case of former Guatanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.

    Speakers
    • Karen Barlow (Reporter)
    • Colonel Mo Davis (Former Prosecutor)
    • Alexander Downer (Australian Foreign Minister)
    • John Howard (Australian Prime Minister)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 28Italy has always taken great pride in its recipes and it's cooking- a tradition passed from generation to generation.

    Speakers
    • Christian Fraser (BBC)
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  • 29Civil rights groups in America are calling for a nationwide protest against a lack of action in stamping out racially motivated crimes.

    Speakers
    • Matthew Price (BBC)
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Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 24 October 2007
Start Time
  • 17 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 00
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • Radio New Zealand National
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
  • Alexander Downer (Australian Foreign Minister)
  • Andrew Little (Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union)
  • Andy Gallagher (Correspondent)
  • Bill Sykes (Botanist)
  • Christian Fraser (BBC)
  • Colonel Mo Davis (Former Prosecutor)
  • Danya Levy (RNZ)
  • David Baldwin (Contact Energy)
  • David Gray (Stadium Chief Executive)
  • Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
  • John Howard (Australian Prime Minister)
  • John Key (National Party Leader)
  • Karen Barlow (Reporter)
  • Katie Gossett (RNZ)
  • Kim Dash (Evacuee)
  • Kim Landes (ABC)
  • Laura Davies (RNZ)
  • Liz Banas (RNZ)
  • Margaret Taylor (Amnesty International)
  • Matthew Price (BBC)
  • Megan Whelan (RNZ)
  • Michelle Al Solomon (Sister)
  • Mike Woolridge (Reporter)
  • Monique Devereaux (RNZ)
  • Natalie Mankalow (RNZ)
  • Nick Butcher (RNZ)
  • Paul Collins (Wellington Regional Stadium Trust Chairman)
  • Rachel McGraw (Reporter)
  • Rongomai Bailey (Accused)
  • Rowan Quinn (RNZ)
  • Steve Wilde (RNZ)